Ole Petter Ottersen

Professor Ole Petter Ottersen is a neuroscientist with a strong engagement in Global Health and health equity. He was the University of Oslo’s elected President 2009 – 2017 and served as the President of Karolinska Institutet in Sweden 2017 -2023. Ole Petter Ottersen was Director of one of Norway’s Centres of Excellence (Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience, 2002-2009) and chaired The Lancet-University of Oslo Commission on Global Governance for Health (2011-2014). He was Founding Chair (2016-2017) and Acting General Secretary (2023-2024) of the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities – a European university network that has the development of EU-Africa Clusters of Research Excellence as one of its top priorities. Ottersen is cofounder of One Europe for Global Health (OEGH). He is currently Professor at University of Oslo, Visiting Professor at Charité, Vice President of Virchow Foundation, board member of the African Population and Health Research Center, and Member of the One Sustainable Health Forum Scientific Committee.