Nicolai Tangen
Chief Executive Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management
Profile
Mr. Nicolai Tangen is a Chief Executive Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management and a Trustee at AKO Foundation.
He is on the Board of Directors at AKO Foundation and AKO Global Fund Ltd.
He joined the firm as Chief Executive Officer on 1 September 2020 and is responsible for the management of the Government Pension Fund Global.
This includes the daily operation and the development of Norges Bank Investment Management.
Mr. Tangen was previously Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer in AKO Capital, which he founded in 2005.
He also set up the AKO Foundation in 2013, which supports charitable initiatives to improve education, promote the arts and mitigate climate problems.
Prior to this, he was a Partner & Senior Analyst at Egerton Capital and an Equity Analyst at Cazenove & Co.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the Wharton School and Master’s Degrees in the History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics.
He has also studied Russian at the Norwegian Armed Forces’ School of Intelligence and Security.
Nicolai Tangen active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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AKO Global Fund Ltd.
 AKO Global Fund Ltd. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous AKO Global Fund Ltd. operates as a hedge fund. The company is headquartered in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. | Director/Board Member | - |
AKO Foundation
 AKO Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous AKO Foundation is a charitable organization that was established in 2013 by Nicolai Tangen, the founder of AKO Capital. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The foundation supports causes that improve education, promote the arts, or mitigate climate problems. The foundation has made charitable grants amounting to some £200 million. The foundation does not seek applications for grants and will not make grants in response. | Founder | 31/03/2013 |
Norges Bank Investment Management
 Norges Bank Investment Management Financial ConglomeratesFinance Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), known locally as Norges Bank Kapitalforvaltning, is the asset management division of the Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank. The firm is headquartered in Oslo and has additional offices in London, New York, Shanghai and Singapore. Founded in 1998 by Norges Bank, NBIM is manages the Government Pension Fund Global, often referred to as the Norwegian oil fund, and some of Norges Bank's foreign exchange reserves. | Chief Executive Officer | 31/08/2020 |
Former positions of Nicolai Tangen
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AKO Capital LLP
 AKO Capital LLP Investment ManagersFinance AKO Capital LLP is the alternative investment management subsidiary of AKO Capital Management Ltd., itself owned by AKO Capital (Jersey) Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 2005 by Nicolai Tangen. Headquartered in London, AKO Capital manages the assets of long-term oriented investor base that includes endowments, charitable foundations, institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
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AKO Capital LLP
AKO Capital LLP Investment ManagersFinance AKO Capital LLP is the alternative investment management subsidiary of AKO Capital Management Ltd., itself owned by AKO Capital (Jersey) Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 2005 by Nicolai Tangen. Headquartered in London, AKO Capital manages the assets of long-term oriented investor base that includes endowments, charitable foundations, institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds. | Finance |
Norges Bank Investment Management
Norges Bank Investment Management Financial ConglomeratesFinance Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), known locally as Norges Bank Kapitalforvaltning, is the asset management division of the Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank. The firm is headquartered in Oslo and has additional offices in London, New York, Shanghai and Singapore. Founded in 1998 by Norges Bank, NBIM is manages the Government Pension Fund Global, often referred to as the Norwegian oil fund, and some of Norges Bank's foreign exchange reserves. | Finance |
AKO Global Fund Ltd.
AKO Global Fund Ltd. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous AKO Global Fund Ltd. operates as a hedge fund. The company is headquartered in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. | Miscellaneous |
AKO Foundation
AKO Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous AKO Foundation is a charitable organization that was established in 2013 by Nicolai Tangen, the founder of AKO Capital. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The foundation supports causes that improve education, promote the arts, or mitigate climate problems. The foundation has made charitable grants amounting to some £200 million. The foundation does not seek applications for grants and will not make grants in response. | Miscellaneous |
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