Making it Possible

Over the years, many scholars have enjoyed close collaboration with their donors.

The Chamber is deeply appreciative of its donors' generosity. Without the scholars and your support, the Chamber would be unable to offer the full range of programs and services.

To learn more about contributing to the Scholarship Program, please contact Renée Lundholm.

He then progressed to Wall Street and later to the London and from there he moved on to become an entrepreneur and investor in a variety of fields.

Mr. Anderson Guldkula is the founder of the food safety company, TracTechnology, using intellectual property and state of the art technique to create a global system in the food industry to secure healthy food, especially in developing countries.

Between 1997 and 2002, Mr. Björk was the CEO of Skanska AB after a significant career within the company. During this period, Skanska was transformed from a building and investment group to a construction and real estate group.

Mr. Björk is an honorary chairman of SACC New York and has received the SACC New York Lucia Trade Award in 2002 for his significant contribution to trade between the U.S. and Sweden.

Mrs. Heimbold is the Chair of the Heimbold Foundation. She is also a co-founder and active director of the World Childhood Foundation, a Swedish based child welfare agency focusing on abused and deprived children in various nations including Russia, the Baltic States, Brazil and the Balkans. Mrs. Heimbold is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College where she has a degree in child psychology and she earned her Masters of Social Work degree at Columbia University. She is a Director of the American Scandinavian Foundation.

Mr. Edlund worked as a chartered accountant for the greater part of his career and for several years he was the most engaged chartered accountant for listed companies in Sweden. He has also been deeply involved in the development of the accounting profession as World President of IFAC (The International Federation of Accountants), chairman of the Swedish institute FAR and has been a member of numerous other professional committees.

He has been active in The Swedish Industry and Commerce Stock Exchange Committee and The Association for the Development of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. He is also a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and holds various other advisory roles.

Mr. Edlund has a M.Sc. degree from The Stockholm School of Economics.

In 1982, Mr. Andren conceived the idea of building large sailing vessels for commercial purposes and organized Windstar Sail Cruises Limited, which launched two 440-foot sailing ships. The largest computerized sailing vessels ever built, these ships were based in Martinique and Tahiti. A third vessel was based in Monte Carlo and the Virgin Islands. Mr. Andren subsequently sold Windstar Sail Cruises to Holland America Line.

In 1987, Mr. Andren was inducted into the French Legion of Honor, as Chevalier; in 1993, he was awarded the Swedish Royal Order of the North Star, Knight, First Class; in 1999, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor; and in 2003, he was bestowed the Finnish decoration of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Knight, First Class.

Mr. Andren holds a B.S. degree from Upsala College and an M.A. in economics from Pennsylvania State University. Mr. Andren is the Treasurer, Director and a member of the Executive Committee of the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, and is actively involved in various tourism organizations in City of New York. He is also a Director of The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.; President Casinos, Inc.; The Bernadotte Foundation For Children's Eyecare, New York; and The American Scandinavian Foundation, New York. He is a Trustee of the South Street Seaport Museum. He is a member of the New York Yacht Club, New York; Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Greenwich, Connecticut; and The Stanwich Club, Greenwich, Connecticut.

Mr. Long held various positions during his career with Citicorp, which began in 1972. From 1982 to 1998, he headed Citicorp's External Affairs Division, which includes the Government Relations Division in Washington, D.C. From 1976 to 1982, he was responsible for managing Citicorp's international consumer banking business, as well as legal and external affairs for consumer banking worldwide. Mr. Long is a trustee of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship, the Midwest Research Institute and the National Forest Foundation.

He has served as an officer, director or trustee on a number of corporate, charitable and public boards, including vice chairman of Georgetown University, chairman of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce Inc., vice chairman and director of Woodrow Wilson House Museum and Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. Mr. Long is a member of the board of directors of Atlas Copco North America and Gendux AB.

Mr. Olson served as a member of the Texas State House of Representatives from 1973 until 1978. Mr. Olson was chairman of the Texas State Board of Insurance from 1979 until 1981, and from February 1983 until August 1987. He also served as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in 1982. He was appointed to the negotiation team on international reinsurance issues at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva, Switzerland in 1987 and lectured to ASEAN Nations in 1985 and 1989 at the United Nations Conferences on Trade and Development, Program of Insurance in Manila. He was one of the negotiators for the United States-Israeli Free Trade Agreement relating to services between the two nations; he led a Trade Delegation on Financial Services to Russia and China in 1985.

Mr. Olson was appointed "The Swedish-American of 2002" by the Vasa Orden of America. The Swedish ties were strengthened in October 2001 when Olson was appointed Honorary Doctor at Umeå University. Ambassador Olson currently serves as chairman of the board of The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York and the American Scandinavian Foundation.

International contacts and relations are of great importance to the Bonnier Group," said Bengt Braun, president and CEO of the leading Nordic media company. "We are proud to support the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in New York with this scholarship. Young talents mean a lot to us and this arrangement also gives us a unique opportunity to see what is going on in the most exciting media market in the world.

Mr. Gillberg initiated the Chamber's scholarship program, generously funding two scholarships for three consecutive years. In 2001 Mr. Gillberg was chosen the SACC New York Member of the Year. The motivation read: "In sincere appreciation for exceptional generous support and outstanding contributions made to benefit the overallgrowth and future success of SACC New York."