Convergence Point

My career path doesn’t follow a straight line — and I’ve stopped apologizing for it.

I started out as a physicist. My master’s at the University of Oslo focused on energy technology and materials science, and my thesis explored silicon solar cell optimization in collaboration with Norwegian industry partners like Elkem Solar and REC Solar. The work was published in a peer-reviewed journal, and for a while, I thought research was my destination.

After finishing my physics master’s, I joined NMBU — Norwegian University of Life Sciences — as a Researcher and Lecturer, working on advancing Norwegian solar cell manufacturing in collaboration with industry partners Elkem Solar and REC Solar. Over nearly two years, I analyzed large datasets to identify efficiency bottlenecks in silicon production. I also delivered university-level lectures in materials science, semiconductor physics, and renewable energy. Alongside the research role, I was elected as Faculty Board Member for the Faculty of Science and Technology, participating in strategic planning and multi-million NOK budget decisions.

It was the job where I realized I could do the science and think strategically about its real-world impact — and that I wanted to do more of the latter.

But I kept coming back to the same question: who decides which technologies actually get built? Innovation doesn’t scale on its own. Capital does. That realization pulled me toward finance.

Before making the transition fully, I spent two years in a competitive leadership development program sponsored by Equinor, teaching mathematics and natural sciences in Oslo’s most challenging schools. It was formative — not just as a leadership experience, but as a lesson in translating complex quantitative ideas for non-technical audiences. A skill I use constantly now.

I went on to earn a double master’s in Economics and International Management from NHH (Norwegian School of Economics) and Rotterdam School of Management through the CEMS program — one of the world’s most selective international management networks. My quantitative finance specialization culminated in a thesis on Heston-Nandi GARCH option valuation, implementing a stochastic volatility pricing model in Python. Alongside the degree, I did a strategic consulting project for ABB in Germany, developing a predictive maintenance business case, and an internship at Storebrand Asset Management, where I worked on ESG risk analysis.

Today, I sit at the intersection I always wanted to reach: energy markets, quantitative finance, and technology. I’m currently completing an M.S. in Software Engineering at Quantic, adding cloud architecture and machine learning to a toolkit that already includes derivatives pricing, financial econometrics, and power market modeling. My Nordic Power Dashboard — built with live ENTSO-E API data — is one small example of what happens when all these threads come together.

I’m based in Bergen and targeting roles in quantitative finance, energy market analysis, and investment — particularly in the Nordic market, where I bring native language fluency and deep regional expertise on top of the technical background.

The energy transition is the largest capital reallocation in history. I want to be useful to it.