Former Danish Prime Minister and Secretary General of NATO and expert on international leadership and geopolitical issues
Denmark
Europe
An international statesman and leader, Anders Fogh Rasmussen is the founder of Rasmussen Global. He provides valuable geopolitical and strategic consulting services. As such, Rasmussen Global advises its clients on multiple issue. Examples include Transatlantic relations, international security, emerging markets, and so much more. To do so, they draw on their extensive network of professionals which includes business executives, policy experts, and former officials from across the globe.
His career has seen Anders Fogh Rasmussen taking centre stage in European and global politics for more than thirty years. Positions held include that of the former Danish Prime Minister, Danish Minister of Economic Affairs, that of a leading Danish parliamentarian, and Secretary General of NATO. He is the only prime minister of a country to ever fill this position.
The bestselling author of “The Will to Lead”, Anders Fogh Rasmussen outlines in his book the reasons why American leadership is needed in the world.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen is also the founder and chairman of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. The non-profit aims to advance democracy and free market systems globally. The organisation also holds the yearly Copenhagen Democracy Summit. The Summit has been attended by the likes of previous former Vice-President (now president) Joe Biden and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. He has also launched the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity. The commission was designed to bolster Western democracies outside interference.
On a more recent note, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has worked with the Ukrainian President’s office on a pro-bono basis since the start of the war in Ukraine. President Zelensky asked him to co-author a report on security for Ukraine. The report, known as the Kyiv Security Compact, forms the basis for a bilateral security agreement between Ukraine and G7 nations.
As a conference speaker, Anders Fogh Rasmussen focuses on international leadership and geopolitical issues. He regularly addresses large audiences at various summits like the Treasury 360° Nordic 2024 – The Nordics’ spectacular event for treasurers – by treasurers. He lives in Denmark and speaks Danish, English, and French.