Helge Holden talks about his path to math and sharing advice to young mathematicians.

Helge Holden is a Norwegian mathematician working in the field of differential equations and mathematical physics. He was president of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters from 2014 to 2016. In 2014 he became Chairman of the board of the Abel Prize fund. He was elected Secretary General of the International Mathematical Union (IMU) for the period 2019–2022, and is currently the Chair of the Abel Prize Committee.