Erik Bernsten

Erik Bernsten is currently a Senior Advisor at Balentic and co-founder of Edsquare. Previously, Erik served as Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Expansion at Nextory, where they led significant market growth and M&A processes. With extensive experience as Vice President of Sales at Holmen Paper, Erik successfully built a global business development team that achieved record profitability during challenging market conditions. They also held various leadership roles in sales and marketing across the MENA region, most notably at EF, where they established new commercial operations and significantly increased turnover. Erik holds multiple advanced degrees, including MBAs from CEMS and HEC Paris.