Since 1. January 2018, Sturla Henriksen has been Special Advisor, Ocean, to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), New York, chairing UNGC’s global ocean- related projects with corporations, research institutions, international regulatory bodies and national governments. With a membership of more than 25.000 companies and civic society organizations, the UNGC... Read more
Since 1. January 2018, Sturla Henriksen has been Special Advisor, Ocean, to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), New York, chairing UNGC’s global ocean- related projects with corporations, research institutions, international regulatory bodies and national governments. With a membership of more than 25.000 companies and civic society organizations, the UNGC is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative and the United Nations’ main body for cooperation with the international business community. The UNGC Board is chaired by the United Nations Secretary General.
Sturla Henriksen has previously been director at Astrup Fearnley Asset Management, Chief Executive Officer of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, and a Senior Executive at Accenture. He has also held positions in the EU Commission Services (Brussels), the European Free Trade Association (Geneva), the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, Statistics Norway, and as officer in the Norwegian Armed Forces.
He graduated Candidatus Oeconomiae from the University of Oslo, and his educational background further comprises the Norwegian Army Officer School, the BI Institute of Business Administration, the Norwegian Defense College, and the Advanced Management Program, INSEAD (France).
He has been co-chair of the Oceans20 Engagement Group under the G20 presidency of Brazil, a board member of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), and a member of the Advisory Board for the Executive Ocean Leadership Program, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. He has previously served at the boards of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA), and as deputy chair of the Council of Det norske Veritas (DNV). He has been a Norwegian representative to the Trilateral Commission, member of the World Economic Forum’s Arctic Expert Panel, and member of the China Council Task Force on Green Maritime Operations, an advisory body to the Chinese government.
He has for many years been a licensed scuba-diver instructor. Sturla Henriksen is the father of four daughters and has two grandsons. He lives with his family in Oslo, Norway.