Working with the UN, OSCE and international non-governmental organizations, Eigil Kvernmo has two decades of hands-on experience in security, human rights, humanitarian, and development assistance programs including field work in Ukraine, Libya, Sudan, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, and Colombia. Working now as a history and humanities teacher he holds a master’s degree in War Studies from King's College London. He has authored numerous articles and policy documents related to international relations and conflict in his previous areas of operation and beyond.