Board

Lars-Erik Edlund

Chair of the Board
Professor of Nordic Languages, Umeå University


Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen

Vice Chair of the Board
Professor of Sociology, Uppsala University


Romulo Enmark

Board member
Former rector


Laura Hartman

Board member
Senior Lecturer in economics


Stefan Nyström

Board member and member of the investment committee
Head of Department, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency


Linda Ryan Bengtsson

Board member
Assistant Professor of Media and Communication Studies, Karlstad University

Appointment of the Board

The Board is appointed by the Government (two members) and by the Board itself (seven members). The proposal for members of the Board (six members) is submitted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the higher education institutions and the heads of the following Swedish agencies: the Swedish Research Council; the Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte); the Research Council for the Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas); and Sweden’s Innovation Agency (Vinnova). One member is proposed by the Board itself.

The mandate period is from 1st July 2022 until 30th June 2025.