Jean Charles Ellermann-Kingombe
Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber
2024
Jean Charles Ellermann-Kingombe is Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid, and Cyber. In this capacity, he is the Secretary General’s primary advisor on maintaining NATO’s innovative edge, and on all issues relating to technological challenges, cyber defence and hybrid threats and their far-reaching implications for Alliance security.

Career | |
2024 - | Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber (IHC), NATO |
2019-24 | Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office |
2017-19 | GCC Regional Manager, Struensee & Co. |
2016-17 | Danish Ambassador to Afghanistan |
2013-16 | Head of the Executive Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark |
2010-13 | Press Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark |
2010 | Deputy Head of Department, Strategic Policy Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark |
2007-10 | Deputy Head of Department, European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark |
2004-07 | Member of Cabinet for European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Brussels |
2003-04 | Spokesman for the European Commission on Development Assistance and Humanitarian Aid, Brussels |
2001–03 | Spokesman for the Danish EU-Presidency, Danish Permanent Representation to the EU |
1999-01 | Embassy Secretary, Danish Embassy Maputo, Mozambique |
1996-99 | Head of Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
1995-96 | Stagiaire EU-Commission, Cabinet of Environment Commissioner, Brussels |
- 2009 INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France, Learning to Lead
- 1996 MSc International Business and CEMS, Copenhagen Business School
- 1993 BSc Economy, Copenhagen Business School
- Knight 1st Class of Dannebrog