The Founder
"Elisabeth Klerck Nilssen is a dynamic and experienced business leader, entrepreneur, consultant, and journalist. With an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics and a strong background in business and development in East Africa, she brings a unique skill set to the table. Elisabeth’s passion is to help companies, organizations, and foundations create value, scale projects, and build strategic partnerships that drive real change. With deep expertise in renewable energy, communication, and operational leadership, Elisabeth has been instrumental in delivering on-the-ground solutions in emerging markets, particularly in East Africa.
Teams
The Impact Lab work closely with local teams, senior experts, partners in Kenya, Tanzania, and Norway, and draw on an extensive business network to bring the right people into each project. This flexible model allows us to assemble tailored teams.
The Impact Lab Partners
UN World Food Program
UN WFP is the largest humanitarian organization, fighting hunger & famine around the world. We feed over 138 million people in over 80 countries each year.
Differ Community Power
Differ Community Power installs and operates high-quality distributed renewable energy solutions designed to provide extremely high reliability for the delivery of critical community services such as healthcare, education and humanitarian assistance.
Norges Vel
Norges Vel drives local economic and community development both nationally and internationally—focusing on agriculture, aquaculture, renewable energy, food systems, and entrepreneurship—all framed within the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Their international work supports small‑scale producers in countries across Africa and elsewhere, helping subsistence farmers transition into commercial actors tied into local and global value chains.
Global University Academy
The Global University Academy unites universities and partners to support UNHCR’s 15by30 goal. By pooling global expertise and resources, it seeks to provide recognised higher education for refugees, displaced learners, and local communities, aiming to reach one million people by 2038.
Advisory Board
“Our Advisory Board provides strategic guidance and diverse expertise to help us empower changemakers and scale sustainable impact.”
Kumasi Lapponi
Senior Business Developer | Project Management | Strategic Planning | Quality Management | Proposals & Tendering
Aksel Mjøs
Finance Professional | Academic Researcher | Board Leader
Head of Department of Finance at NHH Norwegian School of Economics
