About Björn Holmberg
Björn Holmberg brings over 25 years of experience in development cooperation, peacebuilding, and diplomacy with a rich international background on issues related to international relations, peace and security, human rights, development programming, leadership and management.
Previous positions were at operational programme and headquarter level. Bjorn Holmgren’s most recent assignments include serving as the Deputy National Director at Plan International Sweden, Secretary-General and Coordinator of Swedepeace Foundation, Deputy Head of Mission and Country Director for the Swedish Development Cooperation (Sida) at the Swedish Embassy in Guatemala.
He also worked as Head of the first Division for Peace and Security at Sida and Vice Chair of the Network on Conflict, Peace, and Development Cooperation at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Development Assistance Committee in Paris. Björn Holmberg holds a doctorate in Peace and Conflict Research from Uppsala University, Sweden. He worked in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia and is fluent in Swedish, English and Spanish.
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