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Sven Hagströmer

Swedish business executive (born 1943)

Sven Hagströmer (born 30 November 1943) is a Swedish business executive, best known as the founder of Avanza Bank and investment company Creades. He is also the initiator of the non-profit organizations AllBright and Berättarministeriet.²

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Born Nov 30, 1943.¹

Companies

AvanzaFounder⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedStockholm University³
Date not recordedÖstra Real³

Career

Occupation: businessperson, entrepreneur.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Avanza⁴
Date not recordedFounded AllBright Stiftung⁵

Personal life

BornNov 30, 1943, Stockholm⁷
CitizenshipSweden⁸

Politics

Sven Hagströmer is involved in various social projects, including Arbetsmäklarna at Tensta School where he helps young students get in touch with employers. He believes that Swedish companies are not doing enough to bring in people from other cultures. Hagströmer is opposed to the euro and was one of the initiators to the political party Junilistan. He believes that the euro reduces the Riksbank's influence over monetary policy. Sven Hagströmer is a relative of Raoul Wallenberg and he founded the Raoul Wallenberg Academy in 2012. He is a passionate book collector and founded the publishing agency Fri Tanke together with Christer Sturmark and Björn Ulvaeus in 2007. Sven Hagströmer is one of the initiators of Berättarministeriet, which runs writing workshops in areas with high unemployment rates. He is also committed to gender issues and is frequently seen in the public gender equality debate. In 2011 he founded the AllBright foundation that works to increase the number of women holding positions of power within the business sector.