Senior Economist
sigrid.hernes@menon.no
+47 995 11 404

Sigrid has been with Menon Economics since 2019. She holds a MSc. in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), with a major in Economics with research distinction. In addition, she holds a CEMS Master in International Management from the same institution.

At Menon, Sigrid has been involved in a wide range of projects related to industrial policy analyses. Sigrid focuses particularly on renewable energy, green transition, industrial development, and exports. Together with partner Even Winje, she leads Menon’s work on renewables. Sigrid has worked extensively with offshore wind and hydrogen.

Additionally, Sigrid is actively engaged with the Norwegian innovation ecosystem. She has participated in numerous evaluations and follow-up evaluations of support programs, particularly those related to collaboration instruments.

As a student, Sigrid gained work experience at Equinor, Sparebank 1 SR Bank, the Norwegian Embassy in Rome, and the European Policy Centre in Brussels.