Gisle Birkeland is an accomplished entrepreneur, Harvard alumnus, and former Norwegian armed forces officer. He has founded and co-founded several successful ventures and currently serves as the CEO of Codefish, a software development company. He is also known for his stint as an ambassador at One Young World and his film critique work at Mediehuset Haugesunds Avis. Gisle got his bachelor's degree from Harvard University, where he studied liberal arts, social science, business administration, and management. He also took courses at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) and graduated from Kopervik Videregående Skole.