Patron: Mr Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman, The Nippon Foundation
Honorary Member: Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson
Honorary Chairman: Ambassador Magnus Vahlquist, Former Ambassador of Sweden to Japan
The Foundation is governed by a board consisting of 13 members. The chairman shall be a Swedish citizen.
Chairman:
Mrs Elisabeth Nilsson (Sweden), Former Governor of Östergötland County, Sweden
Vice Chairmen:
Professor Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard (Denmark), Former Director of Centre for Asian Studies, Copenhagen Business School
Dr. Jussi Nuorteva (Finland), Former Director General, National Archives of Finland; Chancellor, Orders of White Rose of Finland and Lion of Finland
Professor Anna Agnarsdóttir (Iceland), Professor Emeritus, University of Iceland
Mr Tatsuya Tanami (Japan), Former Managing Director, Center for Human Rights Education and Training
Professor Asbjørn Rolstadås (Norway), Professor Emeritus, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Mrs Ewa A. Kumlin (Sweden), Director, Swedish Institute in Paris; Cultural Counsellor, Swedish Embassy in Paris
Board members:
Professor Maja Horst (Denmark), Head of Section, Innovation Division, DTU Management, DTU Technical University of Denmark
Professor Sixten Korkman (Finland), Professor Emeritus, Aalto University, Finland; Former Director General of ECOFIN (EU)
Ambassador Kiyotaka Akasaka (Japan), President Nippon.com, Former President, Foreign Press Center, Tokyo; Former UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
Mr Ichiro Kabasawa (Japan), Executive Director, The Nippon Foundation; Former Senior News Editor, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
Professor Henrik Syse (Norway), Research Director, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO); Member of the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee
Mr Edvard Fleetwood (Sweden), Secretary General, Sweden-Japan Foundation
Secretary to the Board:
Mr Edvard Fleetwood (Sweden), Secretary General, Sweden-Japan Foundation