Fredrik Thor

Freelance Journalist and columnist

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Knivsta, Uppsala County, Sweden

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Timeline
About me
Equity Research Analyst - Life Science at Redeye
Education
- Uppsala universitet
  2018 - 2020
  Master of Science (MSc) Economics/Econometrics 63% Pass with Distinction
  Activities and Societies: Board member and Vice President, Pareto Uppsala Economic Association - 2018/2019 Heavy focus on econometrics/applied statistics and public policy. Wrote my thesis at the Ministry of Education and Research.
- Uppsala universitet
  2018 - 2019
  Literary Studies
  Literature AHistory of Russian Literature
- Monash University
  2016 - 2016
  Exchange year Politics, Philosophy and Economics Distinction
  Activities and Societies: The Economics Student Society of Australia (ESSA) Consistently ranked as one of Australia's best universities and member of Group of Eight. According to IDEAS the best economics department in Oceania.
- Uppsala universitet
  2014 - 2017
  Bachelor of Science (BSc) Economics, minor in Political Science and Business 80% pass with distinction
  Activities and Societies: Uppsalaekonomerna, Tidningen Ergo, Finansutskottet, Utrikespolitiska föreningen, Internationella Utskottet
Experience
- Tidningen Ergo
  Aug 2014 - Jan 2016
  Freelance Journalist and columnist
  - One of Sweden’s largest student newspapers with a circulation of over 30 000 copies per month- Interviewed politicians and academics, wrote columns, investigative pieces and reviews- Developed analytical skills, in-depth research and extracting relevant info from large quantities of material
- Economics Student Society of Australia
  Sept 2016 - Jun 2017
  Writer
  Writer for the largest economics student association in Australia, covering Monash and Melbourne universities.
- Samtrygg AB
  Dec 2016 - Aug 2020
  Business Development Analyst
  Samtrygg is a start up market place for subleasing founded in 2013, offering a safe rental process through insurances and verification of users. I did a variety of tasks including market research, PR/investor relations and process management and development.
- Regeringskansliet, Utrikesdepartementet
  Sept 2017 - Jan 2018
  Intern at the Department for International Development Cooperation
  Part of the policy group coordinating the Swedish Government’s policy development for international development cooperation. Mainly assigned to work with innovative financing and private sector cooperation, but I also assist in other capacities within the group, such as policy coordination for research aid, global education and OECD DAC. Tasks such as research, coordination and writing various preparatory material for the political leadership
- Uppsala universitet
  Sept 2018 - Jun 2019
  Board member, Department of Economics
  Student representative elected through Uppsalaekonomerna. Also a member of the Strategic Education Committee.
- Uppsala universitet
  Sept 2019 - Jun 2020
  Teaching Assistant
  TA for introductory micro economics, presenting exercises and correcting exams.
- Regeringskansliet, Utbildningsdepartementet
  Feb 2020 - Aug 2020
  Thesis internship at the Division for Policy Analysis and International Affairs
  Wrote my master thesis in Economics at the Ministry of Education and Research. I used register data from Statistics Sweden, consisting of all students in Sweden between 2003 to 2007, to analyze the effects of competition on grade inflation in the Swedish compulsory school system. I presented the thesis to the State Secretary and advisers at the departement.
- Redeye AB
  Aug 2020 - now
  Equity Research Analyst - Life Science
  Focus on biotech in the clinical research stage and especially CNS/diseases of the brain and Orphan drugs.Coverage includes Bioarctic, Irlab Therapeutics, Egetis Therapeutics, Saniona, Alzecure Pharma, Nanexa, Curasight, Annexin Pharmaceuticals
Licenses & Certifications
- Licensieringstest för specialister
  SwedSec Licensiering AB
  Nov 2021