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Finance graduate Sports background Serious about modern tools

I completed both a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration and a Master in Economics and Business Administration at Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with Financial Economics as the main profile in the master's degree. The profile is strongest where three things meet: evidence-based finance work, long-horizon discipline from senior football, and a serious, responsible approach to AI.

That is what this site is meant to make clear: solid analytical training, comfort with difficult material, a strong fit with analytical work, and a modern working style built around judgment as much as speed.

NHH bachelor + master Master's finance profile Master's GPA 4.45 / 5.00 A-graded empirical thesis UC Berkeley exchange Responsible AI workflows
Portrait of Bjørn Dirdal in formal attire.
Three things worth noticing

What sits behind the profile

This is the combination that explains most of the story.

Analytical finance work

Finance comes first in the profile, but it sits on top of a broader NHH economics and business administration base. The master's degree had Financial Economics as its main profile, alongside an A-graded thesis and quantitatively serious coursework.

NHH Thesis A Empirical finance

Performance under pressure

Football matters here as evidence. It includes Viking's academy from age 12 to 18, a national title and cup-final run at G16 level, and a return from major hip surgery in 2022 to promotion in 2025.

Viking academy G16 national title Promotion in 2025

Modern working style

AI is a serious interest for me. I use it to research faster, structure information better, and build stronger workflows, while keeping judgment and sensitive information under control.

LLMs Agent-based tools Workflow automation