Peter Wintlev-Jensen is working in the European Commission DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology, dealing with development of policy and research strategy related to Internet of Things

Before that he was responsible for EU strategy concerning digital transformation of Health and Care, including the European Joint Research Programme on Active and Assisted Living, the digital research and innovation agenda on Health and Ageing in Societal Challenge 1 of Horizon 2020 and the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. He has also helped develop the Silver Economy strategy to help stimulate jobs and growth arising from Demographic Change.

Before joining the European Commission in 1990 he worked in the telecommunications industry as project manager in Denmark and US in a number of large industrial computing and communications projects, e.g. with American Airlines, Delta Airlines, EDS.

He has an Engineering degree in Electronic Systems from Aalborg University in Denmark.