35 Notable alumni of Copenhagen Business School
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Copenhagen Business School is ranked #711 in the world and #6 in Denmark by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 35 notable alumni from Copenhagen Business School sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Copenhagen Business School won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Andreas Kjær
1963-. (aged 63)
researcher
Andreas Kjær is a Danish physician-scientist and European Research Council (ERC) advanced grantee. He is professor at the University of Copenhagen and chief physician at Rigshospitalet, the National University Hospital of Denmark. He is board certified in Nuclear Medicine and his research is focused on molecular imaging with PET and PET/MRI and targeted radionuclide therapies (theranostics) in cancer. His achievements...
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2. Agnar Höskuldsson
1939-. (aged 87)
chemist
Dr. Agnar Höskuldsson is a Danish scientist who specializes in the field of chemometrics. He was formerly an associate professor at the Technical University of Denmark. He was awarded the Herman Wold gold medal for his contribution to chemometrics in 1997 and over the span of his career he has published over 30 scientific papers and is credited with over...
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3. Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen
1961-. (aged 65)
theologian
Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen is a Danish theologist who since 2014 has been serving as the General Secretary of DanChurchAid. In 2018 she was elected Moderator of ACT Alliance – a global alliance of 146 churches and related organisations working together in over 120 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalized people.
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4. Tarja Cronberg
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Tarja Cronberg is a Finnish Green League politician who served as a member of the European Parliament from 2011 until 2014. Cronberg was Member of the Finnish Parliament 2003–2007. She chaired her party from 2005 until 2009 and was the Minister of Labour in the Finnish government from 2007 to 2009 as part of Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet.
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5. Morten Dahlin
1989-. (aged 37)
politician
Morten Dahlin is a Danish politician who serves a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.
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6. Lise Haavik
1962-. (aged 64)
singer
Lise Haavik is a Norwegian–Danish singer, best known for representing Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest in Bergen, Norway in 1986. She is also well-known domestically for her partnership in the duo Trax with John Hatting, her ex-husband.
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7. Lene Børglum
1961-. (aged 65)
film producer
television producer
executive producer
Lene Børglum is a Danish film producer. Børglum was one of the key executives and co-owners of Zentropa from its early start in 1992, until 2007.
8. Soulaima Gourani
1975-. (aged 51)
academic
businessperson
Soulaima Gourani is a Danish Moroccan CEO, corporate advisor and writer who lives in Palo Alto, California.
9. Lene Andersen
1968-. (aged 58)
civiløkonom
publisher
writer
Lene Rachel Andersen is a Danish author, economist, futurist, and philosopher. She was born and raised in Taastrup, a suburb west of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her first books formed the series Baade-Og. her books in English are The Nordic Secret (2017), Metamodernity (2019), Bildung (2020), What is Bildung? (2021, online), and Libertism (2022). In 2018, Andersen co-founded the Copenhagen based think-tank...
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10. Erik Must
1943-. (aged 83)
investor
Erik Must is a Norwegian stock broker and investor. He was born in Trondheim, a son of banker Arne Bernhoft Must and Svanhild Synnøve Svendsen. He established the investment company Avanse Forvaltning along with Kjell Christian Ulrichsen, and later became owner of Fondsfinans. He is a significant investor in Norwegian media companies, controlling large parts of the publishing house Gyldendal...
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11. Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen
1955-. (aged 71)
businessperson
Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen is a Danish businessman and former Chief Executive of the Danish multi-national brewing company Carlsberg Group (Carlsberg A/S), based in Copenhagen (native København) in Denmark. Carlsberg is the name of a district of Copenhagen. The main shareholder of Carlsberg is the Carlsberg Foundation.
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12. Martin Roll
1967-. (aged 59)
author
brand strategist
businessperson
Martin Roll is a Danish author, brand strategist and management consultant. Roll appears regularly in global television and print media. He holds an MBA from INSEAD where he is a Distinguished Fellow and an Entrepreneur in Residence. Roll's first book, Asian Brand Strategy, was named one of the "Best Business Books: Marketing" in 2006 by Strategy+Business magazine. He is the...
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13. John Petersson
1970-. (aged 56)
accountant
functionary
John Petersson is president of the European Paralympic Committee and a former swimmer from Denmark. He is also one of the 12 members of the International Paralympic Committee and he has been a member of the Danish Handicap-Federal Board of Directors since 2000. Petersson is an accountant who studied at Copenhagen Business School.
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14. Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen
1959-. (aged 67)
consultant
politician
Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He is currently the Auditor General of Norway since 2022. He was a parliamentary representative for Finnmark from 1985 to 2009. He served as Minister of Fisheries from 1996 to 1997 and Minister of Finance from 2000 to 2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg. Pedersen was Chief of Staff...
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15. Gerhard Heiberg
1939-. (aged 87)
sports executive
siviløkonom
manager
Jens Gerhard Heiberg is a Norwegian industrialist who was head of the Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee (LOOC) and member of the International Olympic Committee.
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16. Britt Bager
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
flight attendant
Britt Bager is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party political party. She was elected into the Folketing in the 2015 Danish general election for the Venstre political party, but switched to the Conservative People's Party in 2021.
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17. Lars Kolind
1947-. (aged 79)
entrepreneur
writer
Lars Kolind is a Danish businessman. Kolind holds an M.Sc. in Mathematics from Aarhus University from 1972 and a B.Comm. from the Copenhagen Business School from 1977. He is adjunct professor of leadership and strategy at Aarhus University Business School (Aarhus School of Business) since 2000. He serves as Detao Master of Leadership and Strategy since 2012.
