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Torstein Hagen
Norwegian businessman
Torstein Hagen (born 1943)[1][2] is a Norwegian billionaire businessman, and the Founder and Chairman of Viking cruise line.
Early life and education
Hagen was born and raised in Norway.[2][3] He earned a degree in physics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology,[3] where he completed his master thesis on artificial intelligence and machine learning,[4] won a Fulbright grant to study in the United States, and received an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1968.[2]
Career
Early years in cruise industry (1974-1996)
Hagen was a consultant and later partner for McKinsey & Company in Europe, helping to bring Holland America Line back from near-bankruptcy in 1974.[5] In 1976, he became CEO of Bergen Steamship Company (Bergenske Dampskibsselskab) and then became CEO of Royal Viking Line from 1980 to 1984.[1][5] After a failed take-