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Per Heggenes

CEO, Ikea Foundation

Bio Current as of September 10, 2017

Per Heggenes is the CEO of the IKEA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of INGKA Foundation, the owner of the IKEA Group of
companies.

As CEO, Per sets and drives the Foundation’s funding and innovation strategies, and is a tireless advocate for children living in some of the world’s poorest communities. Since becoming the Foundation’s first CEO in 2009, Per has presided over the Foundation’s evolution into a global, grant-making philanthropy that funds programs in more than 35
countries. In 2012, Per was appointed to the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children by UN  Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, who created the commission to increase access to lifesaving medicines and health supplies for the world’s most vulnerable people.

Previously, Per was the Global Head of Corporate Affairs for the shi