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Charlotte Vangsgaard
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Charlotte is the board chair at ReD. Across her diverse set of clients from iconic luxury goods to healthcare, Charlotte specialises in deriving commercial value from a strategy aligned around social possibilities. Today she is also spearheading change management strategies at some of the world’s largest foundations and corporations. All of her client work – as well as her most recent writing – explores innovative ways to apply social science theory to business problems.
Before joining ReD, Charlotte drove projects on poverty alleviation and economic development for the United Nations Development Programme in Cairo and Algiers before working for the Danish Government and the International Center for Corporate Accountability. She holds an MBA in International Business and Marketing and a Masters in Political Science.
Charlotte Vangsgaard is a senior partner at ReD’s Copenhagen office.
Latest Perspectives from Charlotte
Part of our series “The next wave of strategy”, Jørgen Vig Knudstorp shares his thoughts on the essence of strategy, navigating uncertainty as a leader, and refining culture through habits.
Part of our series “The next wave of strategy”, Coloplast CEO Lars Rasmussen speaks to why good questions are often more important than answers in strategy creation.
Part of our series “The next wave of strategy”. FOX Sports executive Ben Valenta speaks about how to build long-term value by grounding strategy in a consumer worldview.
Five strategy principles for building a resilient NGO that can thrive in an uncertain climate.
Network Economics has dominated business strategy for 40 years. But what happens when important anomalies challenge this theory? In collaboration with Roger Martin, we propose an update to the leading theory of value creation – the Cultural Divided.
Episode 2 of our new podcast, Leading with Perspective, where CEO and change management expert Mads Ryder discusses the do’s and don’ts of mobilising change within organisations.
Without an understanding of collective memory, companies risk pushing messages that don’t speak to the underlying emotional drivers for prescription and adherence.
A special live episode of the ReD podcast, where ReD partners and guests explore authorship in the age of AI, as part of our special series on Authority.
How a deeper understanding of parental shame around tutoring can unlock educational benefits for children.
While funding for climate investment has increased dramatically, the human element is too often overlooked. Addressing these behavioural barriers is a vital part in unlocking the full impact of future climate solutions.
What can luxury companies learn from a soft drink campaign and a Berlin nightclub about belonging?
What can we learn from the luxury industry about making sustainability sustainable?
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As we stand on the brink of an AI-driven future, philanthropy has a unique opportunity – and responsibility – to ensure that these powerful tools are not only effective but also trusted by the communities they aim to serve.
While plenty of philanthropic foundations are aware of the call for more equitable philanthropy, many of them don’t exactly know what to do about it.
Charlotte Vangsgaard speaks to Vogue Business on how luxury brands are navigating the risks and tradeoffs of working in Russia.
The partner group at ReD Associates has acquired the remaining 49% stake in the company from Cognizant and is expanding the business.
A published letter to the editor of the FT on the luxury boom and why it’s here to stay.
Sandra Cariglio, Charlotte Vangsgaard and Alexis Jakubowicz outline why the future of Big Tech is about bets not only on technology, but on human behaviour.
On Monocle’s ‘The Entrepreneurs’ podcast, Charlotte Vangsgaard shares thoughts on ReD’s work on social impact.