Christopher Grahn

Christopher is Partner & Head of US and focuses on the Technology, Professional Services and Industrial sectors.

He is based in Sweden and the US. Before entering the headhunting industry, he spent more than 15 years serving as a CEO, President, and Board Member of Technology companies in North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe – scale ups as well as established corporations. Christopher is also an Adjunct Professor in Strategy & Innovation at the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.

He has a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering & Management. With his intercultural knowhow, experiences as an executive and in strategy consulting, Christopher advises Nordic and DACH businesses when entering, scaling up, or strengthening the US business, primarily within the VC/PE, tech, and industrial fields.

Companies

• Partner & Head of USA Nordic Minds GmbH (2021)
• Adj. Professor Strategy & Innovation Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business (2019)
• Founder & CEO G3 International Growth Services (2017)
• Partner Odgers Berndtson (2018 — 2021)
• Vice President Business Development Ericsson Inc. (2014 — 2017)
• Managing Director APAC Lavastorm Analytics (2011 — 2014)
• Non-Executive Director Diino Systems AB (2010 — 2012)
• Managing Director APAC & MEA DigitalRoute (2010 — 2011)
• President & CEO TagMaster AB (publ. OMX Nasdaq) (2008 — 2010)

Education

• MS Industrial Engineering & Management Linköping University
• Executive Education INSEAD (SG)
• Master of Business Administration - 1 Year Exchange Studies Wisconsin School of Business
• MSc - One semester exchange studies Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
• Executive Education Handelshögskolan i Stockholm / Stockholm School of Economics