Roar Ekren

Roar Ekren is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in strategy and business development, currently serving as the leader of business development at Norges Bank Investment Management since October 2008. Key responsibilities include organization-wide strategy planning, project portfolio management, and initiatives in data science and analytics. Prior to this role, Roar held positions at Det Norske Veritas, including Head of Operational Risk Management and Principal Management Consultant, focusing on business development and strategic consulting. Roar also gained expertise as a Senior Management Consultant in IT service management, information security, and enterprise architecture. Earlier career experience includes a part-time consultancy role at Protect Data, specializing in security consulting. Roar holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).