Leif Edvinsson

 Professor Edvinsson is a key pioneering contributor to both the theory and practice of Intellectual Capital. As the first director of IC in 1991, he initiated the creation of the world's first public corporate Intellectual Capital Annual Report in 1994, and has inspired the development of IC metrics ever since. In parallel, he was prototyping the Skandia Future Center as a lab for organizational design – one of the very first in the world at that time – which inspired many more around the globe.During 1996 he received awards from the American Productivity and Quality Center (US) and Business Intelligence (UK). In January 1998, Leif received the prestigious Brain Trust’s (UK) "Brain of the Year" award, for his pioneering work on IC. In 1999 he received the Most Admired Knowledge Award on Knowledge Leadership. He was also awarded the KEN Practitioner of the Year in 2004 from Entovation International (US), where he is also an E 100 leader. He was listed by the London Business Press in 2006 as one of The 50 Most influential Thinkers in the World. Leif is listed in the global “Who’s Who”, an associate member of The Club of Rome, and Cofounder and Chairman of The New Club of Paris, which focuses on Knowledge Economy initiatives.Leif received his education at the University of California, Berkeley and Lund University, Sweden. He is the author of numerous articles on service management and Intellectual Capital. In March 1997, together with Michael S. Malone, he launched one of the very first books on Intellectual Capital. He is a special advisor on Societal Entrepreneurship to the Swedish Governmental Foundation for Competence and Knowledge Development, as well as on Service Science to the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation. In 1997 he co founded Intellectual Capital Sweden AB.Leif is serving or has served on the Board of Directors of several knowledge-intensive enterprises including the Swedish Brain Research Foundation and the Center for Molecular Medicine at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Since 2000 he has been the Honorary Chairman of the UK based Henley College, KM Forum and has been adjunct Professor of Intellectual Capital at Lund University. In January 2006, he was also appointed adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and was promoted to Chair Professor in 2007. In 2009 he was appointed Guest Professor at Jiaotong University, Xian, China. In June 2010 Leif received an award for Branding of Human Capital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.