Tommy Ahlers
InvestorBoard Partner - Former Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About
Tommy Ahlers is an investor at Giant Ventures with portfolio interests in more than 15 Nordic companies. He serves as chair of Metroselskabet and CONCITO, and as an adjunct professor at DTU. Previously, he founded ZYB and Podio, which were acquired by Vodafone and Citrix respectively, and served as Denmark's Minister of Higher Education and Science and as a Member of Parliament focusing on climate policy.
Experience
- MetroselskabetChaircurrent2025 — presentCopenhagen
- Giant VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen
- CONCITOChaircurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- DTU - Technical University of DenmarkAdjunct Professorcurrent2023 — presentCapital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Look Up VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2022 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Self-employedClimate Tech Investorcurrent2021 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Venstre, Danmarks Liberale PartiMedlem af Folketinget2019 — 2021Christiansborg
- Uddannelses- og ForskningsministerietMinister for Higher Education and Science2018 — 2019Copenhagen Area, Denmark
- Workday Peakon Employee VoiceChairman and investor2016 — 2018
- Thenewblack ApSAngel Investor2015 — 2018
- CitrixVP Product, Social2012 — 2015
- CitrixCEO2010 — 2015
- VodafoneHead of LBS2009 — 2010
- Wayfinder SystemsCEO2009 — 2010
- zyb.comFounder, CEO2004 — 2009
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2001 — 2004
Education
- Københavns Universitet - University of CopenhagenM.Sc, Law1996 — 2001
Skills & more
iPhone9Mobile Applications82Mobile Devices92Location Based Services10Product Management61Scrum20Start-ups99Mobile Communications18Entrepreneurship99Agile Methodologies14Telecommunications20Software Development19
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