Jesper Brodin is Senior Advisor of the IKEA Foundation. He is the former President and CEO of Ingka Group, IKEA.

Jesper started his IKEA career in 1995 as the Purchase Manager in Pakistan, IKEA Group. During the years he has held different roles such as assistant to Ingvar Kamprad and Anders Dahlvig, CEO at the time, Business area manager Kitchen and Dining as well as his recent role as Managing Director for Range & Supply.

Beside his role as a board member of the World Resources Institute, he is the chair of the Earthshot Prize, chair of the B Team and co-chair of the UN Global Compact. Furthermore, Jesper is a distinguished fellow of the World Economic Forum and part of the board of advisors of the Angelo Group. In addition, Jesper was named one of the 100 most influential people of 2024 by TIME.

He has a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. Jesper is married with three kids. His passion is music and the sea.