12Apr
A small Norwegian podcast that started two years ago has become an unlikely destination for the world’s top CEOs.
It helps that the host is often one of the biggest investors in their companies.
The CEO of Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund has a fun side gig: Hosting a podcast that features top C-suite execs like Elon Musk, Michael O'Leary, and Ana Botín. Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management.
It’s hard to have guessed that Santander’s Ana Botín, a trailblazer in global finance, was considering being a journalist or a spy before becoming a banker. Or that UBS’s boomerang CEO, Sergio Ermotti, was once a talented soccer player, while Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary hated accountancy.
Those are just some of the candid tidbits the world’s most important leaders divulge in their interviews with the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund’s chief, Nicolai Tangen, on his podcast.
His roster of distinguished guests includes the CEOs of companies that the $1.6 trillion sovereign fund owns or invests in. Norges Bank Investment Management, as it’s formally known, manages Norway’s massive oil and gas revenues. In 2023, the fund made $213 billion in profits.
