Jeanette Carlsson is Founder and CEO, Tech Nordic Advocates (TNA)- Northern Europe’s largest and only pan-Nordic/Baltic tech/startup and women-in-tech ecosystem, Nordic sibling of Tech London Advocates – the engine behind London’s tech hub, and Nordic arm of Global Tech Advocates, the world’s only global tech startup community of 30,000 tech leaders across 32 global tech hubs. She is also corporate, startup, diplomatic and EU advisor, a leading conference chair, keynote and media commentator.
Over a 30 year career in tech, including as business leader of blue chip corporations, incl. PWC and IBM, Jeanette has mentored, championed, supported startups and helped scale startups. In 2021, Jeanette launched Europe’s only international female tech founder growth programme, which by end 2024 has helped 500 female/non-binary founders across the Nordics, launch, grow, scale and raise capital for tech companies. In Finland, Jeanette has developed and led the delivery of ‘Finland as Female Tech Founder Frontrunner’ – which by the end of 2024 has helped 200 female/non-binary founders launch, grow and scale tech sector companies. Jeanette has received multiple awards.
In 2018, Jeanette was voted “Inspirational Woman” by the City of London and invited to Buckingham Palace for her contribution to London’s tech sector.
In 2021 and 2022, she was a finalist in the 2021 Nordic Women in Tech Awards, and in 2022, voted 10 most impactful women in tech.