Janek Blankensteiner is a Managing Director at Trascent with more than 20 years of experience as legal counsel within leading global commercial and client solutions teams. Janek’s primary focus is on corporate development and advising clients on strategic decisions in corporate real estate and facilities management outsourcing, along with developing engagement models that unlock and align incentives and potential in long-term partnerships for clients.
Prior to Trascent, Janek worked at a global supplier firm and a major financial institution. At the global supplier firm, Janek built a global solutions team, where he ran complex outsourcing initiatives across industries, including life sciences, financial services and technology. Janek led the commercial division of the global legal team, driving cultural change, strengthening the organization’s commercial focus. At the financial institution, Janek established and steered the firm’s international legal outsourcing and procurement practice.
Janek received the Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Copenhagen and achieved the Danish Bar Exam. He also serves as board member, and previously as team leader and pro bono legal advisor for over 30 years at Copenhagen Legal Aid, helping individuals navigate legal challenges.
