Per Wimmer is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 philanthropist, space advocate and a possible future space traveller.

Per Wimmer owns and administrates his own international corporate financial advisor, Wimmer Financial, which he founded on the 50th anniversary of Sputnik day, the 4th of October 2007. Wimmer Financial specializes in global corporate finance, shares trading, real estate and natural resource services.Furthermore, Per Wimmer is one of the so-called "founding astronauts", who have been associated with Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic

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 since 2004. He is expected to be the first Danish citizen to enter space on board SpaceShipTwo in 2013. However, LA-based René Gross Kærskov is also claiming to become the first Danish citizen in space with Virgin Galactic.

Education

Per Wimmer graduated in 1987 with concentrations in mathematics and physics section from Slagelse Gymnasium. Moreover, Per Wimmer has a French Baccalaureate with concentrations in philosophy and French literature.

Per Wimmer graduated with a Master of Laws

Master of Laws

The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, pursued by those holding a professional law degree, and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. from its Latin name, Legum Magister. The University of Oxford names its taught masters of laws B.C.L...

 degree from University of London

University of London

-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...

 in 1991-92 and in 1988-93 he received B.A. and M.A. degrees in law from University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. Founded in 1479, it has more than 37,000 students, the majority of whom are female , and more than 7,000 employees. The university has several campuses located in and around Copenhagen, with the...

 whilst serving as student member of the Governing Board of the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law

University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law

The University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law has two departments including a number of research centres and prepares students for the Bachelor of Law degree and the profession degree in Law, cand. jur....

. Furthermore, Wimmer graduated with an Master of Public Administration

Master of Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The MPA program prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in nongovernmental organization and...

 from Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

 with concentrations in business, finance and international relations whilst receiving the Don K. Price Award for academic excellence, community contributions and potential leadership. Prior to founding his London-based investment bank, Per Wimmer worked in New York

New York

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 and London

London

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 for Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...

 leaving the company as Executive Director for Institutional Sales of European Equity products advising on investments to Scandinavian-based financial institutions.

External links

• Per Wimmer's personal homepage
• http://space-forum.org/
• Per Wimmer talking about space legislation at Dalmatian Space Summer in Split
  Split (city)
  Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
  
  , Croatia
  Croatia
  Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
  
  , August 26, 2007.
• Space.com: Space Travelers Gather in Croatia for Historic Summit