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 Economics) 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 Sveriges Riksbank 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, Luxembourg 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 .