Birthdate: 1968

Education: Bsc Economic History, University of Lund

Birthplace: Halmstad, in the southwest of Sweden

Residence: Danderyd, close to Stockholm, Sweden

Family: Wife Madelein and five children (born between 1999 and 2008) “Patchwork family”

Career:

1996 Economist on Näringslivets Ekonomifakta presenting facts and figures about Swedish Business
1997 Economist in the Swedish Parliament working for the Moderate Party
2000 Public affairs consultant Hill and Knowlton
2001 Head of Research, Reforminstitutet. An institute financed by the confederation of Swedish Business for putting forward suggestions of policy change
2003 Editorial writer, Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet
2004 Deputy chief of staff to the leader of the opposition in the regional parliament, the county of Stockholm
2006 Deputy chief of staff to the Mayor of Stockholm
2008 Head of communications, Veidekke (Norwegian construction firm) 2011 COO, Stockholm Business Region Development (Invest Stockholm) 2013 CEO Kista Science City and the Electrum Foundation
2015 CEO Visit Stockholm