Roar Skålin

Roar Skålin

Roar Skålin (b. 1964) joined the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway) in 1997 as Head of the IT Division. In 2000, he was appointed Director of Information Technology, a role he held for 12 years. In 2012, he transitioned to the Research Council of Norway, Since January 1, 2017, Skålin has served as the Director General of MET Norway. Skålin is currently President of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and an elected member of the World Meteorological Organization Executive Council. Skålin holds an MSc and a Dr. Ing. in Mathematics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), as well as an Executive Master of Management from the Norwegian Business School. He began his career in 1988 as a research scientist and project manager specializing in applied mathematics and high-performance computing at SINTEF, one of Norway’s leading research institutes.

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  • Organization
    Norwegian Meteorological Institute
  • Profession
    Director General
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In person
7 July 2026
14:00 - 17:15
EST - New York
CST - Beijing
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