In our series on the finalists for Future Board Woman of the Year 2024, we present Stine Saatvedt, one of the rising stars of Norwegian business. With a meteoric career at Microsoft, a double master’s degree in international management and a number of board positions, she is working purposefully to increase diversity in the tech industry and in the boardroom.
Saatvedt has already achieved a great deal in her career. Responsible for a portfolio of more than NOK 100 million at Microsoft and leading the company’s AI skills initiative in Norway, she is a central figure in the technology sector. She has trained more than 20,000 people in IT skills and was recently named one of Norway’s most influential young leaders on Kapital’s “40 under 40” list.
Saatvedt has been active in board work in recent years, including as employee representative on the board of Microsoft Norway and as a board member of Amesto Aces. She is also Advisory Board City Lead for Girls at Tech Nordics, where she works to inspire more girls to choose a career in technology. Her driving force is to influence the strategic decisions that shape the business world of the future.
As Co-Chair of Women@Microsoft, Saatvedt has led initiatives for greater diversity and inclusion. She believes diverse teams create better solutions and drive innovation. To get more women into board positions, she stresses the importance of mentoring programmes, networks and visibility.
Saatvedt’s advice to women who want board positions is clear:
Or, as Pippi Longstocking would have put it: “I have never done that before, so I’m sure I can do it!”
Read the full interview with Stine Saatvedt (in Norwegian) in AW Magazine here.