Patrick Henry Gallen is a senior advisor and futurist at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS), where he works on developments in geopolitics, emerging technologies, societal transformation, and strategic foresight. His work focuses on helping public and private organisations anticipate change, navigate uncertainty, and explore resilient futures.
Patrick has been at CIFS since 2018, and has worked on a wide range of long-term multistakeholder projects across various sectors. He has also authored a number of scenario reports and articles related to the future of geopolitics and building organisational foresight capabilities.
Patrick has a background in healthcare, law, and public administration. Patrick obtained a bachelor’s degree in Politics and Law from The New School in New York City in 2016 and a master’s degree in International Public Administration and Politics from Roskilde University in Denmark.
Prior to joining the Institute, Patrick worked as a university research assistant and assistant lecturer in constitutional law in New York City and a business development associate and market researcher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Patrick is originally from Pennsylvania in the United States and has no biological Danish family but is fluent in Danish. He and his partner – also an expat from Norway – only speak Danish together at home.
