Torkel Engeness

Torkel Engeness is currently a Partner at Sandwater and a Board Member at 1X humanoid robots. They have held various leadership positions, including CEO at Intelecom Group AS and ABChus, and served as Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer at Zurich Insurance (Russia) and Chief Operating Officer at Russian Standard Corporation. Torkel began their career as an optical physicist at OmniGuide Inc and worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co. They have an extensive educational background, including a Ph.D. and a B.Sc. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Lieutenant degree from the Norwegian Defense Intelligence and Security School.