The Knowledge Foundation, based in Stockholm, has a staff of 12. The secretariat is headed by CEO Eva Schelin and is structured into two units. The management team comprises the CEO and the heads of the respective units.
Organisation
Board
The Knowledge Foundation’s board is the highest decision-making body and consists of ten members including the chairman. The board has a capital committee to assist in the management of the capital at the foundation’s disposal. The capital committee consists of three of the board’s members and three external experts.
Members of the board
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Stina Billinger (chair) | Director of sustainability and public affairs at Syre, former State secretary |
| Gert Nilson (vice chair) | Technical director at Jernkontoret, Honorary doctor at Karlstad University and Fellow of IVA |
| Ingrid Albinsson | Vice chair of the board at The Second Swedish National Pension Fund, Board member of Nasdaq Stockholm, Board member of PRI Pensionsgaranti |
| Paula Crabtree | Professor emerita at Stockholm University of the Arts |
| Peter Dobers | Professor in business studies at Södertörn university |
| Mattias Marklund | Professor of theoretical physics at the University of Gothenburg |
| Christer Nylander | Former Member of the Riksdag (The Liberal Party), and former investigator in the Popular education inquiry |
| Rolf Skoglund | CEO of Ideainvest, investor, business leader, and advisor |
| Sofie Vennersten | Director of public policy and regulatory affairs at Volvo Group |
| Mats Viberg | Professor of Signal Processing at BTH and Chalmers |
The board’s term of office runs from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2028. Two members are appointed by the government, while the remaining eight are appointed by the board itself. Nominations for board members are submitted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (SUHF), and the Directors General of the Swedish Research Council, Forte, Formas, and Vinnova. One member is nominated by the board.
