Director-General, National Board of Health and Welfare; Sweden

Olivia Wigzell is Director-General at the National Board of Health and Welfare, a government agency under auspices of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Previous positions include Director-General at the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services, Director at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Vice Mayor in Stockholm, County Council Commissioner in the Greater Stockholm Area and Chair of the board at Örebro University. International experience includes Chair of the EU expert group on Health System Performance Assessment, serving as the Swedish representative in the WHO Executive Board, Chair of the OECD Health Committee as well as being a member of the OECD Going Digital steering group.

She currently holds a position in the Board of development of the Swedish Quality Registries and in the Advisory Council at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.

Wigzell holds a degree in political science and communication.