Björn Edlund

Björn Edlund is an experienced public affairs practitioner and former foreign correspondent, with a special focus on the societal role of business and the practical implementation of CSR policies. Over the past 20 years, he has provided guidance, support and challenge to 11 CEOs in the three corporations where he has served as head of corporate communications, as well as to dozens of other executives and project leaders in his years as a consultant. Edlund teaches as a senior visiting fellow at the MBA and advanced management programmes at Henley Business School in the UK, and is a senior adviser to Burson Marsteller, a leading public relations firm, in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is a member of the board of the Institute for Human Rights and Business and serves on the advisory board of the Asia Society’s council on US-China relations.