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Personal information

Address: Cecilia Hermansson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 10 B,
100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
Born: 22 November, 1962       
Languages: Swedish, English, French, Portuguese, German
Phone: +46-702661588
Mail: cecilia.hermansson@abe.kth.se

Education,

Associate Professor (Docent), Business studies, KTH, Stockholm, 2021
Ph.D., Business Studies, Centre for Banking and Finance, KTH, Stockholm, 2015
Master in Economics and Business Administration, Stockholm School of Economics, 1991
MBA-courses, Fundacao Getúlio Vargas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1989
Latin American Social and Political Studies, Stockholm University, 1988
Portuguese, Stockholm University, 1988
Natural Science, Vilunda Gymnasium, Upplands Väsby,  1982
North Branch High School, Minnesota, USA, 1980

Employment and professional experience

KTH, Royal Institute of Technlogy, ABE School, Div. for Building and Real Estate Economics, Researcher (2018 nov) and Teacher in Entrepreneurial Finance, Macroeconomics (cont).
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, ABE School, Div. for Banking and Finance, Guest Researcher, 2015-2018 oct.
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, INDEK School, Teacher in Behavioral Finance, 2015-2016.

Swedbank, Senior Economist and advisor to Customer Intelligence, 2013-2022.
Swedbank, Senior Economist, Head Forecasting, from 2008, Group Chief Economist, 1999-2013
Ministry of Finance, Head of Section, and from 1998, Acting Director, 1996-1999
Sida, Senior Economist, 1990-1996
EF Foundation, Stockholm, 1982-1985

Other assignments, awards and memberships

Entreprenörskapsforum, Board Member, 2023 (cont)

Infostat AB, Board Member, 2022 (cont)

G-Förvaltning AB, Board Member, 2021 (cont)

The Swedish Bank Research Foundation, Scientific committee, Member, 2021 (cont)

WaterAid Sweden, Board Member, 2020-2022

Swedish Climate Policy Council, Member, Chair from 2022, 2020-2023

Swedish Retail Trade Economic Council, Member, 2019 (cont)

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), Member, 2016 (cont), Vice-Preses, 2019-2021

Scholarship from Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation for post-doctoral research
2016-2019

Creades, Board Member, 2016 (cont)

HUI Research, Board Member  2015 (cont)

Swedish Fiscal Policy Council, Member 2015-2018

Swedish National Mediation Office, Board Member (Insynsråd) 2015-2020

Folksam Liv, Board member (and Chair of Folksam Risk- and Capital Committee) 2015 (cont)

ALMI, Advisory Council, Member 2014-2016

Economic Council, Skåne region, Member 2012-2014

Influencer of the Year, StrategiTorget Bank och Finans 2012

Swedish Industrial Economic Council, Member from 2011 and Chairman from 2013-2018

National Association of Business Economics, (Nabe), USA, Board Member 2011-2014

Swedish Industrial Policy Council, Member, as part of Entrepreneurship Forum  2011-2012

National Business Economic Issues Council, (NBEIC), USA, Member 2010-2015

Centre for Business and Policy Studies (SNS), Member of Advisory Board 2009 -2022

Dagens Industri, Riksbank Shadow Board, Member 2007-2017

Commission on Swedish Export and Internationalization, Expert 2007-2008

Statistics Sweden, Board Member (Insynsråd) 2004-2011

Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, Capital Committee, 2003-2006

Swedish Commission on the Review of Economic Statistics, Expert 2000-2002

Heckscher-Ohlin Award (Best Thesis in Economics), Stockholm School of Economics 1991