Erik Kaastrup-Hansen is the Managing Director of Social Affairs and Employment in Aarhus Municipality and Vice Chairman of the association Executives of Danish local government welfare services. He has previously served as the director of the Social, Health, and Employment department, which also included the elderly care sector in Herning Municipality. Prior to that, he was the director of the School, Social, and Psychiatric sectors in Ringkøbing County. Erik Kaastrup-Hansen is an experienced speaker who contributes to the public debate on welfare and public sector leadership. Erik is a central figure in the development of municipal welfare and, through his leadership, manages to create holistic solutions that add value for citizens.