About
Johan Andresen is the owner and chair of Ferd AS, an investment firm focused on industry, finance, and social entrepreneurship. He directs the company's strategy toward creating long-term value across its portfolio.
Experience
- Ferd ASOwner and Chaircurrent2012 — presentNorway
- Gardar Venture CapitalCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentOslo, Norway
- Nadija - Children's FoundationFounding Membercurrent2024 — present
- Stockholm School of EconomicsMember of the Board of Advisors - Center for Family Enterprisecurrent2022 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
- Autism Impact FundInvestment Advisory Board membercurrent2021 — present
- Carnegie Council for Ethics in International AffairsArtificial Intelligence & Equality Initiative (AIEI) - Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — present
- Oslo Science CityBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentOslo, Norway
- Abler NordicCo-Founder and Board membercurrent2008 — presentOslo, Oslo, Norway
- JA Europe (Junior Achievement Europe)Board member2005 — 2023Brussels Metropolitan Area
- Council on EthicsChair2015 — 2023Oslo, Norway
- FOTBALLSTIFTELSENMedlem av Nominasjonskomiteen2018 — 2020
- BravMember of the Board2013 — 2020Lillehammer, Norway
- SEBBoard member2011 — 2020Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- Ungt Entreprenørskap - Junior Achievement NorwayBoard member2007 — 2015Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Ferd ASOwner and CEO1998 — 2012
- CivitaBoard Member2003 — 2011Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- ElopakChairman1999 — 2006Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- TiedemannsPartner1993 — 1998
- International PaperProduct Manager1989 — 1991Memphis Metropolitan Area
Education
- Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityMBA, MBA1991 — 1993
- Dartmouth CollegeBachelor's degree, Government and Policy Studies1984 — 1988
- Befalskolen for Infanteriet BSISSecond in Command, Rifle Platoon1980 — 1981
- Oslo HandelsgymnasiumBedriftsøkonomi1977 — 1980
Skills & more
Strategy19Venture Capital11Investments34Asset Managment7Business Strategy43Private Equity5Hedge Funds3Portfolio Management6Entrepreneurship30Corporate Development13Turn Around Management9M&A experience5
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BuyoutsSocial EntrepreneurshipImpact InvestingTwitterCorporate Social ResponsibilityCultural DiplomacyPublic DiplomacyForeign InvestmentManaging Start-upsInternational Business ManagementInternational Business DevelopmentProperty ManagementLanguages English · French
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Same school
Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University140
Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTechCraig CimoroniHead of Business Development and Investor Relations at BTECH CONSORTIUMYang TranPartner at Zero Prime Ventures
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Also attended Dartmouth College310
Tomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesScott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stockholm School of Economics3
Also worked at Abler Nordic1
Also worked at Civita1
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Co-Founder & President, Autism Science Foundation at AIF
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Special Needs Advocate at AIF
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Ashok Srinivasan
Chief Science Advisor at AIF
Bob Nelsen
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Brian Jacobs
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