Halvard Aagaard

Halvard Aagaard has a diverse work experience. Halvard is currently serving as the CEO of Rift Labs, where they started in 2020. Halvard also holds the position of CEO at Photosynthetic - a Rift Labs brand and Kelvin. Prior to these roles, they worked as the Vice President of Product Management at TOMRA from 2019 to 2020. Before that, they served as the COO at Orkel AS from 2012 to 2018. Halvard'searlier experience includes working as an Administrative Officer at DNV GL in 2010, an Engineer at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. from 2008 to 2010, and a Shipbroker at Toyo Pacific Tokyo Marine and Trade Co., Ltd. from 2007 to 2008.

Halvard Aagaard started their education at the University of Oslo (UiO) in 2004 and completed it in 2007. Halvard earned a degree in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies during this time. In 2008, they obtained additional certifications including the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) - Level 1/N1 from Japan Educational Exchanges and Services (JEES), and the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) with a perfect score of 990/990 from Educational Testing Service (ETS). Following this, Halvard Aagaard joined the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2011 where they pursued Industrial Economics and Technology Management with a focus on Strategy & International Business Development. The end year for this degree is not specified, suggesting that they are still studying or that they have not yet completed this program.