Tech entrepreneur Kristjan Korjus to run for parliament in 2027

Tech entrepreneur and Pactum co-founder Kristjan Korjus has joined the Parempoolsed party and will run for parliament in the 2027 elections, ERR reported.

The party said Korjus wants to bring more expertise to Estonian politics on how artificial intelligence can benefit the country’s future and work with its education and healthcare systems.

Korjus also contributes to Estonian education. He co-founded Pactum and co-authored the “Mathematics Evening Textbook.” He is a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences’ AI commission and contributes to the AI Leap.

Before founding Pactum, Korjus worked as head of AI at Starship, a company that develops delivery robots. He holds a doctorate in computer science from the University of Tartu and a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Manchester.