Solrun F. Skjellum holds an MSc in environmental biotechnology from NTH, with a biological thesis at RWTH Aachen, and an MBA focusing on sustainable development and strategy from IESE Business School. She is Development Director at NIVA (i.a. responsible for ocean wind, nature positivity) and a member of the board of the Norwegian Blue Forest Network. Prior to joining NIVA, Solrun was head of the climate science section at the Norwegian Environment Agency, and had responsibilities related to i.a. ocean and climate, blue forests and IPCC. She has worked as a sustainability consultant for many years (Teamleader for Sustainability Services in EY, management consultant in Norconsult). She has been the CEO of an IPR consultancy and has worked with IPR issues for environmental technology for 8 years. She is a registered European Patent Attorney.