Ivan has been running Republikken for 18 years. He started as a community manager, and is now in a shared CEO position. His main focus was community to begin with, and learning from peers through the ECHN was one of the sources of the community engagement. In recent years, prop tech has filled his time, together with automation, optimising a small organisation and business development. He has a background in History and years of playing music. When arriving in a new city, record shopping is high on the to-do list. Next is local food and drinks. Born in Chile – but he is Danish.