Torsten Stiig Jansen

Torsten Stiig Jansen
Jansen in Copenhagen, 2012
Born24 July 1963 (1963-07-24) (age 62)
Virum, Denmark
EducationDanish School of Journalism; CBS Executive Board Leadership Master Degree
OccupationsJournalist, diplomat, lobbyist, author, public affairs advisor, US analyst, speaker
Notable credit(s)TV Avisen, Magasinet Søndag, DR
SpouseCathrine Gyldensted
Websitewww.leadagency.dk

Torsten Stiig Jansen (born 24 July 1963) is a Danish journalist, author, US commentator, public affairs advisor, and former diplomat. He has worked for Ekstra Bladet and DR as a foreign news reporter, US correspondent, Head of Foreign News, and news presenter at TV Avisen. In 2007, he left DR after being appointed Minister-Counsellor and cultural attaché at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C..

He is currently an associate partner at the public affairs bureau LEAD Agency in Copenhagen, where he advises international companies and organizations on US relations, communication and public affairs.

He is active on Instagram as @therealtorstenjansen, where he describes himself as “Journalist, author, USA-nørd, TV-veteran og ex-diplomat.”