Lena Forgaard

Lena Forgaard is a Seniorrådgiver at Helse Vest since March 2019, responsible for innovation and strategic advisory to management, leading the Regional Innovation Forum, and managing innovation funds for Helse Vest RHF. Lena also serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Norwegian Smart Care Cluster since 2020 and has held various advisory roles at the University of Stavanger, focusing on innovative education funding and strategic coordination. Previous experience includes roles as an External Expert at Norges forskningsråd evaluating public sector innovation projects, a Project Developer for health research and innovation at the University of Stavanger, and a Project Leader and CEO at SMI Human and Smi Consept, respectively, where innovative methods for workplace integration were developed. Lena holds a master's degree in Sociology from the University of Bergen and has furthered education through various programs at the University of Stavanger and the United Nations International Training and Education Center.