Christian Tang-Jespersen built his career as an operator before becoming an investor, running companies as CEO in the US, China, Singapore, Switzerland, and Denmark, including leading Heptagon through to a $2.7 billion acquisition, and he holds law degrees from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Brussels alongside hands-on executive roles at deep tech companies like ams, Uhnder, and Jabra. He has also taken on operator-level roles like Executive Chairman of Uhnder rather than just sitting on boards, and he's been close to major institutions outside typical venture circles, advising Temasek, serving on Magna's Technology Advisory Council, and sitting on the board of SolidEnergy Systems through its path to the NYSE.