Anna Christina Thorsheim

Anna Christina Thorsheim is a co-founder and executive director of Family Empowerment Media, a non-profit focused on empowering women in family planning through radio communication, reaching over 5 million listeners in northern Nigeria since August 2020. In addition, Thorsheim serves as the chair of the board of trustees for the Lead Exposure Elimination Project, advocating for regulations to combat lead poisoning, and is a social impact fellow with both The Agency Fund and South Park Commons. Thorsheim has also held advisory roles with Magnify Mentoring and previously co-founded Fornix, which specializes in Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy. Educational achievements include degrees in Industrial Economics and Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, a summer exchange program at Stanford University, and studies in Corporate Social Responsibility at Universidad de Buenos Aires, along with an International Baccalaureate from UWC Atlantic College.