About
Kasper Jahn joined Novo Holdings in 2014 with the Principal Investments team, which handles healthcare buyout investments. He moved to lead the Strategy Office in 2021 and joined the Executive Leadership Team in 2025, taking on responsibility for People & Organisation. Before Novo Holdings, he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Copenhagen serving pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and he holds an MSc and PhD in Nanoscience from Aarhus University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Experience
- Novo HoldingsChief Strategy Officercurrent2025 — present
- Novo HoldingsExecutive Director, Head of Strategy Office2021 — 2025
- Novo HoldingsPrincipal, Principal Investments2018 — 2021
- Novo HoldingsSenior Associate, Principal Investments2017
- Novo HoldingsBusiness Associate, Principal Investments2014 — 2016
- SonionBoard Observer2016 — 2021Copenhagen
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2014
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2013 — 2014
- McKinsey & CompanyJunior Associate2011 — 2013
- Aarhus UniversityPh.D. fellow2007 — 2011
Skills & more
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder — CFA Institute
From Kasper's professional profile.
Colleagues at Novo Holdings
Aaron Nelson
Partner at Novo Holdings
Abhijeet Lele
Senior Partner at Novo Holdings
Alan Liu
Principal at Novo Holdings
Aleks Engel
Partner at Novo Holdings
Alex Grooten
Senior Manager, Head of Accounting at Novo Holdings
Álvaro Gallego Jurado
Manager at Novo Holdings
Amalie Stokkeland
Senior Associate at Novo Holdings
Amer Sheikh
Partner at Novo Holdings
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kasper Sobfeldt Jahn?
- Kasper Jahn joined Novo Holdings in 2014 with the Principal Investments team, which handles healthcare buyout investments. He moved to lead the Strategy Office in 2021 and joined the Executive Leadership Team in 2025, taking on responsibility for People & Organisation. Before Novo Holdings, he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Copenhagen serving pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and he holds an MSc and PhD in Nanoscience from Aarhus University and is a CFA Charterholder.
- Where does Kasper Sobfeldt Jahn work?
- Kasper Sobfeldt Jahn is Chief Strategy Officer at Novo Holdings.
- Where did Kasper Sobfeldt Jahn go to school?
- Kasper Sobfeldt Jahn studied at Aarhus University (Ph.D., Bionanotechnology); Lehigh University College of Business; Arizona State University.
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