Stig Roar Myrseth

Stig Roar Myrseth (born 22 November 1972) is a Norwegian financial expert who operates throughout the Nordic region.

Early years

Stig R. Myrseth was born in Harstad, Norway. In 1991 he won a silver medal in the International Chemistry Olympiad in Lodz. He completed secondary school in Harstad in 1991 with the best exam results of all students that year. He then started at the University of Tromsø, with the department of chemistry. However, in March 1992 he left University in favor of training as a financial analyst.

Financial career

Myrseth won the stock picking contest "Børsspeilet" in the magazine Økonomisk Rapport for eight years in a row from 2003 to 2010. On New Year's Eve 2010/2011, a front page story in a leading Norwegian financial newspaper, Finansavisen, declared Myrseth to be Norway's best stock picker.

Myrseth has started several companies in the financial sector. He established the full service investment banking firm Orion Securities in Norway in 1999, worked for Terra Markets, and established Dovre Forvaltning in 2011 in Lithuania.