Curriculum vitae Lars HEIKENSTEN, Born 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden

Education American High School (Marion High School, Iowa) 1969 Swedish High School (Bromma Gymnasium) 1970 M.B.A. (Stockholm School of ) 1974 Doctor of Economics (Stockholm School of Economics) 1984 Positions Researcher and teacher in economics at the Stockholm School of Economics. Fields of research: Development Economics, Structural Change and Labour Market Economics 1972-1984 Chief Economist at the National Debt Office 1984-1985 Assistant Under-Secretary, Ministry of Finance (Head of Division for Medium and Long-Term Economic Policy Issues) 1985-1990 Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance 1990-1992 Chief Economist at Svenska Handelsbanken (Head of Handelsbanken Markets Research) 1992-1995 Deputy Governor of 1995-2002 Governor of Sveriges Riksbank 2003-2005 Member of the European Court of Auditors 2006-2011 Executive director, the Nobel Foundation 2011-

Commissions in Sweden Secretary, Association of Swedish Economists 1981 Member of the Board, Penningmarknadscentralen AB (Money Market Clearing House) 1985-1986 Vice Chairman, Värdepapperscentralen AB (Securities Register Centre) 1987-1990 Member of the Board, Tipstjänst AB 1990-1993 Member of the Board, Statistics Sweden 1990-1994 Member of Miljövårdsberedningen (the Swedish Environmental Advisory Council) 1995-1997 Member of the Board, Umeå School of Business and Economics 1998-2002 Member of the Board, Institute for International Economics, University of Stockholm 2006- Member of the Board, SNS Centre for Business and Policy Studies 2007- Chairman, The Expert Group for Public Economics (ESO) 2007-

International positions Member of the Committee of Alternates of the European Monetary Institute (EMI) and alternate for the Governor in the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) 1995-1998 Member of the Monetary Committee (the Economic and Financial Committee of the European Community) 1995-2002 Alternate for the Governor in the General Council of the ECB 1998-2002 Member of the Board of Trustees AFS (International Scholarships) 1998-2001 Member of G10 Deputies 1998-2002 Alternate for the Governor in the IMF 1999-2002 Governor in the IMF 2003-2005 Member of the Board, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) 2003-2005 Governor, General Council of the ECB 2003-2005 Member of task force, Euro Area Economic Policies, Bruegel Institute, Belgium 2006-2008 Member of the Executive Council, Bridge Forum Dialogue, 2006-2011 Member of the Board, Association of International Educators (NAFSA), Washington D.C. 2010-

Honours, honorary degrees Honorary doctor (philosophiae doctor honoris causa), University of Umeå 2005 The Kings´s Medal of the 12th dimension 2006