Organization

The agency consists of six departments:

• Department for Multilateral Cooperation
• Department for Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding
• Department for Bilateral and regional cooperation
• Department for Management and support

Management

The FBA is led by a Director-General. Per Olsson Fridh was appointed Director-General in 2022.

He is supported by a directorate and a government-appointed advisory council.

Directorate

Apart from the director-general, the directorate consists of:

Anna Norell Jennische, Head of the Department for multilateral cooperation

Markus Derblom, Head of the Department for conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Helena Vazquez Sohlström, Head of the Department for bilateral and regional peacebuilding

Helena Josefson, Head of the Department for management and support

Anna Norberg, Head of HR and communications

Advisory council

Carsten Alvén

Ylva Berg Axell

Richard Gray

Yasmine Eriksson

Martin Kragh

Anna Lasses

Stefan Olsson

Ellen-Elena Reinolds

The directorate is involved in the planning, implementation and follow-up of the day-to-day work of the agency. The directorate also deals with issues of a strategic nature concerning the agency.

Apart from the Director-General, the directorate consists of:

Markus Derblom, Head of Department for conflict prevention and peacebuilding

Anna Norell Jennische, Head of Department for multilateral cooperation

Helena Vazquez Sohlström, Head of Department for bilateral and regional cooperation

Helena Josefson, Director at the Department for Management and support

Anna Norberg, Head of HR and communications

Advisory council

The advisory council is the highest advisory body of the agency. Members of the council are appointed by the Swedish government and sessions are held four times per year. The Director-General keeps the council informed about the work of FBA and is chairman of the council.