Ronja Ries Højbjerg
Ronja specializes in developing and implementing corporate strategies, as well as leading large-scale structural or digital transformations. These processes involve many different elements, with a strong focus on breaking down silos, fostering cross-functional collaboration, communication, and performance.
Ronja has knowledge and experience working with various types of transformations, particularly in private and family-owned businesses. She has worked on organizational transformations focusing on digitalization, efficiency improvements, new markets or services, silo breakdown, as well as enhancing customer and employee experiences.
On a day-to-day basis, Ronja works closely with company leadership and operational teams, advising and assisting them in navigating and managing the implementation of strategy and strategic projects or portfolios of projects. Additionally, she typically partners with one company at a time to drive long-term strategic transformation processes and organizational development projects, including impact- and effect measurements related to financial gains as well as employee and customer experiences.
Ronja has a deep curiosity and engages with the development of High Performance Environments both in the world of sport at the national team level and in business contexts such as Professional Service Firms. Ronja herself has a background as an elite swimmer, which means she has grown up in a high-performance environment and has been part of it for over 15 years.
Ronja holds a master’s degree in Competition and Elite Sports with a specialization in organizational and sports psychology. Additionally, she has completed an advanced finance program at Harvard Business School and holds certifications in PRINCE2 and project management.
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Professional Experience
Chief Consultant – LEAD (2022 – Present)
Strategic Advisor and Senior Consultant – Promentum (2019 – 2022)
Independent Consultant and Sports Psychology Consultant (2018 – 2020)
Research Intern in High Performance Culture in Professional Service Firms – Deloitte (2017)
Sports Psychology Consultant and Organizational Consultant in High Performance Cultures – Danish Triathlon Federation (2016 – 2017)
Specialization
Strategy development and implementation
Organizational and business transformations and change management
Cross-functional collaboration and silo breakdown
Project leadership and management
Managing implementation processes involving significant business changes (e.g., new products, services, markets, segments, etc.) and organizational changes (e.g., structure, systems, processes, culture, and levels of behavioral change)
Ronja Ries Højbjerg Experience in the United Nations system
Ronja Ries Højbjerg specializes in developing and implementing corporate strategies as well as leading large-scale structural and digital transformation processes. She has substantial hands-on experience working in international, multicultural, and multilateral environments, where she has supported leadership and organizational development initiatives across sectors.
Ronja’s expertise covers a broad range of transformation projects, including digitalization, efficiency improvements, market expansion, breaking down silos, and enhancing both customer and employee experiences. Ronja collaborates closely with leadership teams and operational units to advise on strategy implementation, manage strategic projects or portfolios, and drive long-term organizational development – always with a focus on measurable impact for people and performance.
In her work within the international sector, Ronja has played a key role in fostering cross-functional collaboration, improving communication across departments, and strengthening organizational performance in complex global contexts. She is experienced in advising senior leaders on the implementation of strategic change initiatives within politically governed and geographically dispersed organizations.
Additionally, Ronja draws on her background from high-performance environments in both elite sports and business contexts. This perspective informs her approach to building resilient teams and driving sustainable change.
Ronja holds a master’s degree in Competition and Elite Sports with specialization in organizational and sports psychology. She has completed an advanced finance program at Harvard Business School and holds certifications in PRINCE2 and project management – ensuring she brings both analytical rigor and practical project delivery skills to her work.
Ronja’s areas of specialization include:
- Strategy development and implementation
- Organizational and business transformations and change management
- Cross-functional collaboration and silo breakdown
- Project leadership and management
- Managing implementation processes involving significant business changes (e.g., new products, services, markets, segments, etc.) and organizational changes (e.g., structure, systems, processes, culture, and levels of behavioral change)