Olav Schewe Email & Phone Number

Oxford, GB

Visiting Doctoral Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Education‘s Next Level Lab which brings together cross-disciplinary expertise and innovative learning design and technology to address emerging issues in education and workforce development.

Author of the international bestselling book "Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at Anything", written together with New York Times bestselling author Dr. Barbara Oakley and published by St. Martin's Press / Macmillan (2021). Translated to 16 languages.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FZ8Z6RD/

• Author of 4 books:
• "Superhjernen" (2020) - Nominated to Brageprisen 2020
• "Superstudent" (2018, 2014) - International bestselling book translated to 22 languages
• "Jobbsøkerkoden" (2016)
• "The Exchange Student Guidebook" (2012) / "Utvekslingselev" (2010)

Producer and co-instructor of Learn Like a Pro Massive Open Online Coursehttps://www.edx.org/course/llap

Oslo, Norway

Founder of a company helping students improve the way they learn.

Oslo/ London

• Managing global finance operations of DNV Business Assurance, reporting to the CFO.
• Performance follow up & reporting
• Finance tools and systems
• Finance Partner for the Executive Leadership Team
• M&A

Singapore

• Business controlling, reporting, forecasting, budgeting, scenario planning, credit control/debt collection, performance analysis, order book maintainance

Oslo

• M&A, valuations, internal audits, cash flow forecasting

• Wrote articles on education, business and miscellaneous for the the newspaper's career section (DN Talent).
• https://www.dn.no/sok?q=schewe+AND+blogg

Oslo Area, Norway

• Spend analysis, category management.
• Developed a new framework for measuring spend reach and evaluating suppliers.

Oslo

• Audited international companies operating in shipping, oil exploration, certification, real estate, and manufacturing.
• Involved in internal process innovation: Created several technology-based tools to save time on audit procedures.

Oslo Area, Norway

• Worked in Asset Management with implementing a new investment management system from Wall Street Systems.
• Designed and programmed a new and fully integrated reporting structure for Norway's second-largest private pension fund based on VBA.

Bergen Area, Norway

• Taught Macro programming and MS Excel & Access at the Department of Strategy and Management.

• Elected to manage Norway's largest student-run humanitarian organization for the 2009-term.
• Worked with re-structuring the organization including renewed foucus on recruiting and fundraising, driving 20% increase in funds raised.
• Negotiated new contracts with our main partner UNICEF and our corporate sponsors.

Malang, Indonesia

• Developed a marketing plan for the Tourism Department of Malang, an East-Java city of nearly 1 million inhabitants as part of an AIESEC-internship in Malang.
• Lectured on tourism to students at University of Merdeka and several high schools in Malang.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Education

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Disctinction

Bachelor, Economics & Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Wirtschaftsklub Hansa, NHH Aid, K7 Bulletin, AIESEC

Exchange Student, Economics & Sociology

Activities and Societies: Ihouse, Speakers Bureau, Tennis at Cal, Global Leadership Skills Initiative