Rolf Kjærgaard

Rolf Kjærgaard becomes the sixth person to join Jolt Capital's Strategic Advisory Board, alongside Florence Parly and Viviane Reding.
Former CEO of the Danish sovereign wealth fund (EIFO), Rolf Kjærgaard brings with him exceptional experience of financing technology companies and a vast network of contacts in Northern Europe.
The renewed interest of the various European countries in technological sovereignty means that there is a closer relationship between the national strategic funds and the portfolios of companies they finance.
Rolf Kjærgaard is one of Europe's leading experts on this ecosystem.
This appointment is a further sign of Jolt Capital's interest in the exceptional fertile space for innovation in the Nordic countries, both in terms of potential investors for its next funds and as a source of quality deals.
Rolf Kjærgaard, 52, is an economist.
He graduated with a Master's degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen in 1996, after going to the University of California at Berkeley in 1994.
Rolf Kjærgaard began his career at the Danish Ministry of Trade in 1996.
From 1999 to 2002 he worked at the European Commission in the Economics and Finance Directorate.
He joined the Danish sovereign wealth fund Vækstfonden in 2002 as Head of Research, before becoming Senior Vice-President (2005), Chief Investment Officer (2015) and then Chief Executive Officer from 2019 to 2022.