Anja Stentoft Jacobsen (she/her/hers)

Anja Stentoft Jacobsen is a Senior Manager, Talent Resources & Senior Consultant at Aperian. Ms. Jacobsen has worked with many of Aperian’s clients in Asia, Europe, and North America in defining their globalization efforts primarily focused on their work with globally dispersed teams and expatriating senior managers. She has served as a key resource for clients in different industries including Caterpillar, Carlsberg, Coloplast, EMC Corporation, LEGO, Michelin, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Philips, and others.

Before joining Aperian, Ms. Jacobsen worked with international organizations based in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and the UK that were primarily focused on streamlining cross-functional, global processes and structures as well as internal competency development training for both managers and employees. She has also travelled and worked extensively in Belgium, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Thailand, Turkey, and the UK.

With almost 10 years of global and virtual management expertise and more than 20 years of in-depth experience in the cross-cultural business, Ms. Jacobsen focuses on building bridges amidst the barrier of cultural differences to successfully conduct business across borders. She is currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ms. Jacobsen holds an MA in Cross-Cultural Competency Development from Aalborg University in Denmark, combined with field studies in the UK and China. She is also a Level 2 accredited coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).