Sten officially joined EVI in 2009, and is the Finance & HR Director. He oversees all internal and external financial and economic matters, via various international collaborations. Sten is also responsible for the Human Resources of EVI.

Prior to that, he was seconded to European Malaria Vaccine Initiative (EMVI, now EVI) by the hosting institution Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Copenhagen, where he held the position of Financial Manager.

Before joining SSI in 2007, Sten lived and worked in both Iceland and Denmark employed in various positions from General Management to Sales and Marketing, in both the public and private sector, where he gained broad experience in both segments.

In 2004, Sten obtained a diploma as Marketing Economist from Lyngby Business Academy, Denmark with a dissertation of excellence in Hydrogen Economy, followed in 2005, by a BA (arts of honours) in Economics from Ruskin University. Since then Sten has supplemented his BA with various courses in International Financial Reporting Standards and Business Economics & EC Management.