Jose Luis Almanza

Head of Operations

2025

Investment & Portfolio Manager - Nordics

2024 - 2025

Various responsibilities including: - building internal portfolio management practices to support more than 200 portfolio companies across Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden; - leading the Nordic funds valuation process and reporting to fund investors; - being the main point of contact for most Norwegian companies, helping them with fundraising, hiring, and overall business support/strategy.

Sr. Associate

2023 - 2024

Associate

2022 - 2023

Program Management

2022 - 2022

Startup and Founder Scout

2021 - 2022

Student Assistant BI podcast Stay Ahead

2021 - 2022

Hosted by Danske Bank's Ex-CEO Thomas Borgen, we created Stay Ahead, and the Strategy as Practice series, which brings together top Norwegian industry leaders and some of the best professors and researchers at BI. (The podcast is still running) Industry guests: - Øystein Moan | Executive Chairman @ Visma - Kristin Skogen Lund | CEO @ Schibsted - Helge Lund | Chairman @ BP & Novo Nordisk - Thomas Wilhelmsen | CEO @ Wilhelmsen Group - Helge Leiro Baastad | CEO @ Gjensidige - Remi Eriksen | CEO @ DNV - Kjerstin Braathen | CEO @ DNB - Hilde Tonne | CEO @ Statnett - Sigve Brekke | CEO @ Telenor - Grethe Bergly | CEO @ Multiconsult - Trond Berger | Chairman @ Yara Listen now! 👇

Marketing and Admin

2021 - 2021

Visualyst provides a ML-based cloud solution that allows video creators and distributors to review and approve content against regulatory compliance metrics in record time. My main responsibility was managing social media accounts. Grew LI followers organically by more than 70% during my internship. Other tasks were varied.

Strategic Business Development

2019 - 2019

Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. I was part of the national Brokers team in charge of innovation for nation-wide strategies. I did market research, provided reconfigurations of processes, worked with CRM tools, and reported to the National Director.

Summer Intern

2016 - 2016