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Karolina Ekholm

Karolina-Ekholm
Position:
Director General
Organisation:
Swedish National Debt Office
  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Uppsala University (1988), and PhD in Economics, Lund University (1995)
  • Researcher and lecturer at the Stockholm School of Economics (2000–2006, appointed Associate Professor in 2001), and at Stockholm University, Department of Economics (2006–present, appointed Professor in 2010)
  • Deputy Governor, Riksbank (2009–2014)
  • State Secretary, Ministry of Finance, with responsibility for economic analysis and international cooperation on economic policy (2014–2019)
  • Director General of the Swedish National Debt Office (Feb 2022–present) 

Board positions: 

  • Chair of the Expert Group on Public Economics (ESO) – an autonomous committee under the Ministry of Finance
  • Chair of the Board of the Center for Monetary Policy and Financial Stability (CeMoF) – a research centre at Stockholm University funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation)
  • Member of the Board of the Swedish House of Finance (SHoF) at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Events

Oct 15 2025

SRM 10th Anniversary Conference

SRB conference