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Ross has lad a many-facetted life, reflecting his broad interests. Born in Canada in 1938, his first degree was a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics (Queen´s University, Ontario), followed by an M.S. in Industrial Management (Purdue University, USA) and a PhD in Operations Research (Case Western Reserve University, USA, 1964).

Following his studies, Ross wanted some international experience, so he went to Denmark, where he worked with IBM for two years before co-founding one of the first I.T. consulting companies in Denmark. As often happens, he met his Danish wife, Hildur, and never returned to Canada. A few years later Ross and his business partner, Peter Pruzan, founded Simcorp, which has since become a leading European financial software company, listed on NASDAQ Copenhagen.

Ross subsequently worked in international finance and investment, consulting in Scandinavia and the U.K. mostly, specializing in the currency market, where he advised banks, pension funds and other financial institutions on managing their currency exposure. In the late 1980s he founded the first international hedge fund based exclusively on trading over-the-counter currencies. The management company, Gaiacorp, was 90 % owned by Gaia Trust, a Danish foundation co-founded by Ross in 1987 specifically to support the transition to a sustainable future. The company was sold off in 2000, having earned sufficient funds to enable Gaia Trust to fulfil its mission over a period of 37 years. Gaia Trust was terminated in 2024 according to plan after disbursing all of its capital.

Gaia Trust ran a venture capital operation in parallel with its grant-giving activities in the 1990s, supporting many Danish ”green” startups, several of which prospered. One of these was Urtekram, Scandinavia’s largest organic food wholesaler, which was taken over in 1995 after it got into trouble. Ross became the major shareholder personally, more or less by accident, and led a successful turn-around over the next twenty years.

At the personal level, Ross has three sons, all doing well. His wife, Hildur, died of breast cancer in 2015. Some years later, he married Heather, who shares hís values and now helps develop their regenerative farm, Duemosegaard, near Copenhagen into a local cultural center, teaching and demonstrating regenerative farming and promoting the ecovillage movement.

Ross has written several books, mostly on economic and political subjects, but also on other topics, including Kali Yuga Odyssey on his spiritual journey and Shaker of the Spear on Francis Bacon and the Shakespeare authorship question.