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Upstream Partners was founded by Erik Lind Olsen and the Planetary Responsibility Foundation in the fall of 2024 with a presence in Copenhagen and New York. Today, Upstream Partners is a partner-owned and -led company, with Planetary Responsibility Foundation holding a 20% share of the ownership. As a consequence, 20% of the earnings of the company are invested in the nature-conservation and -restoration efforts of the Foundation. The partnership is guided by a non-executive board of directors combining business experience with philanthropical expertise as well as both Danish and US perspectives.

Our approach

Upstream Partners combines deep expertise with a relentless focus on impact. We help organizations navigate complex challenges, make better decisions, and turn ambition into action. Our team brings together a unique blend of expertise in biology, finance, and consulting - an interdisciplinary perspective we believe is essential for the challenges of the future. 

Team

Erik Lind Olsen

Managing Partner & Founder

Erik founded Upstream Partners and leads its work across strategy, transformation, and sustainability. He turns complex, multi-stakeholder challenges into clear direction. Drawn to work that tackles society's biggest problems.

+45 21 83 44 14

elo@upstream.partners

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Thilde Nørgaard Holm

Partner

Thilde turns complex challenges into practical strategies and partnerships, drawing on more than ten years in innovation and organizational development. She connects people, organizations, and perspectives into approaches that work in practice.

+45 20 28 35 85

tnh@upstream.partners

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Liv Pelt

Partner

Liv brings experience from consulting and senior advisory roles in climate tech and philanthropic organisations. She is a pragmatic, structured problem solver, driven by a desire to make an impact.

lsp@Upstream.Partners

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James Becker

Partner

James pairs business strategy with emerging technology across life sciences, energy, and tech. Focused on digital transformation and AI adoption, he works where strategy meets execution, building the capabilities that make change happen.

+1 (301) 693-2425

jbe@upstream.partners

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Sarah Hald Rasmussen

Manager

Sarah brings management consulting depth in organizational development, transformation, change and inclusive leadership, helping organizations turn complex challenges into lasting results. She's actively championing diversity across the industry.

+45 31 62 60 16

shr@upstream.partners 

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Tor Hjort-Falsted

Sustainable Finance Manager

Tor works where finance meets ESG, advising companies and investors across Europe and frontier markets. With a focus on climate and biodiversity risk, he translates dense regulation into concrete, actionable steps.

thf@upstream.partners  

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Misha Giridhar

Engagement Manager

Misha designs governance frameworks and operating models for complex transformations across pharma, healthcare, and life sciences. She advises senior leaders on AI, cybersecurity, and emerging tech, helping them embed it effectively.

mgi@upstream.partners

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Klaus Kølbæk Hansen

Engagement Manager

Klaus works across strategy and execution, from portfolio and sourcing to AI-driven business model transformation in tech, pharma, and MedTech. He also taught finance at Copenhagen Business School and Aarhus University for ten years.

kha@upstream.partners

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Michael Tran

Supply Chain Expert

Mike builds responsible supply chains, a hands-on operator turned consultant who has scaled end-to-end operations across APAC. An MBA from Wharton and INSEAD, he's drawn to where operational discipline and sustainability reinforce each other.

mt@upstream.partners

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Nanna Prip Rudfeld

Senior Consultant

Nanna combines Danish public-sector consulting, financial analysis, and program management to work through complex organizational challenges. She's known for turning tangled information into decisions people can actually act on.

npr@upstream.partners 

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Anna Rex Elmgreen

Senior biology advisor

Anna assist companies with bringing nature into strategy and decision-making, drawing on deep biodiversity expertise. Alongside her role in Upstream, she researches how to measure and manage the biodiversity impact from the private sector in a PhD.

+45 22 29 00 63

are@upstream.partners

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Thuruparan Manoharan

Supply Chain & Operations Consultant

Dubi designs and optimizes end-to-end supply chains across global markets, drawing on one of Denmark's largest logistics companies and international shipping. He builds supply chain functions that are strategically sound and operationally effective.

+1 917-679-6101

tma@upstream.partners

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Annika Aarøe

Consultant

Annika works at the intersection of business, politics, and sustainability, developing strategies for nature and sustainable development. Her background in impact investment and biodiversity finance grounds how she connects environment to business decisions.

+45 41 41 02 16

aaa@upstream.partners    

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Toke Due Sjøgren

Biology Advisor

Toke turns ecological knowledge into practical strategy, bridging theory and practice. Grounded in ecology, biodiversity, and climate science, he's drawn to technology that helps companies, authorities, and landowners limit their impact on nature.

