Background
Olsen, Kirsten was born on November 5, 1942 in Copenhagen. Arrived in United States, 48, naturalized, 56. Daughter of Jens Peder and Else Emilie Jensen.
Olsen, Kirsten was born on November 5, 1942 in Copenhagen. Arrived in United States, 48, naturalized, 56. Daughter of Jens Peder and Else Emilie Jensen.
Student, College San Mateo, 1964. Student, Stanford University, 1976.
; 1 child, Erika Skornia-Olsen. Assistant to president, manager public relations Drexler Technology, Mountain View, California, 1968-1973. Investment broker Merrill Lynch, Palo Alto, California, 1974-1977, Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Palo Alto, 1977-1980, Smith Barney Harris Upham, Menlo Park, California, 1980-1982.
Partner Triangle Ventures, Menlo Park, 1982-1986.
President Kirsten Olsen & Company, Incorporated., Investment Bankers, (now LondonZurich Securities), Menlo Park, 1984-1989. Investment broker/analyst Dakin Costigan & Welpdon, San Francisco.
Member of advisory board Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California, 1984. Board directors San Jose (California) Cleveland Ballet, California Music Center, Morgan Hill.
Trustee San Jose-Cleveland Ballet.
Democratic Party nominee United States Congress, 1978-1980.
Trustee San Jose-Cleveland Ballet. Democratic Party nominee United States Congress, 1978—1980. Member of American Electronics Association, Peninsula Stock and Bond Club.
Married Thomas A. Skornia, May 22, 1976 (divorced 1987). 1 child, Erika Skornia-Olsen.