CV Lykke Friis

Born: October 27, 1969 Married to Peter Warming

Academic merits: Ph.D. in Political Science, University of (1997) M.Sc. Political Science, University of Copenhagen (1993) M.Sc. Econ., London School of Economics and Political Science (1992)

Professional experience: 2019- Director, Think tank EUROPA 2018-2019 Correspondent in , Berlingske Media 2013-2018 Prorektor, University of Copenhagen (responsible for education and the university’s national and international interactions) 2011-2013 Member of Parliament (Liberals), spokesperson for European Affairs 2009-2011 Minister of Climate, Energy and Gender Equality (Liberals) 2006-2009 Prorektor, University of Copenhagen (responsible for education and the university’s national and international interactions) 2003-2006 Director of European Affairs, Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) 2002 Head of research, Danish Institute for International Affairs (DUPI) (responsible for the institute’s research profile and management of the researchers) 1999-2002 Senior researcher, Danish Institute for International Affairs (DUPI) 1996-1999 Researcher, Danish Institute for International Affairs (DUPI) 1994 Robert Schuman scholar at the European Parliament 1994 Head of section, Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs 1993 Project manager, Institut for Konjunktur-Analyse A/S

Teaching: 2005- Adjunct professor, Copenhagen Business School 2003-2005 Lecturer at University of Copenhagen’s Master programme for European Studies 1997 External lecturer at DIS Copenhagen 1996-2004 Lecturer at ’s School of Public Administration 1996-2002 Lecturer at the Royal Danish Defence College 1994-1996 Lecturer for three semesters at Political Science, University of Copenhagen

Honorary offices: 2019 Chairman of the board of directors, House of Energy 2019- “Co-Chair” alongside former prime minister Carl Bildt and Chair of the German foreign-policy committee, Norbert Röttgen for the think tank European Council on Foreign Relations (the think tank has offices in eight capitals). 2019- Member of The BHJ Foundation 2018- Chairman of the Board of Representatives, University of Southern Denmark 2018- Member of the board of directors, Team Danmark 2018- Member of UNICEF Denmark’s presidium 2016-2017 Appointed by the EU Commissioner to the High-Level Group Horizon 2020 (the group composed a report to the Commissioner and ministers concerning the future use of EU’s research funds. 2016- President of the Danish Cancer Society 2014-2018 Member of the board of directors of Vestas A/S 2014- Member of the board of directors of the Rockwool Foundation 2012-2018 Member of the board of directors of VELUX A/S 2016-2019 Chairman of The Danish Foreign Policy Society 2012-2016 Member of the board of directors of The Danish Foreign Policy Society 2012-2016 Member of the board of directors of International Crisis Group (ICG) 2012-2015 Member of the Committee of Representatives, Nykredit 2012-2015 Member of the board of directors of the German-Danish Chamber of Commerce 2011-2019 Member of the board of directors of the European Council of Foreign Relations 2009 Member of the “Danish national growth forum”, established by the government 2009 Member of the board of directors of Copenhagen Capacity 2008-2009 Member of the EU reflection group on the future of Europe, established by heads of states and governments 2008-2009 Member of the Defence Commission 2008-2009 Member of the board of directors of Tivoli A/S; vice-president in 2009 2007-2009 Member of the board of directors of Sport Event Denmark 2007-2009 Member of the Government’s panel on Climate Change and Business” 2006-2009 Member of “Denmark’s Council for Growth” 2006-2007 Chairman of the think tank “Copenhagen as a knowledge city”, created by Lord Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard 2006-2007 Member of the “Advisory Board on Globalisation” under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2005-2009 Member of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s think tank on women in research 2003-2006 Member of the board of directors of Aarhus School of Business 2000-2009 Member of the board of directors of The Danish Foreign Policy Society 1999-2000 Appointed by the Government to participate in “the Nordic Wisemen’s panel”

Other: 2019 Selected to a scholar programme financed by the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2018 Granted “Årets Marianne” by the Danish Social Liberal Party 2017 Tagea Brandts travelling scholarship 2009 Granted “Rosenkjærprisen” by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation 2008 Female Role model of the year; elected by the readers of the newspaper Politiken 2006 “Årets Europa kvinde i Danmark” (Europe woman in Denmark of the year) 2004-2018 Member of The Trilateral Commission 2002 Eisenhower Fellowship for “World Prospective Leaders” in the United States

Authorship: Håbets Europa, 1989 i 89 billeder, GADs forlag, 2019 En kuffert i Berlin – Rejse I Angela Merkels Tyskland, Gyldendal, 2018 Hund efter Tyskland - 25 år efter Berlinmurens fald, Gyldendal, 2014 Østers på Kempinski - og andre europæiske fortællinger, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 2009 Forfatningstraktaten - Europa Philadelphia? (with P. Biering), Lindhart og Ringhoff, 2005 EU - fra fundament til konvent, Gyldendal, 2004 Den europæiske byggeplads, Centrum Den tyske magt, Forlaget politiske studier, 1994

Decorations: 2019 Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland 2018 Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog 2009 Bundesverdienstkreuz (Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)