Brian Valbjørn Sørensen
InvestorExpert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About
Executive Director at KR Foundation and advisor to several climate VC funds with expertise in climate change and impact investing.
Experience
- KR FoundationExecutive Director | Climate Change Philanthropycurrent2016 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
- KR FoundationCOO & Program Director | Climate Change Philanthropy2015 — 2016Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Electricity MapsBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Partners for a New EconomyBoard Chaircurrent2022 — present
- VÅR VenturesExpert Advisorcurrent2022 — present
- Planetary Impact VenturesAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentDenmark
- CLEANChief Operating Officer | public-private partnerships & innovation2014Denmark
- CLEANHead of Secretariat | public-private partnerships & innovation2013 — 2014Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial AffairsChief Special Adviser | Developing green policies2011 — 2013Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Danish Business AuthorityChief Special Adviser | Drafting design policy2011Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial AffairsSpecial Adviser | nation branding2007 — 2010Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Slots- og KulturstyrelsenHead of Section | International arts exchange2005 — 2007
- Consulate General of Denmark New YorkAssistant | International arts exchange2004 — 2005
Skills & more
Administration5General Management7Stakeholder Management6Impact Assessment2PhilanthropyClimate Change MitigationSustainability2Strategy4Politics13Public Policy21Strategic Communications23Political Science12
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Political CommunicationGovernmentSociologyInternational RelationsProject ManagementPolicy AnalysisHR PoliciesLiteratureAnalytical SkillsWritingManagementCommunicationLanguages Danish · English · German · Spanish
- Course Completion Certificate: Reality Base Camp (2025) — The Great Simplification
- Executive MBA — IMD
- Impact Investing & ESG Integration Online Module — IMD
From Brian's professional profile.
Colleagues at VÅR Ventures
Anne Malberg Horsager
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Anne-Louise Thon
Managing General Partner at VÅR Ventures
Anne-Louise Thon-Jensen
Partner at VÅR Ventures
Annemarie Meisling
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Camilla Bredholt
Partner at VÅR Ventures
Edward Pollard
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Erik Steffensen
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Geoff Lane
Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Valbjørn Sørensen?
- Executive Director at KR Foundation and advisor to several climate VC funds with expertise in climate change and impact investing.
- Where does Brian Valbjørn Sørensen work?
- Brian Valbjørn Sørensen is Expert advisor at VÅR Ventures.
- Where did Brian Valbjørn Sørensen go to school?
- Brian Valbjørn Sørensen studied at IMD (Executive MBA); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (International Economics); Aarhus University (Master, Literature and Sociology).
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