Claes-Fredrik Helgesson

Since 1 January 2019 I’m the Research Director of a new venture at Uppsala University called Centre for Integrated Research on Culture and Society. Or CIRCUS, for short. A core aim with CIRCUS is to foster new interdisciplinary research collaborations within the six faculties for humanities and social sciences within Uppsala University.

Education

• PhD (Ekon. dr.), Business administration, Stockholm School of Economics.
  (Thesis: Making a natural monopoly. Faculty opponent: Prof. Peter Miller, LSE, UK.)
• Ph.Lic., Business administration, Stockholm School of Economics. (Faculty opponent: Prof. Robin Cowan, now at MERIT.)
• B.Sc. (Civilekonom), Business administration and Economics, Stockholm School of Economics

Positions from 1999

• 2009-2018 Professor, Department of Thematic Studies – Technology and Social Change, Linköping University
• 2008-09 Principal Secretary in Swedish government inquiry on patient’s rights (Huvudsekreterare, Utredningen om patientens rätt.)
• 2005-08 Research Director, Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research (Score, a research centre run jointly by Stockholm School of Economics and Stockholm University)
• 2006-08 Program Director MBA Health and Life Sciences, IFL at Stockholm School of Economics
• 2005-09 Associate Professor, Department of Marketing and Strategy, Stockholm School of Economics
• 1999-05 Assistant Professor. Department of Marketing and Strategy, Stockholm School of Economics

Special commissions

• 2020-22 Member of the national board for Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, SCAS (nominated by Uppsala University)
• 2017-2018 Elected representative in Linköping University Board.
• 2017-2018 Member of the national board for Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, SCAS (nominated by Linköping University)
• 2017-18 Member of committee in government inquiry about the assessment of academic merits in relation to open access. The inquiry is led by the National Library of Sweden.
• 2015- Member of editorial board of Journal of Cultural Economy.
• 2012- Co-editor and co-founder of the academic journal Valuation Studies.
• 2012-2019 Chairman of board Leading Health Care, an independent academic think tank working to promote dialogue about how health and social care can be improved.