Andreas Vallgren

Andreas Vallgren

Dr. Andreas Vallgren is a Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Ignitia, where he has led scientific R&D since 2011. His work focuses on developing cutting-edge innovations to improve climate resilience for some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. Under his leadership, Ignitia has closed the performance gap of weather forecasting in regions where traditional global models underperform, and has enabled real-time extreme weather alerts to reach even remote rural communities — boosting agricultural outcomes and decision-making in the process.

Dr. Vallgren holds a PhD in Fluid Mechanics from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. He also earned a Master of Science in Meteorology from Uppsala University, and a Master’s in Space Engineering from Luleå University of Technology, with part of his studies completed at Monash University in Australia. Additionally, he holds a graduate certificate in Applied Science from the University of South Australia through the International Space University (ISU) Summer Session Program. During his doctoral years, he was also a frequent weather presenter on Swedish national television (SVT).

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