Our People

Terje Mikalsen is the Chief Executive Officer of Tysvar, a privately-held strategic advisory firm focused on emerging opportunities in clean technology and health care.  He is regarded as one of Norway’s most successful technology investors and entrepreneurs and has had a distinguished career in international business and investing.  Complete bio

Marius Hansen is the Managing Director and a founding member of Tysvar, LLC, a newly created, privately-held, Minnesota-based New Green Economy (NGE) and health care reform incubator founded by Lois Quam, an internationally recognized visionary and leader on the emerging NGE and universal health care reform. Complete bio

Ellen Ewald is a partner at Tysvar LLC with broad background in international business and education.  She was the initiator and director of the 2011 Brain Science: The Next Frontier Conference, held in Minneapolis, MN with the goal to promote Norwegian and US brain research collaborations. Ms. Ewald is a mental health advocate and a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor from the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare.  Complete bio

Elise Chahla is Legal Counsel for Tysvar. She brings with her sophisticated experience in business, politics and entrepreneurial law. Ms. Chahla has represented a myriad of clients in many industries, including private equity, manufacturing, electronic business and health care. Complete bio

Thomas Lindquist is a health care consultant and executive coach with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare and C-suite leadership at Prudential Insurance Company and UnitedHealth Group. Complete bio

Bill Matusz has worked 40 years in the insurance business, 30 years with Prudential Ins. Co. and 10 years with United Health Care. He has held a variety of positions which included responsibility for Group Underwriting, Pricing, Actuarial Services, Compliance, Research, Product Development, Marketing and Planning. Complete bio

Dr Patricia Kappas-Larson is a nurse practitioner whose clinical expertise and interest is in geronotology. She has is known for her work supporting the adoption of evidence-based health care practices by nurse care managers and advanced practice nurses. She has developed innovative educational programs to meet the learning needs of nurse case managers ,advanced practice nurses , and nursing leaders responsible for the delivery of care to adults 65 years and older living in diverse settings. Complete bio

Peter Landau has more than 40 years of insurance experience with UnitedHealth Group, MetraHealth, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and Longevity Alliance. His experience includes claims, customer service, operations, reengineering, process improvements and account management. Complete bio

Bob Hussey has since 2005 worked as a business consultant for organizations operating in health care and clean technology, providing advice and counsel on business strategy and planning, organizational development, public relations and public affairs.  He is affiliated with Tysvar, LLC, a strategic business advisory firm, and also serves Of Counsel to Snow Communications, a public relations and public affairs firm. Complete bio

Louis F. Mondale is the current Intern for Tysvar.  Mr. Mondale is in his second semester of Senior year at Macalester College set to graduate in May of 2012 with a Major in Political Science.  Complete bio