Patrik Gayer
Theme chair – Business and Regulation
Patrik Gayer is a Finnish policy professional completing an MPA at Harvard Kennedy School. He is on study leave from Tesla, where he runs the company’s digital public policy work in the EU and is responsible for business development and public policy in the Nordic region. Previously, Patrik worked as a management consultant in the defence and technology sectors and served as Special Adviser to the Finnish Minister of Defence and as a policy advisor in the European Parliament.
Patrik holds a degree in political science from the University of Helsinki and has also studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He participates in the public debate on security and defence, and is an active military reservist, an avid runner, and a proud dog dad.