Who are we?
The Center for Long-Term Policy consists of a team of employees and volunteer contributors. In addition, we have an experienced advisory board. Questions and inquiries can be sent to kontakt@langsikt.no
Secretariat
The secretariat is located at MESH in Tordenskioldsgate 2 at the National Theatre in Oslo.
Eirik Mofoss
Managing director
Eirik is the managing director at Langsikt and is responsible for policy development, partnerships, and communications, among other things. Previously, Eirik was a policy director at Norad and worked as a financial policy advisor for the Conservative Party's Parliamentary Group, as well as in business development at Visma. He holds a Master's degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU and is the chairman of the board for the Gi Effektivt foundation, among other positions.
Aksel Braanen Sterri
Research director
Aksel is the research director at Langsikt and is responsible for the think tank's analyses and policy development. He is a political scientist and philosopher who has long worked at the intersection of economics, politics, and ethics. He leads a research project on our obligations during pandemics and has taught AI ethics at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and the University of Oslo. Sterri has been a commentator for Dagbladet and has written books on topics including social democracy and the Norwegian Labour Party.
Sigrid Bratlie
Senior advisor
Sigrid Bratlie works part-time at Langsikt focusing on biotechnology and security. She is educated as a molecular biologist at the University of Glasgow, Imperial College London, and the Institute of Cancer Research. Her PhD was awarded the H.M. King's Gold Medal in 2015. She has been a senior advisor at the Biotechnology Council and is also a special advisor at the Norwegian Cancer Society and project manager for gene technology at NCE Heidner Biocluster. Photo: Ole Magnus Kinapel
Eirin Evjen
Chief of staff
Eirin is the chief of staff at Langsikt, where she assists the managing director with operations and strategy, and contributes to policy analyses and recommendations. She has a background in political science and wrote her master's thesis on AI policy in Norway and Finland. She has been the chief of staff for Prof. William MacAskill at the Forethought Foundation, and the secretary-general of Effective Altruism Norway.
Peder Skjelbred
Advisor
Peder is an advisor at Langsikt, where he produces policy analyses and recommendations. He holds a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Oxford, where he worked on welfare theory. He has also studied economics and worked part-time for the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Fride Nordstrand Nilsen
Advisor
Fride is an advisor at Langsikt, where she works on aid policy, internal systems, and support for the managing director. She holds a Master's degree in Physics and Mathematics from NTNU, with a year of exchange studies in Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. She has worked as a consultant at Visma Consulting and as a data scientist at one of Norway's largest energy companies.
Jacob Wulff Wold
Advisor
Jacob works with AI policy at Langsikt as an advisor. He holds a Master's degree in Technical Physics, specializing in the philosophy of physics and astroparticle physics. He wrote his master's thesis on physics-informed machine learning for the interpolation of wind data.
Borgar Jølstad
Affiliated advisor
Borgar works part-time as an advisor at Langsikt with a focus on biosecurity, and in his daily job, he is a researcher on health prioritization at Akershus University Hospital. He holds a PhD in medical ethics from the University of Oslo, where he worked on distributive theory, quality of life, and prioritization. He has a professional degree in psychology and a bachelor's degree in philosophy, and he has previously worked as a psychologist.
Jakob Graabak
Affiliated senior advisor
Jakob is the foresight lead at the International Centre for Future Generations in Brussels. He has also worked at SecureBio, a program for pandemic risk research at MIT, and on climate transition at the McKinsey Global Institute. He holds a master's degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU, with a thesis on autonomous algorithms.
Marek Jasinski
Affiliated senior advisor
Marek works part-time at Langsikt in communication and strategy. He is a PhD candidate in economics in the macroeconomics group at the Norwegian Bureau of Statistics' research department, where he researches the macroeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marek has previously served as both a municipal councilor and a political advisor for the Labour Party in Trondheim.
Line Horgen Thorstad
Sommerpraktikant
Line er sommerpraktikant i Langsikt hvor hun jobber med temaer relatert til personvern. Hun studerer filosofi og er spesielt interessert i skjæringspunktet mellom teknologi, frihet og oppmerksomhet. Line er også leder for interesseorganisasjonen Eksist! som jobber for å bevare menneskelige verdier i møte med digital teknologi.
Jakob Volan
Sommerpraktikant
Jakob er sommerpraktikant i Langsikt hvor han jobber med kunstig intelligens og alternative proteiner. Han har studert statsvitenskap, økonomi og humaniora på Yale i tre år, og skal begynne på mastergrad i internasjonal sikkerhet på Sciences Po Paris til høsten.
Advisory board
The advisory board assists us in professional matters. Membership of the advisory board does not imply an endorsement of all of Langsikt's views.
The Professional Council
The Academic Council assists us in bridging the gap between academic communities and policy makers. Membership of the trade council does not imply an endorsement of all of the Centre's views.
Camilla Stoltenberg
Director at NORCE, former director at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Vidar Helgesen
Head of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and Assistant Director-General at UNESCO, former director at the Nobel Foundation and former Minister of Climate and Environment.
Steinar Holden
Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Oslo.
Ragnhild Noer
Dommer i Høyesterett
Dan Banik
Professor i statsvitenskap ved Senter for utvikling og miljø ved Universitetet i Oslo
Tore Wig
Professor ved Institutt for statsvitenskap ved Universitetet i Oslo
Sirianne Dahlum
Professor ved Institutt for statsvitenskap ved Universitetet i Oslo og seniorforsker i PRIO
Live Kleveland
Kommunikasjonsleder og medgrunnlegger i Dyrevernalliansen
Andreas Kotsadam
Professor ved Psykologisk institutt ved Universitetet i Oslo og seniorforsker ved Frischsenteret
Ingrid Hjort
Postdoktorstipendiat ved Institutt for samfunnsøkonomi ved BI
Georg Riekeles
Assisterende direktør ved European Policy Center
Volunteers
Many individuals have contributed to the creation of the Center for Long-Term Policy. Our volunteers contribute in a number of areas of the Centre's activities, including academic content production, graphic design, web design and event planning. If you are also interested in volunteering with us, please contact us at kontakt@langsikt.no
Ruth Wester
Johannes Bangum
Marius Lamberg Torjusen
Albert Didriksen
Do you want to contribute?
Please feel free to get in touch if you would like to contribute to the Centre's work, whether as a volunteer, employee or financial supporter. You can reach us at kontakt@langsikt.no
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