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Amund Vik, former state secretary at Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, shares insights on Norway’s evolving energy policy in the context of European geopolitics and the green transition. With experience spanning government, strategy, and data analysis, Vik offers a unique perspective on the political forces shaping Norway’s energy future in a rapidly changing world.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Amund Vik is a senior advisor to Eurasia Group, focusing on Europe’s energy transition, European geopolitics, and more. He is also vice president for international, advisory and strategy for Data Sciences, a global data, analysis and communications agency. He most recently served as state secretary–equivalent to deputy minister—in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy from 2021 to June 2023. Prior to that, Amund worked for the Norwegian Labour Party, beginning in 2010, as a political advisor in the parliamentary group before transitioning to head of strategy and policy for the party. He has also worked as a consultant for Nordic Energy Research.
Amund has a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from NTNU (the Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and a master’s degree in political science from the University of Oslo,
