The Board of Directors

VIVE is managed by a Board of Directors that is charged with running the organisation. The Board is appointed by the Minister for the Interior and Health of Denmark.

The Board is responsible for promoting VIVE’s strategic activities. The Board is appointed based on recommendations from the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Employment, the Minister of Social Affairs, Housing and Senior Citizens, Local Government Denmark, Danish Regions, The Free Research Council, institutions of further education and VIVE personnel.

Members of the Board 2023-2026:

Nina Smith (chair), Professor at Aarhus University, Department of Economics and Business Economics
Ingrid Melchiorsen, Head of Division at the Ministry of the Interior and Health
Martin Ulrik Jensen, Head of Division at the Ministry of Finance
Simon Gravers Jacobsen, Head of Division at the Ministry of Employment
Ditte Rex, Head of Division at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Housing and Senior Citizens
Kristian Heunicke, Director at Local Government Denmark
Rikke Margrethe Friis, Director at Danish Regions
Jon Kvist, professor, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University
Lars Skov Henriksen, Professor at Aalborg University, Department of Sociology and Social Work
Nanna Mik-Meyer, Nanna Mik-Meyer, Professor at CBS, Department of Organization
Anu Siren, professor ved Institut for Samfundsvidenskab på Tampere University
Jens Blom-Hansen, Professor at Aarhus University, Department of Political Science
Theresa Dyrvig Henriksen, (Staff Representative), Researcher at VIVE
Bente Bjørnholt, (Staff Representative), Senior Researcher at VIVE