2005- International Director, DanChurchAid, www.dca.dk.

2002-2005 Independent advisor, author and lecturer (part time leave from position as Associate Professor).

2002 Journalist (in depth global news) at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), Orientering.

1999-2005 Associate Professor, International Economics/Development Economics, Royal Danish Agricultural University/University of Copenhagen.

1997-2001 Chairman, Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (Danish Association for International Co-operation). Voluntary position. Including visits to Tanzania, Zambia, Nepal, El Salvador, Kenya, Nicaragua, Lesotho, Uganda, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. 

1996-1999 Assistant Professor in Development Economics, Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 

1997 Research stay at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Ramallah, The West Bank. 

1996-1998 Instructor at the Short Course in Global Trade Analysis held by the Global Trade Analysis Project, Purdue University, Indiana, U.S. 

1995, 1996 Short course and Advanced course in Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University, Indiana, U.S. 

1992-1996 Ph.D. student, International trade in agricultural goods, trade liberalization and implications for developing countries. Unit of Economics, The Royal Danish Agricultural University. Ph.D. courses in Production Economics/Econometrics; International Trade: Theory and Policy, Luleå University; Marketing Economics; Dynamic Optimization (Optimal Control Theory); Development Economics, Development, Poverty and Environment, Agricultural University of Norway.

1995 One year special assignment at the International Trade Division of the World Bank, Washington (as part of the Ph.D. education).

1990 One year employment (militærnægter) by Third World Import (U-landsimporten), Denmark. 

1985-1992 M.Sc., Agronomy. The Royal Danish Agricultural University. Master thesis on commodity policies and resource exploitation: Coffee - cultivation, trade and international policies to promote environmental friendly production. Field work in Colombia.

pre-1985 Grade 1-2 at The French School, Copenhagen; Grade 3-6 at Holmstrup Kommuneskole; Grade 7-9 at Jyderup Kommuneskole; Grade 10-12 at Kalundborg Gymnasium; agricultural trainee at Svinninge Gods; gymnastics highschool, Ollerup Gymnastikhøjskole.