61 Notable alumni of Norwegian School of Economics
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Norwegian School of Economics is ranked #1,427 in the world and #9 in Norway by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 61 notable alumni from Norwegian School of Economics sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Norwegian School of Economics won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Arne Hyttnes
1950-. (aged 76)
banker
Arne Hyttnes is a Norwegian banker.
2. Knut M. Ore
1946-. (aged 80)
businessperson
honorary consul
Knut Magne Ore is a Norwegian business executive and Honorary Consul of Slovenia.
3. Frøystein Gjesdal
1956-. (aged 70)
economist
Frøystein Gjesdal was the rector of the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) from 2013 to 2017. He succeeded Jan Haaland in 2013. Gjesdal is also a professor at NHH's Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law.
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4. Pål Kårbø
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Pål Kårbø is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
5. Terje Vareberg
1948-. (aged 78)
businessperson
economist
Terje Vareberg is a Norwegian economist and business executive.
6. Oddvar Flæte
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
Oddvar Johannes Flæte is a Norwegian politician and civil servant.
7. Eli Telhaug
1962-. (aged 64)
civil servant
Eli Telhaug is a Norwegian civil servant.
8. Arne Sortevik
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Arne Sortevik is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is currently a representative of Hordaland in the Storting and was first elected in 2001. He will not seek reelection to the parliament in 2013.
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9. Jan Haaland
1956-. (aged 70)
professor
economist
Jan Ingvald Meidell Haaland was the rector of the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH). He succeeded Per Ivar Gjærum in August 2005. Haaland is also professor of economics. His research has mainly focused on questions related to international trade.
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10. Lars Sørgard
1959-. (aged 67)
economist
Lars Sørgard is a Norwegian economist and civil servant.
11. Bjørn Røse
1951-. (aged 75)
civil servant
Bjørn Røse is a Norwegian civil servant.
12. Øyulf Hjertenes
1979-. (aged 47)
journalist
Øyulf Hjertenes is a Norwegian economist, journalist and newspaper editor.
13. Torbjørn Hansen
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Torbjørn Hansen is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party (Høyre). He is currently a representative of Hordaland in the Storting and was first elected in 2001.
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14. Elisabeth Berge
1954-2020 (aged 66)
civil servant
businessperson
Elisabeth Berge was a Norwegian businessperson and civil servant.
15. Jannik Lindbæk
1939-. (aged 87)
banker
Jannik Lindbæk is a Norwegian banker and businessperson.
16. Tom-Christer Nilsen
1969-. (aged 57)
business undergraduate
politician
Tom-Christer Nilsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and county mayor of Hordaland. He has been a member of Hordaland county council since 1995 and group chairman for the Conservatives since 2001.
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17. Ole Enger
1948-. (aged 78)
business executive
Ole Enger is a Norwegian businessperson.
18. Amund Djuve
1963-. (aged 63)
editing staff
Amund Djuve is a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor.
19. Alf Hildrum
1948-. (aged 78)
journalist
chief executive officer
editing staff
politician
Alf Ivar Hildrum is a Norwegian media executive and politician for the Labour Party.
20. Anne Nafstad Lyftingsmo
1968-. (aged 58)
siviløkonom
Anne Nafstad Lyftingsmo is a Norwegian civil servant, who serves as the Secretary to the Government (Cabinet Secretary), the most senior civil servant in the government. She has studied business administration and worked as a consultant at ECON Analyse and at Statistics Norway before joining the central government administration. In 2006 she became Director-General in the Ministry of Local Government...
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21. Sten Lundbo
1940-. (aged 86)
diplomat
Sten Fredrik Lundbo is a Norwegian diplomat and was Ambassador to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France 1995 - 2000 and to the Republic of Poland 2000 - 2005.
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22. Olav Fjell
1951-. (aged 75)
chief executive officer
Olav Fjell is a Norwegian businessperson. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Statoil from 1999 to 2003, and of Hurtigruten from 2007 to 2012.
23. Helge Orten
1966-. (aged 60)
businessperson
politician
Helge Orten is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
24. Peter Skovholt Gitmark
1977-. (aged 49)
public relations executive
businessperson
communications adviser
politician
Peter Skovholt Gitmark is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party. He is currently a representative of Vest-Agder in the Storting, first elected in 2005. He was elected a reserve candidate in the previous period, but took Ansgar Gabrielsen's place when Gabrielsen was a cabinet minister.
