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The strategic advisory board

illustrasjonsbilde strategisk råd, hender som møtes
COOPERATION: People from diverse backgrounds and with varied expertise provide valuable input to the strategic council. (Illustration: Colourbox)

The advisory board has broad and varied expertise and is to provide advice and input to the leadership team.

The initiative Democracy, Social Organisation and Governance has established its strategic council. It will meet twice a year.

The council consists of members with a varied background and who collectively possess strong expertise and experience.

The council comprises the head and deputy head of the initiative area, David Guttormsen and Åsne Håndlykken-Luz, and the external members are:

  • Haldor Byrkjeflot, professor of sociology at the University of Oslo.
  • Eivind Falkum, senior researcher emeritus at the Work Research Institute, OsloMet.
  • Henriette Reierson Johnstone, leader of the Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund (SAIH).
  • Sumeet Singh Patpatia, Chief Diversity Officer at Schibsted Marketplaces
  • Elisabeth Askim, Assistant Director at the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB).