Board of Trustees
The Oslo Center’s Board of Trustees consist of highly experienced politicians, researchers and other experts in their respective fields that works to ensure the foundation’s visions and missions.
Members of the Board of Trustees
- Bjørn Tore Godal (Chairman)
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Minister of Defence, and Former Minister of Commerce
Norway
- Ane Hansdatter Kismul
Head of Parliament, Centre Party
Norway - Anne Sender
Lecturer and Debater
Norway
- Ann-Magrit Austenå
Secretary General of NOAS
Norway - Atle Sommerfeldt
Norwegian bishop, former Secretary General of Norwegian Church Aid
Norway - Bente Knagenhjelm
Nansen Centre for Peace and Dialogue
Norway - Bjørn Engesland
Secretary General, Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Norway
- Dag Dvergsten
Investor, CEO for Dag Dvergsten AS
Norway - Denis Kadima
Executive Director, Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)
South Africa - Didrik Tønseth
Lawyer, Former Ambassador
Norway - Einar Steensnæs
Former Cabinet Minister, MP, Executive Director of the Oslo Center
Norway - Eirik Løkke
Advisor, Civita
Norway - Gerd Liv Valla
Former Leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
Norway - Göran Persson
Former Prime Minister of Sweden
Sweden - Gro Hillestad Thune
Norwegian jurist, member of the Labour party
Norway - Gry Larsen
Secretary General, CARE Norway
Norway - Henrik Syse
Research Professor, PRIO & Vice. Chair, Norwegian Nobel Committee
Norway - Hilde Frafjord Johnson
Former Minister of International Development of Norway, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to South Sudan
Norway - Ingrid Stange
Executive Chair, Partnership for Change
Norway - James Reimer
Canadian Investor
Canada - Jan Petersen
Former Norwegian Cabinet Minister
Norway - John R. Tunheim
Chief U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota
United States - Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt
Executive Director, Rafto Foundation
Norway - Ken Godfrey
Executive Director, European Partnership for Democracy (EPD)
Brussels - Kevin Casas-Zamora
International IDEA
Sweden - Kristian Berg Harpviken
Research Professor, PRIO
Norway - Maria Elena Aguero
Secretary General, Club de Madrid
Spain - Mathias Slettholm
Political Advisor, SOS Children’s Villages Norway
Norway - Odd Einar Dørum
Former member of Parliament, representing the Liberal Party
Norway - Olav Kjørven
Chief Strategy Officer, EAT
Norway - Ottar Mæstad
Director, Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
Norway - Paavo Lipponen
Politician and former reporter
Finland - Paul Pribbenow
President, Augsburg College
United States - Per Saxegaard
Founder and Executive Chairman, Business for Peace Foundation
Norway - Shari Bryan
Vice President, NDI
United States - Stig Olav Jacobsen
Investor
Norway - Sveinung Lunde
Executive Director, Bjørknes University College
Norway - Tarja Halonen
Former President of Finland
Finland - Torild Skogsholm
Head of Parliament Secretariat, Liberal Party
Norway