SWEDISH RESEARCH COUNCIL - Key Persons


Ellenor Devine


Folke Tersman

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Practical Philosophy

Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Lung Biology

Irene Wennemo

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Appointed by the Government

Katarina Bjelke - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Director General
Katarina Bjelke is the Director General of the Swedish Research Council. The Director General is appointed by the Government and decides on issues delegated to her by the Board. These issues may, for example, involve internal organisation, prioritisation of resources within the public authority or decisions relating to the funding of certain grants. The Director General is also in charge of our Secretaries General.

Maria Thuveson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
Maria Thuveson, Executive Director of the Swedish Research Council, is the deputy Director General and assists the Director General with heading the public authority. The Executive Director is in charge of the Swedish Research Council's heads of department, she also holds responsibility for the Ethics Review Appeals Board´s office.

Marika Edoff

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Solid State Electronics

Mathias Uhlén

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Microbiology

Niklas Arnberg

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Virology

Susanna Fellman

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Business History