Board of Governors

FOI is led by a Board of Directors with full responsibility. The members of FOI's Board of Governors are assigned by decision of the Swedish Government.

FOI logo and Swedish flag

The constitution of the Board of Governors of FOI is as follows:

Chair of the Board of Governors

Björn von Sydow

Former Speaker of the Riksdag, former Minister for Defence and chair of the Defence Commission

Board of Governors

Jens Mattsson

Director General, FOI

Ella Carlsson Sjöberg

Ph. D.

Ingela Mathiasson

Brigadier General

Johan Pekkari

Major General

Maria Thuveson

Executive Director, The Swedish Research Council

Mats Leijon

Professor, Uppsala university

Taha Hirbod Alexandersson

Associate professor, National Board of Health and Welfare

Employee representatives

Magnus Lindström

OFR/ST trade union

David Sundell

Saco-S trade union

Last updated: 2026-01-08