President
Egil Matsen is the President of BI Norwegian Business School. He is the organisation’s most senior general manager and is employed by and reports to the board.
The Organisation
Egil Matsen (born 1968) holds a PhD in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics (2001). He has extensive leadership experience across academia, finance, and public administration. Matsen served as Deputy Governor of Norges Bank from 2016 to 2020 and was a member of its Executive Board for a ten-year period.
From 2020 to 2023, he was the CEO of the asset management company Forte Fondsforvaltning. Since 2024, he has served as the CEO of Sparebankstiftelsen DNB. His academic background includes roles as Professor and Head of Department at NTNU from 2014 to 2016 and Visiting Professor at Harvard University from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, he has experience as a researcher in the research department of Norges Bank.
Matsen brings extensive leadership experience from academia, finance, and public administration. His previous roles include Professor and Head of Department at NTNU and Deputy Governor of Norges Bank.