Organization

Founders and managing bodies

Stockholms Science City is a foundation founded in 1990 by organisations from Academia, the Private Sector and the Community.

Our managing bodies represent a solid base for longterm development of one of the most progressive centres of excellence within research:

Karolinska Institutet

The Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm University

Stockholm School of Economics

City of Stockholm

City of Solna

Stockholm County Council

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Göran Gustavsson Foundation

Axel and Margaret Ax-son Johnson Foundation

Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation


Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Stockholm Science City Foundation represents academia, the private sector and society.

Head of operations is CEO Ylva Williams. Thorbjörn Ekström is acting Chairman of the Board. Thorbjörn Ekström is R&D director at the Stockholm County Council.

From Academia

Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson (President, Karolinska Institutet)
Rune Fransson (University Director Karolinska Institutet)
Mathias Uhlen (Professor, KTH)
Eva Malmström Jonsson (Professor, KTH)
Stefan Nordlund (Professor, Stockholm University)
Anne-Caroline Nordström (University Director, Stockholm University)
Lars Bergman (President, Stockholm School of Economics)

From the Private Sector

Birgit Gidlund-Larsson, (Director Axel and Margaret A:son Johnson Foundation)
Ulf Gustafsson, (Director, Göran Gustafsson Foundation) 
Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation (vacant)

From Society

Staffan Ingvarsson, (Chief of Staff Stockholm Town)
Irene Svenonius (Chief executive officer Stockholm Town)
Jan Liliemark, (Stockholm County, Landstingsstyrelsen)
Thorbjörn Ekström (County R&D direktor)
Kristina Tidestav (City of Solna)



Academia
The leading universities constitute a critical mass with its breadth of research.