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18. Henrik Dahl
1960-. (aged 66)
sociologist
entrepreneur
politician
Johan Henrik Dahl is a Danish author and politician who since 2024 has been a Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal Alliance. From 2015 to 2024 he was a member of the Folketing.
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19. Bergur Løkke Rasmussen
1990-. (aged 36)
politician
Bergur Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who serves as a Member of the European Parliament for Moderates, the party he switched to in March 2023, away from Venstre. He is the son of former Prime Minister and current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lars Løkke Rasmussen
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20. Pernille Weiss
1968-. (aged 58)
self-employed person
businessperson
nurse
politician
Pernille Weiss is a Danish politician and businesswoman who was elected as a Conservative People's Party (part of the EPP Group) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2019 European parliamentary election in Denmark. She is the chief executive officer of Archimed, a healthcare and architectural consultancy.
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21. Aili Keskitalo
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Aili Keskitalo is a Norwegian Sámi politician representing the Norwegian Sámi Association (NSR), who has served as the president of the Sámi Parliament for three terms, from 2005 to 2007, 2013 to 2016 and 2017 to 2021.
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22. Pál Joensen
1990-. (aged 36)
swimmer
Pál Joensen is a Faroese elite swimmer. He was born in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. He has won World and European Championship medals. His bronze medal in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul was the first medal won by a Faroese swimmer at the World Aquatic Championships.
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23. Claus Meyer
1963-. (aged 63)
cook
restaurateur
entrepreneur
non-fiction writer
Claus Meyer is a Danish entrepreneur, cook and television host. He is often accredited as the founder of the New Nordic Cuisine philosophy.
24. Sophie Løhde
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
Sophie Løhde Jacobsen is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She has been a member of parliament since the 2007 Danish general election, and served as Minister of Health from 2015 to 2016, and Minister of Public Innovation from 2016 to 2019.
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25. Karrigan
1990-. (aged 36)
professional gamer
Finn Andersen, better known as karrigan, is a Danish-German professional Counter-Strike 2 player and captain for FaZe Clan. He has also played for other teams including Fnatic, Team Dignitas, Team SoloMid, Astralis and Mousesports. Andersen was a founding member of Astralis, a player-owned team established in 2015. He began playing competitively in 2006 during the Counter-Strike 1.6 era. He is...
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26. Søren Skou
1964-. (aged 62)
businessperson
business executive
Søren Skou is a Danish businessman who was the former CEO of A.P. Moller-Maersk since June 2016 until 2022.
27. Rasmus Jarlov
1977-. (aged 49)
businessperson
politician
Rasmus Jarlov is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party and a former cabinet minister. He was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election, and formerly sat from 2010 to 2011. He is currently chairman of the Defence Committee. He served as Minister of Business Affairs in the third cabinet...
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28. Claus Hjort Frederiksen
1947-. (aged 79)
minister
lawyer
politician
Claus Hjort Frederiksen is a Danish politician of the Venstre party, who served as the Danish Minister for Defence from 2016 to 2019, and as Minister for Finance from 2015 to 2016, having previously served in that position from 2009 to 2011, as member of the first Løkke Rasmussen Cabinet. From 2001 to 2009, he was Minister of Employment in...
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29. Fritz Schur
1951-. (aged 75)
entrepreneur
businessperson
Fritz Henrik Schur Junior is a Danish businessman with ties to both royal, business and political circles in Denmark. Fritz Schur has since 1999 been honorary consul general of Finland to Denmark.
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30. Jakob Engel-Schmidt
1983-. (aged 43)
public relations consultant
director
business undergraduate
politician
Jakob Engel-Schmidt is a Danish politician and Member of the Folketing from the Moderates. Since 15 December 2022 he has been minister for culture in the Frederiksen II Cabinet.
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31. Lars Rebien Sørensen
1954-. (aged 72)
businessperson
manager
Lars Rebien Sørensen is a Danish businessman and former CEO of the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and current chairman of the board at the Novo Nordisk Foundation (from 2018) and Novo Holdings A/S.
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32. Ulla Tørnæs
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Party. She previously sat in parliament from 1994 to 2014, and served as member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2016. She served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2016 to 2019, Minister of Higher Education and Science in 2016, Minister of...
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33. Count Nikolai of Monpezat
1999-. (aged 27)
aristocrat
student
model
Count Nikolai of Monpezat SK is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the eldest son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, the eldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik, and the eldest nephew of King Frederik X. He is currently sixth in the line of succession to the Danish throne....
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34. Jonas Deichmann
1987-. (aged 39)
explorer
writer
non-fiction writer
adventurer
motivational speaker
Jonas Deichmann is an author, adventurer, extreme athlete, and holder of multiple world records in cycling and endurance. He is a motivational speaker at German companies and sports teams.
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35. David Heinemeier Hansson
1979-. (aged 47)
programmer
software developer
computer scientist
racing automobile driver
writer
David Heinemeier Hansson, also known by his initials DHH, is a Danish programmer, writer, entrepreneur, and racing driver. He is the creator of Ruby on Rails, a web framework written in Ruby. He also created Omarchy, a pre-configured version of Arch Linux catered towards developers. He is also a partner and chief technology officer at the web-based software development firm...
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