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25. Dag Mejdell
1957-. (aged 69)
businessperson
Dag Mejdell is a Norwegian businessperson and current chief executive officer of Posten Norge, the Norwegian Postal Service as well as chairman of the board of ErgoGroup.
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26. Hårek Elvenes
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Hårek Elvenes is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
27. Ove Trellevik
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Ove Bernt Trellevik is a Norwegian military officer, economist, and politician for the Conservative Party. A former officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy and former mayor of Sund Municipality, he has been member of the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland since 2013.
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28. Christl Kvam
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
economist
Christl Kvam is a Norwegian nurse, economist, trade unionist, organizational leader, civil servant and politician.
29. Mudassar Kapur
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Mudassar Hussain Kapur is a Norwegian politician. He is a member of the Conservative Party and has served as a member of the Storting for Oslo since 2013.
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30. Daniel Skjeldam
1975-. (aged 51)
businessperson
Daniel Andreas Skjeldam is a Norwegian business leader and the former chief executive officer of Hurtigruten.
31. Harald Norvik
1946-. (aged 80)
businessperson
Harald Norvik is a former chairman, president, and chief executive of Norwegian oil firm Statoil, a former chairman of telecommunications company Telenor and a director of ConocoPhillips.
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32. Svein Aaser
1946-. (aged 80)
entrepreneur
banker
Svein Aaser is a former CEO of DnB NOR, the largest financial group in Norway. He resigned on 31 December 2006. He is chair of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 and the National Gallery of Norway
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33. Idar Kreutzer
1962-. (aged 64)
businessperson
chief executive officer
Idar Kreutzer is a Norwegian businessperson.
34. Henning Warloe
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
businessperson
illusionist
Henning Warloe is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who served as a member of parliament for Hordaland between 2009 and 2013. A native of Bergen, he sat in the municipal government between 2003 and 2009 before making a return between 2014 and 2015.
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35. Torstein Dahle
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
economist
Torstein Dahle is a Norwegian politician and economist. He works at the Bergen University College and represents Red Party in the city council of Bergen. Dahle was born in Oslo.
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36. Andreas Bjelland Eriksen
1992-. (aged 34)
politician
Andreas Bjelland Eriksen is a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party. He has served as the Minister of Climate and the Environment since October 2023 and a member of the Storting for Rogaland since 2025. He previously served as a state secretary from 2021 to 2023.
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37. Jon Fredrik Baksaas
1954-. (aged 72)
entrepreneur
Jon Fredrik Baksaas was the Chairman of the GSMA until 2016, and CEO of Telenor until August 2015. He now serves as a special adviser to the telecommunications company's Group Executive Management team.
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38. Arve Johnsen
1934-2023 (aged 89)
industrial leader
politician
Arve Johnsen was a Norwegian industrial executive and politician.
39. Sigrun Vågeng
1950-. (aged 76)
civil servant
Sigrun Elisabeth Vågeng is a Norwegian public sector official. From 2015 to 2020 she was director of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration.
40. Alexandra Beverfjord
1977-. (aged 49)
author
business undergraduate
editing staff
director
journalist
Alexandra Beverfjord is a Norwegian journalist, crime fiction writer, newspaper editor and media executive. She was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagbladet from 2018 to 2023.
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41. Boye Brogeland
1973-. (aged 53)
bridge player
Boye Brogeland is a Norwegian professional bridge player. After a successful junior career, he won three Bermuda Bowl medals with the Norwegian team, including the gold in Shanghai 2007, and several North American Bridge Championships. He came into public focus in 2015 when he led a campaign against cheating in bridge, exposing wrongdoing by several top pairs, for which he...
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42. Eldar Sætre
1956-. (aged 70)
business executive
Eldar Sætre is a Norwegian businessman who since February 2015 is CEO of Equinor, holding the position interim from October 2014.
43. Knut Vollebæk
1946-. (aged 80)
diplomat
politician
Knut Vollebæk is a Norwegian former diplomat and politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Party, he served as ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2007. He is currently a member of the International Commission on Missing Persons Board of Commissioners and heads a government commission investigating the situation of Norwegian Travellers.
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44. Trine Eilertsen
1969-. (aged 57)
journalist
business undergraduate
editing staff
political scientist
Trine Eilertsen is a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor. She is the current editor-in-chief of the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.
