Morten Albæk

Morten Nødgaard Albæk (born July 28, 1975) is a Danish sophist, business person, author and public speaker. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of a Danish advisory firm, Voluntās A/S.

Morten Albæk
Born (1975-07-28) 28 July 1975
Uggerby, Denmark
OccupationExecutive Chairman at Voluntas A/S, Author, Philosopher and Public Speaker

Academia

Albæk holds a master's degree in History and Philosophy from Aarhus University. In 2008, he was named an Honorary Professor in Philosophy and Education at Aalborg University.[1] He is further the co-founder of the first Institute for Applied Philosophy in the Nordic region.

Career

Albæk started his career in Danske Bank,[2] Denmark's largest financial institution, undertaking various marketing and business development functions before being appointed as SVP for the department for Idea Generation & Innovation. At Danske Bank, he pioneered the Financial Literacy Program, later to be included as a case in the UN Global Compact’s yearbook of 2011.[3][4]

In 2009, Albæk joined Vestas, the largest wind turbine company in the world, as Group SVP for Global Marketing, Communication & Corporate Relations and a member of the Executive Committee.[5] At Vestas, he envisioned and developed WindMade, the world’s first global consumer label identifying products produced with wind energy – the first consumer label to be endorsed by the United Nations.[6] Additionally, Morten Albæk launched Wind for Prosperity,[7] a business model bringing affordable and reliable electricity to impoverished and remote rural, but wind rich populations.[8]

In 2015, Albæk founded advisory firm Voluntās (Latin for “will, purpose, goal, meaning”) specialized in meaningful strategy and policy development. Voluntās is the world’s first company to systematically measure and consult on meaningfulness. Voluntās works to fundamentally change how human potential is led and realized

Aside from his responsibilities as the founder and Executive Chairman of Voluntās, Albæk serves as the vice chairman of Joe & The Juice, one of the fastest growing retail brands in the Nordics and as the chairman of Vertic, a leading independent digital agency. Further, he is a part of the advisory board of Holly and Sam Branson’s foundation Big Change.

Books

Albæk is a frequent participant in Danish public life on a variety of topics and is the co-author of several books Generation Fucked Up? (2005),[9] Encounters Between What You Say and What You Do (2008)[10], The Average Human Being[11][12] and One Life. How we forgot to live meaningful lives (DK; 2018 & UK: 2019)[13]. The two latest books have been no. 1 bestsellers with the latest one being no. 1 at Arnold Buscks bestseller list for one year after the book was published.

Merits

In addition to his academic and professional merits, Morten Albæk has – as the only Scandinavian – been selected 5 times for The Internationalist’s list of the “100 Most Influential CMOs in the World” (in 2011-2015).[14] Further, Albæk was selected for Fast Company’s list of the “1,000 most creative people in business” in 2014 – a list that also includes names like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Marissa Mayer.[15]

References
  1. "Læserne spørger: Morten Albæk | Information". information.dk. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  2. "Danske Bank - ecbs.org". ecbs.org. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  3. "Global Compact International Yearbook 2011" (PDF). 24 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  4. "Financial Literacy". danskebank.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  5. "Samfundsrevser skal sælge vindmøller - Navne | www.business.dk". business.dk. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  6. "United Nations and Climate Change". un.org. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  8. "Profile". vestas.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  9. "Generation fucked up af Morten Albæk (E-bog) - køb hos SAXO.com". saxo.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  10. "Nedslag af Morten Albæk (Bog) - køb hos SAXO.com". saxo.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  11. "Det gennemsnitlige menneske af Morten Albæk & Stig Matthiesen (Bog) - køb hos SAXO.com". saxo.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  12. "Bestsellerbøger i 2013 - De bedste bogudgivelser i 2013". saxo.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  13. SAXO.com. "Få Ét liv, én tid, ét menneske af Morten Albæk som bog på dansk - 9788702260069". SAXO.com (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2016-10-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. https://www.fastcompany.com/3025456/most-creative-people/most-creative-people-in-business-1000-the-complete-list
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