Thea Utoft Høj Jensen is director general of Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation.
Previously, she served as senior managing director and head of financial services in Brussels at FTI Consulting, where she provided strategic advice on financial services policy. Thea held the position of financial services counsellor for the Danish Permanent Representation to the European Union, where she led Council negotiations at attaché-level for Denmark at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) and represented Denmark’s interests on key financial services issues.
Her experience also includes serving as a special advisor on EU affairs at the Danish
Financial Supervisory Authority and as a policy officer at the European Commission.
Thea holds a Master of Arts in Law from the University of Copenhagen. She is also a
passionate advocate for women’s rights, diversity and equality in the workplace,
championing equal opportunities within the financial sector.