45. Kristin Krohn Devold
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Kristin Krohn Devold is a former Minister of Defence of Norway. She was elected to three terms in the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo as a representative for Conservative Party.
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46. Arild Hermstad
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Arild Hermstad is a Norwegian politician for the Green Party, who has served as the party leader since 2022. He previously served as Party spokesperson, alongside Une Bastholm, from 2018 to 2020, and then the deputy leader from 2020 to 2022.
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47. Christian Syse
1962-. (aged 64)
diplomat
Christian Syse is a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.
48. Julie Brodtkorb
1974-. (aged 52)
public relations executive
businessperson
politician
Julie Brodtkorb, formerly married Voldberg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
49. Per-Willy Amundsen
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Per-Willy Trudvang Amundsen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from December 2016 to January 2018. He previously served as state secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development from 2013, and represented Troms in the Norwegian parliament from 2005 until 2013. He was re-elected in 2017.
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50. Agnar Mykle
1915-1994 (aged 79)
writer
puppeteer
Agnar Mykle was a Norwegian author. He became one of the most controversial figures in Norwegian literature in the 20th century.
51. Kristin Clemet
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Kristin Clemet is a Norwegian politician for Høyre, Norway's Conservative Party.
52. Anne Lindboe
1971-. (aged 55)
local politician
pediatrician
Anne Lindboe is a Norwegian politician and paediatrician, who is currently serving as the mayor of Oslo since 2023. She previously served as the Norwegian Children's Ombudsman from 2012 to 2018.
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53. Yngve Slyngstad
1962-. (aged 64)
chief executive officer
economist
Yngve Slyngstad was the former CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) which is the part of the Norwegian Central Bank that is responsible for managing The Government Pension Fund - Global. In 2021 he was appointed as the CEO and senior partner of Aker Asset Management (AAM).
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54. Christine B. Meyer
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
researcher
Christine Benedichte Meyer is a Norwegian business administration academic, politician for the Conservative Party and civil servant. She currently serves as the Chief Commissioner of Bergen since 2023.
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55. Jo Nesbø
1960-. (aged 66)
novelist
writer
economist
executive producer
screenwriter
Jon "Jo" Nesbø is a Norwegian novelist and musician. His books had sold over 50 million copies worldwide by 2021, making him the most successful Norwegian author to date. He first came to prominence as the singer, rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter of country-pop band Di Derre, when their second album became a big hit in Norway, almost selling enough...
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56. Siv Jensen
1969-. (aged 57)
freelancer
economist
politician
Siv Jensen is a Norwegian politician who served as the leader of the Progress Party from 2006 to 2021. She also held the position as Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2020 in the Solberg Cabinet. She was also a member of the Norwegian parliament from Oslo from 1997 to 2021.
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57. Helge Lund
1962-. (aged 64)
entrepreneur
chief executive officer
Helge Lund is a Norwegian businessman who has been chairman of BP since January 2019 and chairman of the Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk since 2018. He is the former chief executive of BG Group, Statoil and Aker Kværner, and was a director of Schlumberger from June 2016 to April 2018.
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58. Knut Arild Hareide
1972-. (aged 54)
businessperson
politician
Knut Arild Hareide is a Norwegian politician who served as a member of parliament from Hordaland and as the leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 2011 to 2019. He served as Minister of Transport and Communications from 2020 to 2021, and as Minister of the Environment from 2004 to 2005 in the second Bondevik cabinet. In 2007, he announced...
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59. Finn E. Kydland
1943-. (aged 83)
economist
scientist
professor
university teacher
Finn Erling Kydland is a Norwegian economist known for his contributions to business cycle theory. He is the Henley Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also holds the Richard P. Simmons Distinguished Professorship at the Tepper School of Business of Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned his PhD, and a part-time position at the Norwegian...
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60. Terje Søviknes
1969-. (aged 57)
engineer
politician
Terje Søviknes is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who has served as the mayor of Bjørnafjorden Municipality since 2023. He previously served as minister of petroleum and energy from December 2016 to August 2018. From December 2019 to January 2020 he was the minister of the elderly and public health. He also serves as the party's second deputy...
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61. Roger Valhammer
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Roger Valhammer is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He served as chief commissioner of Bergen from 2019 to 2022, and previously served as city commissioner for schools, kindergartens and sports between 2018 and 2019.
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