Christian, Ph.D., is Co-founder of Transition Collective, a purpose-driven enterprise which works globally with leaders and organizations to enable sustainable transitions. Christian is a writer, author, speaker, coach, trainer and advisor on design, innovation, missions, organizations, and leadership. From 2014-2023 he was CEO of the Danish Design Center, a government-backed non-profit foundation. From 2007-2014 he was Director of MindLab, the Danish government's innovation team. From 1998-2006 he held various leadership positions in Ramboll, a global advisory group. He is the author of multiple books, including "Expand: Stretching the Future by Design" (2022), "Leading Public Sector Innovation: Co-creating for a Better Society" (2018) and (in Danish) "The Organization Was Set Free and the Leadership had to be Rediscovered" (2023). Christian is M.Sc. (Political Science) from Aarhus University and Ph.D. (Design, Leadership and Public Governance) from Copenhagen Business School. Christian is a Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar.