About this episode

Nina Jessen discusses her journey as a third-culture kid and her work in sustainability.

Nina is a 31-year-old third-culture kid based in Singapore. Originally from Denmark, with a touch of German heritage, she grew up across Southeast Asia, mostly in Singapore. She left at 18 to study sustainable development at the University of Edinburgh and then went on to work for the United Nations in Geneva. In 2021, she returned to Singapore to join her family’s industrial group as the fourth generation, which is pioneering sustainability within its sectors. She met her husband, Charlie, d...

People in this episode

Host: Danielle Van de Velde

Guest: Nina Jessen

Topics covered

• sustainability
• third-culture
• industrial development
• personal growth
• global citizenship

Keywords

• sustainability
• third-culture kid
• Singapore
• United Nations
• industrial group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Nations, University of Edinburgh

Places: Singapore, Denmark, Germany

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