Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg
Associate Professor
Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Employee Profile
- Room number C3Y-056
- E-mail ellen.altenborg@bi.no
Biography
Ellen is an Associate Professor of Strategy at BI Norwegian Business School and a Researcher at Realtek, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She teaches strategy and entrepreneurship. Her research interests lie in two areas: the first is deep-tech entrepreneurship, focusing on understanding what it takes to succeed in the commercialization of technology emerging directly from universities. The second area is growth strategies in network industries such as telecom, fintech, crypto, e-commerce platforms, social media, and more.
Ellen has 25 years of experience in business, holding executive and expert positions. The first half of her career was at Telenor, where she gained experience in the merger with Telia, the IPO, regulatory affairs, and innovation ventures within fintech and IoT. The second half was primarily spent in tech startups, with the last six years dedicated to commercializing the agricultural robot Thorvald for Saga Robotics.
Ellen serves as a Director of the Board the ocean tech company Smart Ocean, the indoor farming company Avisomo AS, and the agtech company 7Sense Agritech AS. She is also on the board of SFI Digifoods and serves as a member of their Innovation Advisory Board. Additionally, she is a founding partner and Chairperson of the Board of Chitofun Biotech AS, which commercializes advanced fermentation and spectroscopy technology from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She also manages Nodr AS, which operates blockchain nodes for cryptocurrencies.
Ellen holds a Dr.Oecon degree from NHH – the Norwegian School of Economics (1997), a “Siviløkonom Høyere Avdeling” (1992) from the same school, and a “Siviløkonom” degree from the University of Agder (1990).
Publications
Shows
3
of 3 publication(s)
Chapter Christine B. Meyer, Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg (2019)
A place in space - Unlocking virtual clusters in the gaming industry
Article Christine B. Meyer, Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg (2008)
Incompatible strategies in international mergers: the failed merger between Telia and Telenor
Article Christine Meyer, Ellen Elisabeth Altenborg (2007)
The disintegrating effects of equality: A study of a failed international merger
| Year | Academic Department | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NHH - Norwegian School of Economics | Ph.D Dr. Oecon. |
| Year | Employer | Job Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - Present | Norwegian University of Life Science | Researcher |
| 2022 - 2023 | Norwegian University of Life Science | Associate Professor |