Maria Heickendorff
InvestorPartner at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
About
Maria Heickendorff is a Partner at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Invest, an impact private equity fund focused on small and medium-sized companies across Scandinavia. Her work encompasses investment selection, active ownership, and board participation, with particular expertise in social sector and purpose-driven SME investments. Prior to joining Den Sociale Kapitalfond, she held strategy and advisory roles at PFA and serves as co-owner and board member of Hotel GUESTapart.
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Experience
- Den Sociale KapitalfondPartnercurrent2024 — presentCapital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Den Sociale KapitalfondInvesteringsdirektør (Investment Director)2023 — 2024Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- SOKON SocialkonsulenterBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentCapital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Hotel GUESTapartBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentAarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
- Hotel GUESTapartChairman of the Board2020 — 2025Greater Aarhus Area
- Behandlingstederne LangebjerggaardBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSlagelse Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark
- PFAHead of Portfolio Management Office2019 — 2022Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark
- PFAExecutive Advisor to the COO2019 — 2020Copenhagen, Denmark
- PFAChief Advisor, Senior Services2016 — 2019Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- SkatteministerietHead of Division (interim)2016SKAT
- Ministry of Social Affairs and the InteriorChief Advisor, Corporate Governance2015 — 2016Corporate Governance
- Ministry of Social Affairs and the InteriorSenior Advisor, Permanent Secretary and Minister’s Office2014
- Ministeriet for Børn, Ligestilling, Integration og Sociale ForholdPersonal Secretary to the Permanent Secretary2012 — 2014Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Ministry of Social Affairs and IntegrationExecutive Assistant to the Board of Directors2012PMO, Corporate Finance
- Ministry of Interior and Social AffairsHead of Section2009 — 2011Corporate Finance
- Mercuri UrvalPublic Sector Consultant (Student)2008 — 2009Aarhus, Denmark
Skills & more
LeadershipManagementInvestmentsWelfare ReformCorporate Social ResponsibilitySocial PolicySpeech WritingPMO DesignAgile MethodologiesDigital StrategyProject Portfolio ManagementExecutive Advisory
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Health InsuranceCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness StrategySenior Living CommunitiesResidential Real EstatePolitical ScienceStrategic CommunicationsPoliticsPublic PolicyPublic policyTeamlederskabBestyrelsesniveauLanguages Danish · English · German
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Colleagues at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Alexander Bjerregaard-Nielsen
Partner at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Anne Kristine Eusebius Wunderlich
Sekretariatschef at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Barbara Müllertz
Administrativ medarbejder at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Birger Møllevang
Senior Advisor at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Caroline Jaksland
Senior Investment Manager at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Christian Birk Gustafson
Investment Manager at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Emmeline Toleikis
ESG Specialist at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Furat Nassaralha
Student Analyst at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Maria Heickendorff?
- Maria Heickendorff is a Partner at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Invest, an impact private equity fund focused on small and medium-sized companies across Scandinavia. Her work encompasses investment selection, active ownership, and board participation, with particular expertise in social sector and purpose-driven SME investments. Prior to joining Den Sociale Kapitalfond, she held strategy and advisory roles at PFA and serves as co-owner and board member of Hotel GUESTapart.
- Where does Maria Heickendorff work?
- Maria Heickendorff is Partner at Den Sociale Kapitalfond Management ApS.
- Where did Maria Heickendorff go to school?
- Maria Heickendorff studied at IMD (Driving strategic innovation, Forretningsadministration og -ledelse generelt); Aarhus University (Master's degree, Political Science); Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Master's degree, Social Sciences).
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