+45 41 41 02 17

tds@upstream.partners    

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Casper Tholstruphede

Junior Consultant

Casper brings experience in international innovation and impact investing, turning complexity into practical strategy. He's pursuing a master's in General Management and Analytics at Copenhagen Business School.

ctt@upstream.partners   

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Lea Forste Dinell

Junior Consultant

Lea takes a people-centered approach to sustainability consulting, strong in stakeholder engagement and cross-functional work. Curious about how organizations bring different perspectives together, she's pursuing a Master's in Sustainability Management at Columbia University.

lfo@upstream.partners

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Oliver Jeppe

Junior Consultant

Oliver pairs analytical thinking with a collaborative, people-centered style. A Danish Political Science and International Economics student from the University of Portland, he co-founded a student research initiative and led a 320-member student-athlete committee.

+1 971-336-5432

oje@Upstream.Partners

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Joshua Reynolds

Junior Consultant

Joshua brings an entrepreneurial edge to strategy and operations. A neuroscience graduate and former Division I tennis captain, he founded Branch, an alumni-student app, after more than 300 customer interviews.

+1 516-988-3934

jr@Upstream.Partners

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Board of directors

Bruno Månsson

Chair

Bruno is a Danish lawyer specialising in foundations and non-profit organizations, with right of audience before the Supreme Court. He has held more than 70 board positions, 23 of them as chair, and has advised Roskilde Festival for decades. He holds a cand.jur. from the University of Copenhagen. 

Partner, Paragraf Plus

Henriette Divert-Hendricks

Board member

Henriette advises boards and executive teams on leadership and organizational change. She spent 17 years as a partner and head of leadership development at Implement Consulting Group, and has worked with clients including LEGO and Danmarks Nationalbank. She runs her own advisory firm, Divert Consulting.

Independent board and management advisor.

Ulrich Otte

Board member

Ulrich is a finance and operations executive with more than 25 years at Novo Nordisk, spanning corporate finance, US operations and the China market. He has served on the board of Dicerna Pharmaceuticals and began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds an M.Sc. in business, economics and auditing from Copenhagen Business School.

Global Head of Finance, Speciality Care, Sanofi.

Thomas Alslev Christensen

Board member

Thomas recently retired as SVP for Impact at the Novo Nordisk Foundation, where he led its work on evaluation and impact measurement. He previously headed innovation policy at the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation and held senior roles at the Nordic Council of Ministers. He holds a cand.polit. and a PhD in international economics

Board Member and Independent Executive Advisor

Our mission

All human activity depends on natural resources, yet the link between operations, resources, and ecosystems is often hard to decipher. When the origin of resources is absent in decision-making, businesses risk missing both critical dependencies and opportunities for long-term value creation. 

At Upstream Partners, our ambition is to help businesses transition toward more resource-conscious operations. And to do that we look upstream. 

We develop new perspectives and insights driven by an insistent focus on where resources originate, how they connect to global ecosystems, and how businesses can use that insight to enable responsible, resilient and efficient operations. 

We work hands-on with organisations to turn insights into real impact, helping clients move from strategy and compliance to solving operational challenges and realising 

commercial opportunities. Intent becomes execution. Action becomes measurable impact – for the business and for the planet. 

Let's work together

Join Upstream Partners in our mission to create a sustainable, nature-positive future. By working together, we can meet international goals and protect the planet for future generations.

Join Upstream Partners in our mission to create a sustainable, nature-positive future. By working together, we can meet international goals and protect the planet for future generations.

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Our Approach

Upstream Partners combines deep expertise with a relentless focus on impact. We help organizations navigate complex challenges, make better decisions, and turn ambition 

into action. Our team brings together a unique blend of expertise in biology, finance, and consulting—an interdisciplinary perspective we believe is essential for the challenges of the future. 

Understanding dependencies. Driving transformation.

Copenhagen

(+45) 20 28 35 85
cph@upstream.partners
CVR: 45189961

New York

+1 (917) 450-5622
nyc@upstream.partners
EIN: 99-5118639

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Understanding dependencies. Driving transformation.

Copenhagen

(+45) 20 28 35 85
cph@upstream.partners
CVR: 45189961

New York

+1 (917) 450-5622
nyc@upstream.partners
EIN: 99-5118639

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Understanding dependencies. Driving transformation.

Copenhagen

(+45) 20 28 35 85
cph@upstream.partners
CVR: 45189961

New York

+1 (917) 450-5622
nyc@upstream.partners
EIN: 99-5118639

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