Foundation's Board
Urban Lendahl
Chair Urban Lendahl has been Professor of Genetics at Karolinska Institutet since 1997, conducting research in vascular biology and cancer. He previously served as Secretary of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet and as Chair of the Review Committee for the Human Frontier Science Program. Lendahl is currently Scientific Secretary for the Sjöberg Prize at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Scientific Secretary for the Swedish Brain Foundation.
Karin Sidén
Vice Chair Karin Sidén is Associate Professor of Art History at Uppsala University and currently serves as Superintendent and Museum Director at Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde. She previously worked as Senior Curator and Head of Research at the Nationalmuseum. Sidén is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and serves on several boards in the fields of art and culture.
Björn Börjesson
Björn Börjesson has been a member of the board since 2014. He has a law degree and a background as deputy managing director of Svenska Handelsbanken. Current other board assignments: Anders Sandrew Foundation, chairman and Anna Ahlström and Eller Terserus Foundation, vice chairman.
Anders Malmberg
Anders Malmberg has been Professor of Geography, specializing in Economic Geography, since 1999. His research focuses on industrial transformation and business location, regional and urban development, innovation processes, and the dynamics of clusters and innovation systems, as well as the role of universities in society.
Charlotte Sandart
Charlotte Sandart has been a member of the board since 2011. She holds an LL.M. degree and ran her own law firm from 1999 to 2005. She then worked at the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency (Kammarkollegiet) from 2005 to 2007. Between 2007 and 2011, she served as Chief Legal Officer at Kaupthing Bank Sweden, later Ålandsbanken. Since then, she has been employed at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen).
Staffan Bohman
Staffan Bohman is a Swedish business leader and industrial figure. He has served as CEO of companies such as Gränges, Sapa AB, and De Laval. He is currently Chair of the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Bohman has previously held chair or board member positions at Electrolux, Höganäs, Scania, Atlas Copco, Boliden, Trelleborg, and Inter-IKEA. Beyond the corporate sector, he has also chaired Ersta and the German-Swedish Chamber of Commerce.
Former Chairs of the Board
Lars Engwall
Lars Engwall, born in 1942, served as Chair of the Åke Wiberg Foundation from 2008 to 2024, having been a board member since 2000. From 1981 until his retirement in 2009, he was Professor of Business Administration at Uppsala University. His research focused on processes of change within various types of organizations, particularly newspapers, banks, and universities, as well as the dissemination of management ideas. Over the years, he has held numerous trusted positions both within and outside Uppsala University. Engwall is a member of several learned societies, including the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by Åbo Akademi University and the Stockholm School of Economics. In his book Tillbakablickar (Ekerlids, 2022), he shares his memoirs.
Göran Mörner
Göran Mörner was born in Stockholm in 1927 and completed his secondary education at Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket. His student years not only provided him with a strong foundation in the humanities but also inspired him to pursue a legal career. He studied law at Stockholm University College, earning his LL.M. degree in 1957 and becoming a member of the Swedish Bar Association in 1967. As a young lawyer, Mörner met Åke Wiberg and began working within Wiberg’s legal practice. Specializing in family law, he became renowned for his legal expertise and for his ability to see and empathize with people beyond the purely legal aspects. In 1957, he joined the Åke Wiberg Foundation as a board member and in 1978 became Chair of the Board, a position he held until 2007. During his long tenure, Mörner introduced several important reforms that helped the foundation grow in size and significance. Outside of his work as Chair and family law attorney, Mörner had many other interests. His knowledge of classical literature was exceptional, often reflected in witty and elegant speeches at dinners. He was also deeply interested in design and architecture, ranging from jewelry design to creating architectural plans for houses that were later built. Göran Mörner passed away in 2021 at the age of 93.