Helene Svahn

Helene Svahn currently serves as Director at Swednano Tech AB and Forskning & Framsteg, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology since 2008, and Member-Supervisory Board at Mercedes-Benz AG (Germany).
Former roles include President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Haldex AB from 2019 to 2021; Chief Executive Officer at Picovitro AB from 2003 to 2013; Director at Axel Johnson International AB from 2020 to 2022; Director at The Nobel Foundation from 2014 to 2019; Director at Stiftelsen för.
Strategisk Forskning from 2013 to 2019; Senior Vice President-Research & Innovation at Permobil AB from 2015 to 2019; Professor at the University of Twente from 2005 to 2008; Chairman at Young Academy of Sweden; Marketing Director at Silex Microsystems AB; Director at Konecranes Oyj; Director at Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB from 2025 to 2026; and Independent Member-Supervisory Board at Mercedes-Benz Group AG from 2021 to 2026.
Education includes graduate studies at the University of Uppsala and a doctorate from the Royal Institute of Technology.