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Kasper Hounsgaard

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Chief Executive Officer and founder at Copenhagen Optimization
📍 Region Zealand, Denmark

Kasper Hounsgaard is the Co-CEO and founder of Copenhagen Optimization, specializing in data-driven solutions to enhance airport efficiency. Holding an MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen, he leverages his background from Copenhagen Airports to improve operations and passenger experiences globally.

Outside of optimizing airports, Kasper values spending quality time reflecting and recharging in nature, having visited places like Lassen National Park. He also enjoys traveling and building strong personal connections with partners and friends in cities he frequently visits for work, such as Toronto.

His core professional motivation stems from a personal impatience with waiting in queues, which inspired him to build a company focused on eliminating delays.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer and founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Region Zealand, Denmark
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Priorities

Topics Kasper cares about

Airport Optimization
Drives the development of software solutions, like Better Airport®, to improve forecasting, resource allocation, and operational efficiency for over 50 airports worldwide.
Passenger Experience
A key motivator is improving the passenger journey, praising innovations like off-airport bag drops and virtual queuing to give travelers more control and reduce stress.
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Career

Work history

12-2014
Chief Executive Officer and founder
Copenhagen Optimization
2-2012 - 11-2014
Head of Operational and Business Analysis
Copenhagen Airports
11-2011 - 1-2012
Senior Consultant
Nets Denmark A/S
9-2009 - 10-2011
Senior Operations Analyst
Copenhagen Airports
1-2008 - 9-2009
Business Analyst
Copenhagen Airports
In the press

Media appearances

Copenhagen Optimization – Iværksætterhistorier (Apple Podcasts episode featuring Kasper Hounsgaard). Featured in Apple Podcasts
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What We're Made Of: Kasper Hounsgaard, Copenhagen Optimization. Featured in Apex.Aero
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Education
2001 - 2007
Cand.polit (Msc in Economics)
Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
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