Jakob Edberg

Department
Job Title
CEO & President
INSTRUCTION LANGUAGES
English, Swedish, Japanese

PERSONAL BIO

Jakob Edberg is co-founder of The GR Company, and has over two decades of direct experience in politics and policy-making. Prior to co-founding The GR Company, Jakob was Policy Director at the European Business Council in Japan, where he supervised government outreach and advocacy for over 300 companies in 29 sector committees. He also served as a senior trade officer at the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo. Jakob is widely recognised as the leading government affairs practitioner in Japan, with expertise in a range of policy areas including trade, consumer finance, energy and environment, tourism, and others. Jakob is fluent in Japanese, English and Swedish, and complements degrees in political science and Japanese language with a Masters in International Political Economy from the University of Tsukuba, Japan.

WORK EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS

  • President & CEO, The GR Company, Japan (2010-present)
  • Vice Chairman, The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan SCCJ, Japan (2021-present)
  • Policy Director, European Business Council in Japan (EBC), Japan, (2005-2009)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Master in International Political Economy, University of Tsukuba, Japan
  • Master in Japanese Language and Literature, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Bachelor in Political Science, Linnaeus University, Sweden

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