​Lena Eriksson​

Lena Eriksson is an experienced corporate governance advisor with deep insight in board work, legal leadership, and governance development across international and regulated
organisations. She advises boards and management teams on how to clarify governance structures, strengthen board effectiveness, and create more efficient decision-making
processes. Her assignments have covered financial institutions, companies, and not-for-profit organisations in Sweden and internationally, and included governance reviews,
board evaluations, board composition, director induction, information flows, policies, and Board secretary functions. She was also the co-author to the recent report ”Boards at
the Frontier - AI, Governance and the Case for Board Leadership” . Before becoming an independent advisor, Lena spent more than two decades in senior legal roles at Nordea.
From 2003 to 2018, she served as General Counsel of the group, one of Europe’s largest banks, following several leadership positions within Nordea’s legal function. Between
2021 and 2025, she also acted as senior advisor to Nestor Advisors Ltd, a London-based corporate governance consultancy later integrated into Sodali & Co. Currently she works
as an advisor for among others Stockholm based Lagercrantz Lombardi Advisors and Paris based Ethics and Boards. In addition to her advisory work, Lena is regularly engaged
as a lecturer, panellist, coach, and leadership development advisor. Lena holds a legal degree from Uppsala University.​