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John Ingve Eielsen

Chief Technology & Product Officer at Xait

Norway

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John: together at Forsvaret - Norwegian Armed Forces

About

John Ingve Eielsen is Chief Technology & Product Officer at Xait, where he also serves as CISO and DPO, overseeing the full product lifecycle from ideation through development, launch, production, and decommissioning. He has over 20 years of experience in enterprise software development, with a focus on AI (LLM)-powered solutions over the past five-plus years, and works with security frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST CF, FedRAMP, CMMC, and SOC2. His background includes back-end and integration development in Java, C#, and C++, DevSecOps initiatives, cloud migration of legacy systems, M&A due diligence and integration, and college-level programming instruction.

Chief Technology & Product Officer at Xait

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Main Capital PartnersThe Hague · since 2025Viking GrowthTrondheimViking VentureTrondheim · $2M – $15M checks

Experience

  1. XaitChief Technology & Product Officercurrent2022 — presentStavanger, Rogaland, Norway
  2. XaitChief Technology Officer2020 — 2022Greater Stavanger Region
  3. TietoLead Enterprise Architect2016 — 2020Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
  4. National Oilwell VarcoManager Software Engineering Core Team2014 — 2016Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
  5. National Oilwell VarcoSenior Advisor Information Management2014Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
  6. Lyse Energi ASDepartment Manager - Management Systems2011 — 2013Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
  7. Lyse Energi ASEnterprise Architect2011
  8. Lyse Energi ASTeam Manager Integration2008 — 2011
  9. Lyse Energi ASSystem Consultant2007 — 2008
  10. National Oilwell VarcoSoftware Developer2006 — 2007
  11. Norwegian School of Information TechnologyLecturer2006 — 2007
  12. Blom MaritimeSurveyor2005 — 2006
  13. Forsvaret - Norwegian Armed ForcesMedic1999 — 2000Setermoen

Skills & more

Informasjonssikkerhet1Due DiligenceStrategisk ledelse1OOP1ProgramvareutviklingSoftware Development4SaaSCoaching og mentoring1PresentasjonsferdigheterOffentlig taleKunstig intelligensCybersecurity
+12 moreC#C++RESTPythonDockerPersonvernLinuxSoftware Architecture.NETJavaAmazon Web Services (AWS)UML

Languages English · German · Norwegian

  • ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management — PeopleCert
  • Kaplan ‐ Norton Balanced Scorecard Certified Graduate — The Palladium Group
  • Scrum Master

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Ingve Eielsen?
John Ingve Eielsen is Chief Technology & Product Officer at Xait, where he also serves as CISO and DPO, overseeing the full product lifecycle from ideation through development, launch, production, and decommissioning. He has over 20 years of experience in enterprise software development, with a focus on AI (LLM)-powered solutions over the past five-plus years, and works with security frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST CF, FedRAMP, CMMC, and SOC2. His background includes back-end and integration development in Java, C#, and C++, DevSecOps initiatives, cloud migration of legacy systems, M&A due diligence and integration, and college-level programming instruction.
Where does John Ingve Eielsen work?
John Ingve Eielsen is Chief Technology & Product Officer at Xait.
Where did John Ingve Eielsen go to school?
John Ingve Eielsen studied at Brunel University of London (Master of Technology, Distributed Information Systems And Computing); The Norwegian School of Information Technology (Bachelor of Science, Information Systems).

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Also attended The Norwegian School of Information Technology2

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Also worked at Xait6

Jostein VikPartner at Viking VentureEivind BergsmyrPartner at Viking VentureSilje StenslandChief Marketing Officer at XaitFrank SkavlandChief Financial Officer at XaitRoy OlsenOperations & Security Director at XaitKevin GeraghtyCo-founder & CEO of BlueprintCPQ (acquired by Xait in 2020) at Xait

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Also worked at Lyse Energi AS2

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