Daniel Skaven Ruben

Founder

2023 - Current

Solvable Syndicate invests in early-stage high-impact foodtech and climatetech startups. First investment: Nilus (https://www.nilus.co)

Strategic Advisor & Founding Advisory Board Member

2020

Blume is a growth equity and venture capital fund investing in tech-enabled businesses across the European food and health ecosystems

Head of Strategy and Special Projects

2021 - 2023

Stockeld is developing plant-based cheese that is superior in taste and nutrition, resource-efficient, affordable and accessible to all, yet preferred by top chefs and restaurants. Simply put: The world’s most ambitious cheese.

Consultant

2017 - 2021

► Supporting the Foundation's work of advancing a more nourishing and sustainable food system, through the use of innovative breakthroughs in science and technology.

Special Advisor

2016 - 2017

Consultant - Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship

2015 - 2016

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Science & Technology in the Global Arena

2015 - 2016

► Taught the discussion section for the course Science & Technology in the Global Arena at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, engaging with more than 100 undergraduate students over the course of two semesters

Consultant

2015 - 2015

► Supporting senior staff in developing 1776. 1776 is a global incubator and seed fund that helps engineer the success of the world’s most promising startups tackling important challenges in areas like education, health, energy and environment, government, transportation and smart cities.

Deputy Head of Trade

2013 - 2014

Deputy Head of Trade at the Royal Danish Consulate General in New York, USA (the Trade Council - part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark), assisting Danish companies on the US market. The Consulate General of Denmark in New York is Denmark’s official representation in New York. The Consulate advises and assists in a number of areas; consular, commercial, investment, cultural, policy and press. ► Shared responsibility for budgets, reporting and staff; implemented initiatives which helped the Consulate reach its budget targets ► Executed several large quantitative analyses on US trade barriers and commercial opportunities, thus impacting the official Danish government position on the current free trade discussions between the US and the EU ► Initiated and spearheaded the use of social media in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark – the Trade Council, and provided content on our organization’s social media channels globally and locally, creating thousands of followers ► Helped recruit, train, manage and develop several teams of 3-4 interns, which contributed to creating decisive value for our stakeholders

Commercial Advisor

2011 - 2013

Commercial Advisor at The Royal Danish Consulate General in New York, USA (the Trade Council - part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark). The Consulate General of Denmark in New York is Denmark’s official representation in New York. The Consulate advises and assists in a number of areas; consular, commercial, investment, cultural, policy and press. ► Assisted 100+ Danish companies to export to, or establish on, the US market (focus on the tech industry), creating measurably higher Danish exports, resulting in more jobs and tax revenue in Denmark ► Planned, executed and participated in 15+ meeting programs for visiting Danish delegations; the Royal family, ministers of government, parliamentarians, municipalities, companies and other organizations, and as a result strengthened the political, cultural and commercial ties between Denmark and the US ► Assisted the Danish Permanent Mission to the United Nations on an ad hoc basis with e.g. covering meetings and writing reports ► Coordinated the efforts of a global group of 20+ colleagues to help Danish tech companies succeed internationally

Commercial Advisor

2009 - 2011

Commercial Advisor at The Royal Danish Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden (the Trade Council) - part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark). The Embassy of Denmark in Stockholm is Denmark’s official representation in Sweden. The Embassy advises and assists in a number of areas; consular, commercial, investment, cultural, policy and press. ► Assisted 200+ Danish companies with exporting to, or establishing on, the Swedish market (focus on the tech industry, as well as Health, FMCG and Services), creating measurably higher Danish exports, resulting in more jobs and tax revenue in Denmark ► Executed several successful public diplomacy / public affairs projects, e.g. with the Danish wind energy industry and the Swedish Ministry of Defense, consequently enabling an substantial expansion of wind energy production in Sweden ► Reinforced the Embassy Political Section on an ad hoc basis with covering multilateral meetings, investigating issues, and reporting to the Ministry in Copenhagen, thus having a direct influence on Danish government policy on a range of international issues ► Successfully trained and managed several teams of 3-4 interns each, enabling the Embassy to do more with the same resources

General Manager

2013 - 2014

As part of my job at the Royal Danish Consulate, I was the General Manager of the Danish American Chamber of Commerce, New York.