Since 2021, Ulrich Schmidt-Hansen has been the CEO of Gladsaxe Municipality and has broad experience across the entire municipal welfare sector, including the health sector. He has also served as the director of the Social and Health Administration in Gladsaxe Municipality, as well as director positions in both Herlev and Holbæk municipalities, and as a manager in Furesø Municipality. Additionally, he has been the head of the administration at the Welfare Technology Foundation and has experience from both the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs. He originally holds a Master of Political Science from Aarhus University.