Magnus Utne Gulbrandsen is a partner and department head at Menon Economics, responsible for socio-economic analyses and concept evaluations (KVU). With over 15 years of experience in assessments and quality assurance across various sectors, Magnus has deep expertise in operationalizing methodological frameworks. He has led several major KVU projects in transportation, telecommunications, and digitalization and has quality-assured large government investments under the KS framework, with a particular focus on defense investments. Magnus has demonstrated a unique ability to apply socio-economic methodologies to identify effective solutions in sectors where decision-making has traditionally relied more on discretionary judgment. This expertise has led him to assist multiple agencies and organizations in refining their methodologies and guidelines. Additionally, he has supported the Ministry of Finance in developing a new KVU guide, which serves as the foundation for all major state investment assessments. His combination of methodological expertise and broad practical experience makes him uniquely well-suited to provide clients with theoretically and empirically grounded solutions to complex challenges.