Jesper Holst

Responsible for the corporate project portfolio, process framework and project management training across the danish organisaion

Participated in ESAs astronaut selection, advancing to the third round of the selection among the top 2% of applicants.

Leading business development projects aimed at diversifying the business by leveraging core assets, capabilities and market opportunities. Market sizing and business case development, Set up new collaborations and build novel business models. Diverse and high-level stakeholder management across business and government.

Developing and implementing a Programme Management Office. Areas of responsibility include: Developing and implementing organisational processes Establishing best practice in project planning, innovation project maturation, cost control and project and program governance. Maintaining organizational operating rhythm Leading change across project portfolio Supporting project and portfolio management. Collaboration and change management across functions and departments

Responsibilities include PMO coordination, project, change and performance management as well as stakeholder management and process development/design/implementation.

Research into the geochemical and isotopic composition of chalk from the Danish North Sea.

Investigations on the distribution of radioactive nuclei in the early solar system by application of ion exchange chemistry and mass spectrometry.

Searching and collecting meteorites for future scientific applications. Six weeks of camping in tents on the remote interior ice sheet of Antarctica as part of a group of 8 scientists.