Henrik Ekelund is the founder and chairman of BTS, a publicly traded global consulting firm that works with more than 150 of the Fortune 500 across six continents, including Microsoft, EY, Samsung, SAP, and Tetra Pak. BTS has offices in four cities in the United States and 32 in total around the world.

He has been honored as Sweden’s Entrepreneur of the Year and is an investor and advisor for a number of start-up and growth companies; so far, eight have gone public or were sold after achieving exceptional growth.

He is also an active member of YPO, which has more than 32,000 members globally, and the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. He has been published in Nature, various US media outlets, and in leading Swedish business media outlets.

Henrik’s passion for economics and public policy began in college. He earned his master of science degree in business and economics from the Stockholm School of Economics, where he was a leader in the Swedish Conservative Party’s student organization, as well as editor in chief of its magazine.

Henrik is on the board of directors for The Sweden-America Foundation, which focuses on promoting the exchange of scientific, cultural, and practical experiences, and offers fellowships to young Swedish researchers and graduate students.

Though he currently lives in Switzerland with his wife, Anine, Henrik was born in Stockholm and spends much of his time traveling—he has visited more than 110 countries—to explore opportunities for growth for businesses and economies. He is the father of two grown daughters, Olivia and Nikoline, and is an avid mountaineer, skier, and sailor.