MISTRA GEOPOLITICS - Key Persons


Annika Markovic

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Annika Markovic is Sweden's Ambassador to Austria and Slovakia and permanent representative to the United Nations in Vienna

Björn-Ola Linnér

Job Titles:
  • Co - Director

Caroline Ankarcrona

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Project Manager at the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Caroline Ankarcrona is the Project Manager at The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).

Henrik Carlsen

Job Titles:
  • Director

Henrik Hammargren

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Executive Director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
Henrik Hammargren is the Executive Director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation.

Jane Birch

Job Titles:
  • Communications and Impact Officer

Lena Ek - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Chairman of Södra
Lena Ek is the chair of Södra, Sweden's largest forest-owner association. She also served as Minister for the Environment from 2011 to 2014. Lena Ek is currently Chair of the Board of Mistra Geopolitics.

Maria Cole

Job Titles:
  • Communications Lead

Robert Egnell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Vice - Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University
Robert Egnell is Vice-Chancellor of the Swedish Defence University and a professor of leadership and command and control.

Therese Bennich

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager

Tobias Axerup

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Director and Deputy Head of Global Agenda Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Tobias Axerup is the Director and Deputy head of Global Agenda Department at the

Ylva Rylander

Job Titles:
  • Communications and Impact Officer