Meet the team

Our expertise is built on many years of experience in policy development, data analysis, and evaluation.

Anders Asboe Christensen
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
MSc in Political Science
Anders is an experienced project manager with many years of expertise in leading large-scale analyses, strategy work, and evaluations within the field of business and innovation policy.

Anders advises and assists municipalities, interest organisations, and governmental bodies with in-depth analyses, strategy development, and evaluations of key initiatives. He has supported a significant number of Danish municipalities in developing new business strategies and analysing local development potentials and framework conditions for the business community.

Anders is part of the management team at IRIS Group, where he is responsible for finance and accounting.

Cecilie Møller Nielsen
CONSULTANT
MSc in Economics
Cecilie is an economic consultant specialising in analyses related to business development.

She primarily works on quantitative tasks and data analysis.

Cecilie holds a master’s degree in economics (cand.polit.) from the University of Copenhagen and has previously worked at the Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri), focusing on international affairs, business policy, and trade policy.

Christoffer Frandsson
JUNIOR CONSULTANT
Bachelor in Social Sciences
Christoffer is a junior consultant at IRIS Group, working on projects related to evaluation designs, approaches, and tools.

Christoffer has worked with both qualitative and quantitative methods in a variety of projects. On a daily basis, he is pursuing a master’s degree in Social Entrepreneurship & Management at Roskilde University.

In addition, Christoffer holds a bachelor’s degree in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from CPH Business.

Christoffer Mikkelsen
JUNIOR CONSULTANT
Bachelor in Economics
Christoffer is a junior consultant at IRIS Group, working with data collection, validation, and analysis.

Christoffer is pursuing a master’s degree in Economics at the University of Copenhagen, where he has also worked as a lecturer.

In addition, he has worked in the Economics Department of the City of Copenhagen, gaining experience in financial management, political processes, and the preparation of economic forecasts.

Frederik Stewart Gaardboe
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
MSc in Political Science
Frederik is an experienced project manager, analyst, and advisor with in-depth knowledge of business and innovation policy.

Frederik leads complex analyses of knowledge-based innovation, entrepreneurship, and business development for ministries, universities, industry organisations, and foundations. He is particularly focused on business clusters related to energy and environmental technology, the defence industry, life sciences, and new biosolutions.

Frederik is part of the management team at IRIS Group, where he is responsible for recruitment and employee development.

Helle Maiken Fischer
CHIEF CONSULTANT
MSc in Social Sciences
Helle works on analysis and evaluation tasks related to business and innovation promotion.

Helle has strong analytical skills and specialises in analysing business models and identifying potential and barriers for sustainable growth and development in various business segments and among entrepreneurial groups.

Helle primarily works with qualitative methods and is a specialist in analysing and extracting key insights from large and diverse qualitative datasets.

Jens Bjerg
PARTNER & DIRECTOR
MSc in Economics
Jens is an experienced project manager, a methodologically strong analyst, and a skilled communicator.

For many years, Jens has provided top-level consultancy to decision-makers in ministries, agencies, knowledge institutions, municipalities, and private foundations. Jens is an experienced speaker and facilitator of engaging workshops and strategic processes.

Jens is a specialist in designing and leading complex analyses in areas such as sustainable growth and business development, trend and technology analyses, educational analyses, and in-depth evaluations of innovation, education, and business policy instruments. Jens has extensive knowledge of the roles and instruments across all parts of Denmark’s business and innovation support system.

Jens is responsible for the overall management at IRIS Group.

Jens Nyholm
PARTNER
MSc in Economics
Jens is an experienced project manager, a sharp analyst, and a confident communicator and speaker.

Jens has many years of experience providing top-level consultancy to key players in the business and innovation policy field. He has in-depth knowledge of the actors and framework setters in Denmark’s innovation and business support system and deep insight into the tasks carried out by knowledge institutions, ministries, municipalities, business development centres, foundations, and cluster organisations within the overall ecosystem.

Jens is a specialist in designing value-creating analyses and evaluations on topics such as innovation, knowledge collaboration, cluster development, and entrepreneurship.

Marie Gørtz
CONSULTANT
MSc in Economics
Marie is an economic consultant working on analyses related to entrepreneurship and business policy.

Marie primarily works with quantitative tasks and data.

Marie holds a master’s degree in economics (cand.polit.) from the University of Copenhagen and has previously worked for the Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri) on analyses related to business policy.

Mikkel Dollerup Merved
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT
MSc in Communication
Mikkel is a communications consultant, working on design and communication across IRIS Group’s projects and publications.

Mikkel has a background in communication and politics & administration and has worked in digital marketing and taught in this field.

He also has a strong understanding of visual communication, graphic design, and digital tools, and works with Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, among others.

Sigurd Gylstorff
CHIEF CONSULTANT
MSc in Political Science
Sigurd works on analyses and evaluations within the field of research and innovation policy. Sigurd has in-depth knowledge of research policy and universities in Denmark and several other European countries. He has extensive experience in conducting analyses of research strengths and the framework conditions that are crucial for ensuring high research quality.

Sigurd has specialised in quantitative regression analysis, including advanced bibliometric analysis, which he combines with insights from qualitative data sources.

Sofia Steensma Tedder
JUNIOR CONSULTANT
Bachelor in Social Data Science
Sofia is a junior consultant at IRIS Group and has specialised in data collection, optimisation, and analysis.

Sofia has experience working with both qualitative and quantitative data in various research fields, such as psychology and political science. In addition to her experience with handling big data, she is trained in data preparation to ensure compliance with legal frameworks around data regulations.

Sofia is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Social Data Science at the University of Copenhagen and is part of the programme’s study board.

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