Lars Soeftestad Premium Member

Capacity building, Project mgmt., Social & institutional dev., Strategic comm.

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NO-4611 Kristiansand, Norway

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Wants

Challenges, Collaborative job opportunities, Contacts in new and future EU/EEA member states, Contacts in progressive parts of civil society, Interdisciplinary work, New ideas, Social entrepreneurship

Haves

Anthropology, Aquaculture, Capacity building, Corporate social responsibility (CSR), Democratization, Developing economies, Development cooperation, Common property resource management, Evaluation, Fisheries, Hydropower development, Global network of consultants/experts (500+ persons in 100+ countries, working in several key fields), ICTs and development, ICT4D, Involuntary resettlement, Knowledge management, Legal reform, Microfinance, Monitoring & evaluation (M&E), Natural resource management, Networking, Networks, Non-formal education, Participation, Participatory approaches, Poverty/social impact analysis, Project evaluation, Project implementation, Project monitoring, Project preparation, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), Rangeland management, Rural finance, Social impact of digital divide in developing countries and transition countries, Social and institutional analysis/development, Social networking, Social science, Strategic communication, Training, Transition economies, Balkan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Central Africa, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Horn of Africa, India, Indonesia, Mauritania, Middle East, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, West Africa, Yemen

Interests

Exploring cultures and people - from the known to the exotic, Cross-country/mountain skiing, Extreme hiking, Fly-fishing for trout and salmon

Organizations

American Anthropological Organization (www.aaa.org), Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network (www.cbnrm.net), Development Executive Group (www.devex.com), Gerson Lehrman Group - Consulting Management Platform, Global Development Network (GDNet, www.gdnet.org), Humanitarian Practice Network (www.odihpn.org), International Association for Impact Assessment (www.iaia.org), Interdisciplinary Reseach Network on Environmental Communication (www.ecoresearch.net), International Federation for Information Processing's Working Group 9.4 Social implications of Computers in Developing Countries (is2.lse.ac.uk/ifipwg94), International Association for the Study of Commons (www.iascp.org), IUCN's Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, incl. Working Groups on Culture and Conservation, Collaborative Management, Environment and Security, and Sustainable Livelihoods (www.iucn.org), Linkedin (www.linkedin.com), Norwegian Association for Development Research (www.nfuf.no), Norwegian Evaluation Society, Society for International Development (www.sidint.org), Vista Research (a division of Standard & Poor's) Society of Industry Leaders (www.societyofindustryleaders.com), ZoomInfo (www.zoominfo.com)

Professional experience (27 years, 1 month)

Feb 2000 - present

(10 years, 1 month)

CEO

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Industry: International Trade & Development, Academia, Maritime, Fishery, International affairs, Internet, Non-profit organization, Public relations and communication, Publishing, Research

May 1998 - present

(11 years, 10 months)

Coordinator

CBNRM Net - Community-Based Natural Resource Management Network, http://www.cbnrm.net

Industry: Non-Profit Organization, Agriculture, Civil & Social Organizations, Fishery, Human Resources, Information Services, International affairs, Internet, Online Media, Politics, Renewables and environment, Research

Apr 1993 - Dec 1999

(6 years, 9 months)

Anthropologist

World Bank, http://www.worldbank.org

Industry: International Trade & Development, Agriculture, Civic & Social Organizations, E-learning, Fishery, Human Resources, International Affairs, Maritime, Non-Profit Organization, Renewables & Environment, Research

Apr 1990 - Apr 1993

(3 years, 1 month)

Asst. Professor

University of Zurich, Dept. of Social Anthropology, http://www.unizh.ch

Industry: Academia, Civic & Social Organizations, International Affairs, Politics, Non-Profit Organization.

Jan 1986 - Dec 1992

(7 years)

Swedish International Development Authority (Sida, http://www.sida.se

Industry: International Trade & Development, Agriculture, Civic & Society Organizations, Fishery, International Affairs, Non-Profit Organization,

Feb 1983 - Jun 1986

(3 years, 5 months)

Norwegian Agency for International Development (Norad), http://www.norad.no

Industry: International Trade & Development, Agriculture, Civic & Society Organizations, Fishery, International Affairs, Non-Profit Organization

Feb 1983 - Apr 1986

(3 years, 3 months)

Research Officer

Rural Development and Health Center Foundation

Industry: Civic & Social Organizations, Agriculture, Fishery, Health & Fitness, Human Resources, Health & Fitness, Nursing & Personal Care

Status

Entrepreneur

Educational background

University/College

University of Zurich, Apr 1990 - Apr 1993

Anthropology, Social and Institutional Development Expert

Ecological anthropology, Economic anthropology

Univ. of Oslo, Jan 1974 - Jun 1977

Anthropology and Sociology, Cand mag

Development sociology. Minors in natural sciences

Languages

English, Norwegian (First language), German (Fluent), French (Basic knowledge)

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Bente Person Samuelsen, Ilko Iliev, Thomas Sommerhalter, Tomislav Savov

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