Alex Svanevik

Alex Svanevik has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. In 2019, they became the Chief Executive Officer at Nansen, a company that enhances blockchain data for crypto investors and professionals. Alex is also a Board Member at WalletConnect, Inc., starting in 2022. In 2019, they founded and worked as a Data Scientist at D5 - The Data Science DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization assisting data science and engineering initiatives. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Data Scientist at CoinFi in 2018. Alex was the Data Science Manager at Schibsted Media Group, where they started as a Data Scientist in 2014 and later led a team of Data Scientists from 2016. Alex had also worked as a Senior Consultant at BearingPoint from 2011 to 2014. Furthermore, they co-founded Codeus in 2010 and held the position of Co-Founder and Data Scientist until 2011. Earlier in their career, they worked as a Summer Intern at Ernst & Young in 2008 and as a Tutor at Universitetet i Bergen from January to June 2008.

Alex Svanevik began their education at the University of Bergen (UiB) in 2006, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Cognitive Science. They completed their undergraduate studies in 2009.

In 2009, Alex participated in an exchange semester at Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, focusing on Informatics and Mathematics.

That same year, Alex also enrolled in The University of Edinburgh to pursue a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Artificial Intelligence. They completed this program in 2010.

Additionally, Alex has obtained various certifications in different fields. They completed the "MongoDB for Developers" certification from 10gen in 2013. In 2015, they achieved three certifications related to Digital Marketing, specifically "Marketing in a Digital World," "Digital Analytics for Marketing Professionals: Marketing Analytics in Theory," and "Digital Analytics for Marketing Professionals: Marketing Analytics in Practice." In 2016, they obtained the "Digital Marketing Channels: The Landscape" certification. The following year, in 2017, Alex obtained two certifications named "Building a Data Science Team" and "Managing Data Analysis," both from Coursera.