Eskil Grendahl Sivertsen
Special Adviser, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
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Eskil Grendahl Sivertsen has both a civilian and military background that includes 18 years of experience with strategic communications from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Armed Forces, tech and the communications industry. Sivertsen has been a strategic communications adviser to five different defense ministers, he has operational experience as a PSYOPS (psychological operations) officer in international operations, and he has also been a member of the Ministry of Defense’s crisis staff.
In recent years he has specialized in influence operations, including actors, methods and concepts, vulnerability analyzes and measures to strengthen the resilience of society. As a special adviser at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and one of Norway’s leading specialists on information warfare, Sivertsen is a frequently used speaker and advisor for the ministries and the defence sector.