The everyday work of the Foundation is led by the Executive Director, who is responsible for the academic management and review of applications. For the latter work, a number of external experts are called in. The Board of Directors decides which applications are to be awarded grants.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Foundation has the ultimate responsibility for its management, including the awarding of grants
The Board
Peter Wallenberg Jr
Chair
Marcus Wallenberg
Vice Chair
Sara Mazur
Executive Director
Caroline Ankarcrona
Director
Stéphanie Gandet
Director
Leif Johansson
Director
Göran Sandberg
Director
Jacob Wallenberg
Director
Tuula Teeri
Director and Principals' Council Representative
Adjuncts
Carl Jan Risberg
Adjunct
Principals' Council
The Principals’ Council has the opportunity to observe the Foundation’s activities and submit requests and proposals to improve coordination between the Foundation’s activities and Swedish science research and education.
The Principals' Council comprises: the Swedish Academy, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of History, Letters and Antiquities, the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, the universities of Uppsala, Lund, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Umeå, Luleå, and Linköping, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Chalmers University of Technology, and the Stockholm School of Economics.
The Principals’ Council appoints one member of the Board of Directors and the Foundation’s auditors.