Birger Steen

Birger Steen is a technology investor based in Munich, Germany and serves as Thematic Partner at Summa Equity AB. He served as CEO of Parallels, Inc. from 2010 to 2016. He was Vice President of Worldwide SMB and Distribution at Microsoft Corp. in Redmond and General Manager of Microsoft Russia and Microsoft Norway from 2002 to 2010. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Steen was CEO of Scandinavia Online and Vice President of Business Development in Schibsted ASA, where he first served as a consultant while at McKinsey & Company from 1993 to 1996. Mr. Steen received his MSc in Computer Science and Industrial Engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim. He also holds a degree in Russian language from the Defense School of Intelligence and Security in Oslo and received his MBA from INSEAD in France. Mr. Steen serves as a Non-Executive Director of Nordea Bank Abp, where he chairs the Board Operations and Sustainability Committee, and PragmatIC Semiconductor Ltd. He is Board Chair of Pagero AB and myneva Gmbh, and has previously served as a Non-Executive Director of Schibsted ASA and Cognite AS.