Experience

Civil Rights Defenders

• Sweden
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director for Latin America

  • Mar 2014 - Present



Swedwatch

• Researcher and Research Director

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2014

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Self Employed

• Journalist

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

• Journalist

  • Oct 2010 - Jun 2013

  Writier for Swedish publications as Omvärlden, Axess, Neo and Internetworld. Columnist at UNT. Author of the book "Måste få polisen ur huvudet - ett reportage om Kuba", on the Cuban democracy movement.Specialised in Latin American politics and society.



Stockholms stad

• Sweden
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special political adviser

  • Nov 2006 - Sep 2010

  Special Political Advisor to the Vice Mayor of Culture and Sports, and the Head of the Culture and Sports division at the City hall of Stockholm. - Design and implementation of policy in the field of culture and sports. - Overall budget and policy negotiations with coalition partners. - Chief of staff- Design and implementation of the Vice Mayor's media strategy and Internet platform. - Writing of articles, reports, and blog posts for the Vice Mayor on local, national and international issues.



Swedish International Liberal Center

• Sweden
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Secretary General

  • Jan 2002 - Nov 2006

  Design and managing of democracy building projects together with Silc’s partners (mostly political parties and their youth organisations) in Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, Guatemala, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Ukraine and others. Emphasis was put on creating project methodologies which would enhance the independence and sustainability of the organisations. Creating networks for our partners in the Swedish and European political sphere.Creating PR-campaigns and writing multiple articles to change the Swedish government’s democracy promotion work; change the government’s policy towards Cuba; bring media attention to the situation of Dawit Isaak (a Swedish journalist and prisoner of conscience imprisoned in Eritrea since 2001); and bring attention to the challenges of democratization in the above mentioned countries. Managing the publishing house Silc Press, which published twelve well acclaimed books 2002 thru 2006.Design and implementation of a cooperation project with six Swedish party affiliated organisations and INGEP at the Rafael Landivar University in Guatemala City.As Secretary General I managed the expansion of Silc from one to five employees in four years, and was accountable to the board and the financiers for all the activities and projects of the foundation.

• Project Manager

  • Dec 1999 - Jan 2002



Göteborgs-Posten

• Sweden
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editorial writer

  • Jun 2000 - Aug 2000



VK Media AB

• Sweden
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial writer

  • Jun 1999 - Aug 1999



Göteborgs Tidningen

• Editorial writer

  • Jun 1998 - Aug 1998