Ole Andre Braten
Crisis Leadership Advisor and Organizational Psychologist
Ole Andre Braten is a former Police Superintendent and Assistant Professor at the Norwegian Police University College, with extensive operational and academic experience from crisis, conflict, and high-risk environments.
He has represented Norway in international security contexts through NATO (SHAPE) and served two consecutive missions in South Lebanon with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Bråten has taught police psychology, investigative interviewing, criminal investigation, firearms response and ethics. He authored Norway’s first national curriculum in communication and conflict management for the police education, contributing to a structured, evidence-based approach to decision-making in situations with direct implications for public trust, institutional legitimacy, and societal stability.
After a decade in law enforcement, he founded his independent boutique advisory practice in 2010, following completion of his M.Phil. in Work and Organizational Psychology.
Since 2010, he has worked as an independent consultant and researcher in crisis management, conflict dynamics, psychosocial work environment, leadership under pressure, and organizational preparedness.
He has advised organizations across a wide range of public, private, and civil-society sectors with critical operational, societal, and safety responsibilities.
Following the terrorist attacks in Norway in 2011, Bråten was embedded for several years as an external advisor within government structures directly affected by the attack, contributing to long-term crisis management, recovery processes, and organizational learning.
Bråten is the author and co-author of multiple professional handbooks on crisis leadership and conflict management and has contributed to internationally published research on hostage and crisis negotiation through leading academic publishers.
He advises leaders and organizations across sectors where failure in leadership, communication, or preparedness carries significant human, organizational, and societal consequences.
Keynote Speaker engagements
Bråten’s keynote engagements are grounded in extensive cross-sector experience from organizations with critical responsibilities for safety, trust, and continuity. His work spans emergency preparedness and security, justice and regulatory authorities, defence and national security, healthcare and social services, education, energy and industrial sectors, finance and professional services, technology and digital infrastructure, transportation and logistics, media and communication, retail and service industries, as well as voluntary, non-profit, and membership-based organizations.
This breadth enables him to address diverse professional audiences - from frontline personnel and specialists to senior leadership teams, executive boards, and cross-sector forums.
His keynotes translate complex dynamics related to risk, leadership, governance, and psychosocial work environments into clear, relevant, and actionable insight, tailored to the operational realities and decision-making responsibilities of each audience.
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Books with Bratens contribution
A Nordic Perspective
Ole André Bråten advises leaders and organizations operating in complex, high-risk, and highly regulated environments. His work draws on extensive experience from justice and law enforcement, crisis and safety management, national security, energy and industrial sectors, finance and professional services, technology and digital infrastructure, transportation and logistics, healthcare and public services.
With a Nordic perspective on governance, trust, and leadership responsibility, he supports organizations in addressing crisis preparedness, decision-making under pressure, psychosocial risk, and organizational resilience. His advisory and keynote work is grounded in operational reality and academic rigor, and is relevant for audiences ranging from senior leadership teams and executive boards to cross-sector and international forums.
