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 Bernholdsson

Public Affairs Consultant

hanna.bernholdsson@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.

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.

Peter Lundén-Welden

Senior Advisor

peter.lundenwelden@downtownadvisors.se
+46 73 444 86 91

Peter has a lifelong experience in Public Transportation in Stockholm as well as internationally. For the last 20 years Peter has worked with major Public Transport projects in Stockholm, Europe, US, Australia and Asia. Peter served as CEO and country manager in Korea for many years and after that in a similar position in Ireland. Peter has a well proven record of managing complex organisations. He has also served as senior advisor to various local governments helping them with the transition from Public Transport infrastructure construction phase to operational readiness.

Peter has served as a member of the Stockholm City Council, Stockholm County Council and the executive board of the City of Stockholm for the Moderate Party.

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.

Jacob Elander

Junior Consultant

jacob.elander@downtownadvisors.se
+46 72 233 77 58

Jacob is a junior consultant and works part-time with research while studying his master’s degree in International Business and Trade at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg. Jacob has experience from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Sweden, where he worked with opinion-forming in infrastructure and skills supply issues. Jacob already has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and experience from an exchange semester in Tokyo.