Short Bio in English

Dr. Silvija Seres is an academic techie with a past in corporate leadership, a present in entrepreneurial investment, and a future in large-scale digital transformation processes in public and private sector. She currently works an independent advisor, investor and board member.

Silvija now serves as a Board Director of Nordea Bank AB, Syncron International AB, Academedia AB, and Enoro Holding AS. She also serves as a Member of the Corporate Assembly and Election Committee at Telenor ASA.

Previous board directorships include Statkraft, Norwegian Lottery, Aschehoug, Opera Software, Dagbladet Medialab, Making Waves, Data Respons, ProfDoc, NetConnect, GeoKnowledge, Integrasco, Norman, Camo, Kezzler, Buypass, Eidsiva Vekst, Electronic Chart Centre, The North Alliance, The Performance Group and Norwegian Technology Council.

Silvija works with several technology startups through her investment company Technorocks AS.

In terms of operational roles, Silvija has previously worked as the Director of Business Management at Microsoft, and as Vice President of Product Marketing at Fast Search & Transfer ASA. She now works as a managing director in a private investment company TechnoRocks, focusing on active ownership in technology, media and telecommunications companies.

Dr. Seres holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from Oxford University, MSc in Information Technology from University of Oslo and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

She has worked as a Professor in Saudi Arabia at Dar al Hekma Univeristy, and as a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and at DEC SRC in Silicon Valley.

Silvija is married, and has four children. She lives in Oslo, Norway.

Silvija Seres, February 2016