Education

Computer Science degree from The Ohio State University
Born on Dec 5th, 1958
Lives in Egersund, Norway

Education and professional experience

Hall Skåra holds a Computer Science degree from The Ohio State University. He began his career as a computer programmer at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, before returning to his home country, Norway. There, he joined Norway’s largest insurance company as a capacity and performance analyst for mainframe computers.

He was later promoted to a managerial position, which he continued to hold when the company’s IT department was outsourced to IBM. As part of his role, he underwent extensive management training, including programs in Brussels, Belgium, and became a certified project manager through the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Hall held his management position for approximately ten years before being diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. After his diagnosis, he continued working part-time as a project manager for an additional seven years before fully retiring from his IT management career in 2012.

Hall became an EUPATI Fellow in 2024 after successfully completing the EUPATI Expert Training Programme.

PHA Europe position

Hall began working as a consultant for PHA Europe in 2017. One of his key responsibilities has been leading the “White Spots” program, which aims to establish new pulmonary hypertension (PH) patient associations in countries where none exist. He also provides ongoing support to these associations during their early years. The program has been highly successful, and today, only a few countries remain without a PH patient association.

In addition to his work on the White Spots program, Hall has played a key role in developing and maintaining PHA Europe’s Bel Air Center, a virtual PH conference center. He has also been deeply involved in advocacy efforts, contributing to EU policy work, serving on scientific committees, and participating in various PH initiatives. Notably, he was part of the patient task force at the 7th World PH Symposium.

Hall also served as interim president of PHA Europe for a year, stepping in after the previous president decided to step down.

Other patient advocacy positions

Hall is a founding member and the past President of the Norwegian Pulmonary Hypertension Patient Association. He has also been a conference speaker both in Norway and internationally.

Languages

Hall is a native Norwegian speaker and fluent in English and other Scandinavian languages. He also has a basic knowledge of German.