Kathrine Kongshaug Karstensen

Kathrine Kongshaug Karstensen is an experienced financial executive with a career spanning over three decades in various leadership roles. Currently serving as Økonomisjef at Riksrevisjonen since August 2019, Kathrine has previously held similar positions at Landbruksdirektoratet and Folkehelseinstituttet. Kathrine's expertise also includes significant roles at Landkreditt Bank, where responsibilities encompassed management of lending portfolios and risk classification systems, as well as strategic planning and financial operations at Nortura. Early career involvement at Fiskeridepartementet as an advisor laid a solid foundation in budget processes and economic management. Kathrine holds an Executive Master of Management from BI Norwegian Business School and degrees in Siviløkonom and økonomi/administrativt studie from Nord University and Høgskolen i Hedmark, respectively.