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Lars Beer Nielsen

BA,MA from Aarhus University, 4 years as Head/ Principal private secretary at Danish Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation, & as Lecturer at DIS, Presently Technology & science attaché at Innovation Center Denmark- Silicon Valley since 2008.

Headline: Innocent Bystander
Website: http://blogs.vtu.dk/indlaeg/lars-beer-nielsen/
Skills: Business, Danish, Design, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, German, HTML / CSS, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Management, Software Engineering, Spanish, System Administration, Web design, Web Development, Windows, Windows applications
Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Groups: SV Factor
Interested in: Helping friends, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities
Tags: http://blogs.vtu.dk/indlaeg/lars-beer-nielsen/, innovation center denmark, silicon valley
Schools: University of Aarhus, University of Washington - Seattle

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Innovation Center Denmark, Silicon Valley
Position: Technology and science attaché
Time period: January 2008 - Present
Description: Our mission is to build bridges between companies, research institutions and capital in Denmark and Silicon Valley.

Employer: The Danish Refugee Council
Position: Guide and mentor
Time period: January 2007 - Present

Employer: Danish Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation
Position: Principal private secretary
Time period: January 2006 - December 2008

Employer: DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad
Position: External lecturer
Time period: January 2004 - December 2008

Employer: The annual relief campaigns, The Danish Refugee Council
Position: Coordinator
Time period: January 2004 - December 2008

Employer: Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Position: Head of section
Time period: January 2004 - December 2006

Employer: Confederation of Danish Industries
Position: Technology and Innovation consultant
Time period: December 2006

Employer: Aarhus University
Position: Teaching assistant and research assistant- Political Science,
Time period: December 2003

Employer: University of Washington
Position: Teaching assistant and research assistant- Political Science
Time period: December 2002

EDUCATION

University: University of Aarhus
Time period: 2003
Degree: Political Science, MA

University: University of Washington - Seattle
Time period: 2003
Degree: Political Science, MA

University: University of Aarhus
Time period: 2003
Degree: Supplementary degree in History

University: University of Aarhus
Time period: 2000
Degree: Political Science, BA

PUBLICATIONS

Books: PI, Study on tobacco policy in the US and Denmark 1950-2000: “Making Tobacco Consumption a Political Issue in the US and Denmark”, Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice (2002-2003)

INFORMATION

Sports: Sailing, playing soccer
Hobbies: Enjoy reading, writing, traveling
Clubs: Advisory Board member, The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), University of California at Berkeley, Davis, Merced and Santa Cruz (2008- Present).

Lars' Contacts (15)

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  • Torsten Kolind

    An ambitious entrepreneur disguised as a comfortable Dane.

  • edward abbati

    Senior financial and operating executive with over 20 years experience working with international software and internet companies. In my last startup company, we developed the voice technology used by Skype, Google, Yahoo, Tencent, Cisco etc.

  • Nicole Hansen

    Bachelor in political science,Master student in political science ,University of Copenhagen, Researcher at Oxford Research (Consultancy); Intern in the Research-team for research attaché Lars Beer Nielsen.