Chair of The B Team and a Senior Advisor to the IKEA Foundation
Jesper is the Chair of The B Team and a Senior Advisor to the IKEA Foundation. Previously, he served as CEO of Ingka Group I IKEA from 2017 to 2025. With decades of experience embedding sustainability and equality into business practices, Jesper’s leadership is central to The B Team’s efforts to catalyze business action to address the biggest challenges facing people and the planet. Additionally, he is chair of the Earthshot Prize, vice-chair of the UN Global Compact Board, serves on the global board of directors of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and is a Distinguished Fellow with the World Economic Forum's Centre for Nature and Climate.
