Mikael Skoog

Managing Partner Öresund

mikael.skoog@downtownadvisors.se
+46 72 050 50 20

Mikael is responsible for Downtown Advisor’s office in Öresund. Mikael has five years of experience from Public Affairs operations, first at Hegeli and then The Labyrinth in the Öresund region. Through his commitment, Mikael has built up the business to be a relevant party for companies that need support in decision-making processes. Prior to that, Mikael worked for more than 25 years in municipal politics for the Social Democrats in Helsingborg. Mikael has a very broad network among politicians in Skåne County – not least from his roles as vice chairman of the municipal board, Member of the Öresund Committee and Member of the Association of Local Authorities in Skåne. He has also been active in the union IF Metall.

Nils Löwenspets

Senior Consultant

nils.lowenspets@downtownadvisors.se
+46 70 193 79 00

Nils has a degree in Architecture from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and has extensive experience from higher political levels within the Moderate Party. He worked for six years in Stockholm City Hall as a political advisor to the Deputy Mayor responsible for City planning and possesses a great knowledge in the area of Urban Development. The last five years he has been a Public Affairs advisor, mainly in the areas of City planning and Infrastructure. He was previously partner at Nordic Public Affairs.

Sofia Jöngren

Senior Consultant

sofia.jongren@downtownadvisors.se
+46 73 932 53 32

Sofia has extensive political experience from various levels. Most recently, she held a position as Chief of Staff for the Center Party in the Stockholm Region, where she mainly worked with issues relating to regional planning, growth, infrastructure, and county plans. Prior to that, she worked as a political expert for the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for eight years.

Sofia has served on the board of both Stångåstaden AB, the municipal housing company in Linköping, and of Stockholm Business Region. She has also worked in the Parliament and for periods she has been editorial writer for Södermanlands Nyheter, Norrtelje Tidning and Hudiksvall Tidning.

Hanna Rosén

Public Affairs Manager

hanna.rosen@downtownadvisors.se
+46 73 823 31 01

Hanna is an advisor at our office in Gothenburg. She has previously been Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications manager at the Green Party in Western Sweden and worked strategically with social media and digital influence. Hanna has extensive political experience from Gothenburg and other parts of western Sweden, including as vice chairman of Property Management Committee in Gothenburg and member of the Municipal Board in Borås. She has also served on the board of Bostadsbolaget AB, a municipal housing company in Gothenburg.

Björn Sundin

Senior Advisor

bjorn.sundin@downtownadvisors.se
+46 70  555 41 51

Björn Sundin works as a strategic advisor, author and consultant focusing on construction, urban development, and sustainability. He represented the Social Democrats as Deputy Mayor with responsibility for urban development issues in Örebro 2011-2017 and then led the work to increase housing construction and speed up the municipal processes around planning and construction. Taking Örebro from 160 completed homes in 2010, to over 2000 completed homes in 2017 required leadership, clarity, and hard work. In his book “Samhällsbygge pågår” he gives his picture of Örebro’s journey. During Björn’s years as Deputy Mayor, Örebro received several awards for their efforts in both community development and for the environment.

Björn Sundin has held leading political posts for almost twenty years and has earlier in life worked as a journalist, press officer at TCO and union secretary at Vårdförbundet. Björn has a University Degree in Communications from Örebro University.

Mats Svanberg

Senior Advisor

mats.svanberg@downtownadvisors.se
+46 70 595 55 77

Mats has a solid background within politics. He has, among other things, held positions as Deputy Mayor of the City of Malmö, Chief of staff and Political secretary for the Moderate Party. Furthermore, he has been Member of the Municipal Board of Malmö, the Board of the Public utility housing association of Malmö, and the Lay board of the County Administrative Board. Mats has also been chairman of the southwestern healthcare district within Region Skåne. Previously, Mats was a senior consultant, vice president and Scandinavian manager for Ehrenberg Communication.

Philippa Broom OBE

Senior Advisor

philippa.broom@downtownadvisors.se

Philippa Broom is an extremely experienced and well-connected international relations and public affairs specialist. She has an extensive cross-party political network in Westminster, the UK devolved governments, EU member states and across the world. Philippa served for 12 years as International Director for the UK Conservative Party and has provided strategic analysis and advice to No 10, Cabinet Ministers, and elected representatives throughout the UK. Whilst an elected councillor, she chaired her council’s Overview & Scrutiny Committee for 7 years, and has an in-depth understanding of how local government functions in the UK. In 2018 she was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Honour List for public and political service.

Teodor Johansson

Junior Consultant

teodor.johansson@downtownadvisors.se
+46 70 936 86 71

Teodor works part-time as junior consultant while studying the Bachelor’s program in Politics at Linköping University. Teodor has a background within the Moderate Youth Leauge and the Moderate Party. Teodor also holds positions in both the Municipal Council and Committee member in Ödeshög. Teodor has previous experience in research and report writing as well as experience from Svenskt Näringsliv.