Bjorn Forsdal
President
Former Norwegian Army Officer (NATO)
Embedded Support for
Family Offices
Trusted operating support when priorities need to move
We work with a select number of family offices and investors that need experienced, hands-on support across investments, operations, and special situations.
Our role is practical and flexible: helping clarify priorities, move work forward, coordinate complex situations, and support execution when internal teams are stretched.
Engagements can range from ongoing fractional support to focused involvement during live deals, portfolio issues, or time-sensitive initiatives.
What We Do
Deal Execution & Investment Support
From opportunity review to practical execution
We help investors and family offices evaluate opportunities, organize diligence, and move from interest to informed decision-making.
This includes deal flow review, due diligence across technology, operations, market, and risk, and support with structuring, coordination, and execution.
We bring an operator’s perspective to investment work, helping identify what matters, where the risks are, and what needs to happen next.
Cybersecurity & Strategic Risk
Protecting value in a more complex risk environment
We help investors, family offices, and portfolio companies understand and manage cybersecurity, infrastructure, and operational risk.
Our focus is practical: identifying vulnerabilities, strengthening resilience, and helping leadership make better decisions around critical technology, vendors, and exposure.
This work is especially relevant where technology, infrastructure, capital, and national security concerns intersect.
ABOUT Bjorn Forsdal
Bjorn Forsdal is the President of Pine Hill Consulting LLC and works closely with family offices and investors as a trusted, discreet, and dependable partner. His background as an officer in the Norwegian Army, working alongside U.S. forces as part of NATO composite forces, shaped a strong foundation of integrity, loyalty, and disciplined execution that carries through in all his work.
He is often brought in as a fractional resource to step in where needed, take ownership, and ensure things are handled with care, precision, and discretion. Family offices rely on Bjorn to support a wide range of priorities, from investments and operations to day-to-day matters and special situations.
Whether addressing a specific opportunity, solving a complex challenge, or simply ensuring things move forward, he works alongside clients to bring structure, clarity, and momentum.
A significant part of his work includes supporting venture capital and direct investments, including deal evaluation, due diligence, and execution. He helps investors assess opportunities, structure decisions, and move forward with confidence and discipline.
He also brings experience at the intersection of technology, cybersecurity, and operational strategy, helping clients understand both opportunity and risk in increasingly complex environments.
Today, Bjorn supports a select number of family offices and investors, acting as a trusted extension of their team, helping them operate effectively, handle complexity, and move priorities forward with confidence.
Mission
We go to work to make family offices’ lives easier, helping them operate smoothly, make better decisions, and move forward with confidence.
Commitment
We show up with integrity, discretion, and a strong sense of responsibility, taking ownership, following through, and doing what it takes to get things done right.
Bjorn Forsdal
President