William Axel Pontoppidan

William Axel Pontoppidan has a diverse work experience, starting with their role as Co-founder & CEO at FRANCIS since January 2022. Previously, they served as an MBA Intern in Product Management at Activision from June 2021 to August 2021. William Axel also worked as the Head of Finance and Business Development at Good Monday from July 2019 to June 2020. William gained valuable experience as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company from August 2017 to July 2019. Prior to that, they worked as a Student Assistant at NREP from January 2017 to June 2017. William also held the position of Student Assistant at McKinsey & Company from January 2015 to July 2016. William Axel started their professional journey as a Student Assistant at DLG from July 2014 to December 2014. Furthermore, William co-founded MAD-I, a volunteer charity project for business students, from March 2014 to August 2014, focusing on Maiti Nepal, a charity organization combating human trafficking.

William Axel Pontoppidan's education history is as follows:

From 2010 to 2013, they attended Herlufsholm Kostskole, where they earned a Studentereksamen degree in Mathematics and English.

In 2013, they enrolled in Cass Business School and completed a Bachelor of Banking & International Finance degree in 2014.

William Axel subsequently attended Copenhagen Business School from 2014 to 2017, where they earned a BSc in Economics and Business Administration.

In 2016, they briefly studied at Esade.

More recently, from 2020 to 2022, William attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they pursued a Master of Business Administration degree, specializing in an unspecified field of study.