Theresia Kirkemann Boesen has worked in the field of human rights and development for over two decades – shaped by 17 years at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, where she was leading work on human rights education and supporting national human rights institutions. Up until recently she has served as a Managing Director at Nordic Consulting Group Denmark where she has also been partner and consultant for the past 10 years primarily focusing on assignments in Eurasia.
Theresia holds an M.A. degree in Political Science from Copenhagen University, with further studies at the University of Birmingham at the Department for Political Science and International Studies, and Centre for Russian and East European Studies. She covers a broad area of expertise including human rights programming, democratisation, human rights-based approach, partnerships with civil organisations and state institutions including national human rights institutions, as well as organisational development, and strategic management and leadership.