Simon Risanger

Simon Risanger is the CEO and co-founder of Versiro, a company established in March 2022 that specializes in developing software for real-time decision support in electricity markets. Prior to this role, Simon worked as a researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) from June 2018 to February 2022, where the research focused on commercializing algorithms for power producers and promoting efficient electricity markets with renewable energy integration. Additionally, Simon gained experience through various internship roles, including a summer research intern position at SINTEF Energy Research and a summer intern role at Sweco. Simon holds a PhD in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU, a Master of Science in Electric Power Engineering from NTNU, and was a visiting PhD student at Northwestern University.