Pernille Skaarup

Pernille Skaarup is a Policy Officer in the Life Science Team at Erhvervsministeriet since December 2024. Previous roles include Head of Secretariat and Student Assistant at the Danish Quantum Community, and Quantum Consultant and Student Assistant at IT-Branchen, where contributions were made to multiple Policy Boards related to cybersecurity and digital green transition. Pernille also served as Vicechair of the Danish Youth Council on Data Ethics under Dansk IT and worked as a Tech Associate at Udenrigsministeriet, supporting public diplomacy initiatives in the tech sector. Early career experience includes a Student Assistant position in the Corporate Digitization Unit at Justitsministeriet and as a Project Coordinator at Mandag Morgen, where significant projects on GreenTech and digital transformation were executed. Academic credentials include an MSc in Political Science from the University of Copenhagen, with additional studies in AI and Ethics, and international relations.