Rikke Christensen
About Rikke Christensen
Rikke Christensen serves as the Senior Impact Partner at the Novo Nordisk Foundation, where she leads economic and policy analyses of the foundation's impact on public research. She holds a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Economics, and has extensive experience in research and evaluation practices across various organizations, including The World Bank and Copenhagen Business School.
Work at Novo Nordisk Foundation
Rikke Christensen serves as Senior Impact Partner at Novo Nordisk Foundation since 2020. In this role, she leads economic and policy analyses to assess the foundation's impact on public research activity. Additionally, she heads the evaluation framework guideline working group for stand-alone grants, focusing on improving evaluation practices. Her responsibilities include developing evaluation frameworks for humanitarian projects, which involve creating reporting tools and overseeing their implementation.
Education and Expertise
Rikke Christensen holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Economics from Aarhus Universitet, where she studied from 1992 to 2001. She further pursued her academic career at Handelshøjskolen i Århus, achieving a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics from 2007 to 2010. Her educational background equips her with a strong foundation in economic theories and practices, which she applies in her current role at Novo Nordisk Foundation.
Background
Rikke Christensen has a diverse professional background that includes significant experience in research and consultancy. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Scientific Officer at Novo Nordisk Foundation from 2014 to 2020, where she focused on impact assessment. Her earlier roles include consulting for The World Bank from 1999 to 2006 and serving as a Teaching Assistant at Copenhagen Business School in 2010. She also worked as a Technical Assistant at the Center for Economic and Business Research and as a Short-term Researcher at Rockwool Foundation Research Unit.
Research Contributions
Rikke Christensen has conducted research on various topics, including spillovers from public to private research, gender biases, novelty scores, and specific selection challenges. Her research contributions inform her work in impact assessment and evaluation, allowing her to address complex issues within the economic and policy landscape effectively.