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 Support
• Department for Operational 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

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:

Johanna Gårdmark, Director at the Department for Peace Operations

Markus Derblom, Director at the Department for Conflict Prevention

Anna Norell Jennische, i.m. Director at the Department for Governance

Helena Vazquez Sohlström, Director at the Department for International Development Cooperation

Helena Josefson, Director at the Department for Management Support

Henrik Mungenast, Director at the Department for Operational Support 

Kicki Westin, Head of 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.

Carsten Alvén, Senior Analyst at Swedish Psychological Defence Agency

Georg Andrén, Governor, Värmland

Michael Claesson, Chief of Defence Staff at Swedish Armed Forces

Eva Lindblom, The Swedish National Financial Management Authority

Arvid Lundberg, Filosofie Doctor

Stefan Olsson, Member of Parliament, The Moderate Party

Peter Wallensteen, Senior Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University

Kerstin Lundgren, Member of Parliament, The Centre Party