MSc in Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Master of Business Administration, INSEAD. President and Chief Executive Officer, Ericsson Group. Member of the Board; Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Trimble Inc. Ekholm is also Member of the Board of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce New York. Since 2017, Member of the Steering Committee of the World Economic Forum Digital Communication Governors. Holds Honorary Doctorate at The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.

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