Per Wimmer
Per is a philanthropist, space advocate, entrepreneur, financier and author.
Wimmer is the CEO of Wimmer Financial and international corporate financial advisory firm, which he founded on the 50th anniversary of Sputnik day, October 4, 2007.
Per’s career spans across investment banking with Goldman Sachs in New York and London and he now runs Wimmer Financial in London. Per was awarded a Masters Degree and Don K Price Award from Harvard University.
Wimmer is a founding astronaut with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic; held a ticket to be the first astronaut on board the XCOR Lynx rocketplane (now cancelled) and holds a trip to space reservation with Space Adventures.
He expects to be the first Danish citizen to enter space on board SpaceShipTwo.
Per is the author of many books including “Wall Street” and the “The Green Bubble”.