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I'm a Finnish American award winning innovator, strategist, and thought leader in the area of governments and innovation.

I built my technology career in the private sector, holding executive positions at Nokia in Helsinki, London, and Palo Alto, and as Founder and CEO of two successful startups in New York City and New Orleans, LA.  

Between 2018 and 2022 I worked for Business Finland, the Finnish governments innovation funding agency. Stationed in USA, my role was to drive deep tech Foreign Direct Investments from USA to Finland.   

After creating my own agency in 2022, I have been an advisor with the World Bank and the European Investment Bank on development, application and financing of deep technologies. I am also honored to serve as the Head of Government and Consortium Relations at the Quantum Strategy Institute, an international think tank promoting end user adoption of quantum technologies. 

I hold an MBA from Helsinki University of Technology, and received Executive Education from Stanford University on Innovation Management, and Harvard Business School on Strategic Finance. 

My book Government and Innovation - the Economic Developer's Guide came out in 2023 and was listed in the top three Hot New Releases by Amazon. 

I live and work in South of France. You will also find me frequently in Luxembourg and Washington DC.