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Our Story
Empowering Innovators. Building Communities.
At The Visionary Board, we’re dedicated to creating the next generation of board leaders and successful companies. As board members, founders, and investors, we identified a need to unite the brightest minds to drive growth and innovation.
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We build strong ecosystems for international startups and scale-ups, connecting them with experienced board members and investors to access the network, knowledge, and capital they need to thrive.
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Our mission is to provide top-notch training and certification programs in collaboration with partners from McKinsey, BCG X, Deloitte, KPMG and top governance experts. These programs cover strategic thinking, effective communication, and leadership, ensuring participants are well-prepared for board roles.
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Led by CEO Raja Skogland, with deep experience in the European startup ecosystem, we support the next generation of board leaders with practical skills and valuable networking opportunities.
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We connect board members to opportunities across Europe, helping innovative companies find trained board members.
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Welcome to The Visionary Board, where your journey to impactful board leadership begins.
Partners
The Visionary Board is proud to partner with global leaders and experts in their field to bring together best-in-class knowledge and experience, to drive your career forward.
Meet the Team
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Raja Skogland
CEO & Founder
Dr. Anna Eckardt
Member of the Board of Advisors, PhD, IMD Research Associate, Governance Expert
Professor Thomas Straub
Member of the Board of Advisors
Stewart Stanbra
Member of the Board of Advisors
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John-Erik Hassel
Member of the Board of Advisors
Thea Sildnes Baklid
Operations Manager
David Frew
Country Manager Norway.
Youri Gesquiere
Country Manager Belgium
Shahrzad Mashhadi
Country Manager Finland & Baltics
About our founder & CEO
Raja Skogland is the CEO of The Visionary Company, Board & VC, driven by a passion for empowering and bringing leaders, investors and founders together to fuel the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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She is also a board member at NorBAN - The Norwegian Business Angel Network, sits on the investment committee of Feminvest, Sweden's largest hub for female entrepreneurs and investors, with nearly 47,000 members, and she is an advisor at Antler, investor in 1000+ startups.
She is a key figure in the Nordic startup ecosystem, for having launched thehub.io in Norway in 2016 - The Largest Nordic job platform for startups and scale-ups to recruit talent, as well as being CEO at TheFactory, an award winning accelerator program in the Nordics.
Serial entrepreneur and investor in 100+ startups, she has been listed among the TOP 100 most influential women in the European VC & startup space in 2023 and 2024, by EU Startups.
The Visionary Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement
This Code of Conduct applies to all participants at The Visionary Board, including participants in our programs, startups, investors, connectors, corporates, partners, guests, and employees.
Our Mission:
We provide practical knowledge, a trusted community, and connections to experienced founders, investors, connectors, and top governance experts to guide and support your growth.
The Visionary Board is built on the foundation of integrity, and open sharing to create a thriving ecosystem.
Building a Healthy Community:
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Respect and Open Communication: We expect all members to respect this Code and openly discuss any need for clarification.
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Honesty and Transparency: All parties should be honest, transparent, and avoid intentional misleading or information fishing.
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Conflict of Interest: Disclose and avoid situations with known conflicts.
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