Erik Hilding Thedéen (born 1 September 1963) is a Swedish economist, business leader and civil servant, who served as Director General of the
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority from 2015 to 2022. Since 1 January 2023 he serves as the Governor of
Sveriges riksbank
Sveriges Riksbank, or simply the ''Riksbank'', is the central bank of Sweden. It is the world's oldest central bank and the fourth oldest bank in operation.
Etymology
The first part of the word ''riksbank'', ''riks'', stems from the Swedish w ...
, the central bank of Sweden.
After graduating from school in 1982, Thedéen completed his
military service
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and continued his education at the
Royal Swedish Naval Academy
The Royal Swedish Naval Academy ( sv, Kungliga Sjökrigsskolan, KSS) was a school for officer training for the Swedish Navy, which operated in various forms between the years 1756 and 1987.
History
1683–1791
In 1683, when the charter was issue ...
.
Thedéen is a reserve officer in the
Swedish Navy
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, trained for service on a
patrol boat
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. Thedéen studied for a master's degree in
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
at the
Stockholm School of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE; sv, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, HHS) is a private business school located in city district Vasastaden in the central part of Stockholm, Sweden. SSE offers BSc, MSc and MBA programs, along with ...
1985–1989.
Thedéen has a history of roles in the financial industry, including roles as chief executive of KPA Pension, at the
Swedish Ministry of Finance
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and as president of
Nasdaq OMX Nordic in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
.
References
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1963 births
Living people
People from Stockholm County
Swedish economists
Governors of Sveriges Riksbank
Stockholm School of Economics alumni