SSE graduates Marie Ehrling and Gunilla Arhén have been conferred knighthoods by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

SSE Executive Education has once again secured its position as the leading provider of executive education in the Nordic and Baltic region, according to the 2025 Financial Times Executive Education Ranking. This marks an impressive milestone—25 consecutive years at the top of the regional ranking—underscoring the organization’s long-standing commitment to delivering world-class executive development.

The Stockholm School of Economics will host a program aimed at equipping young professionals from Eastern Partnership countries to lead democratic change. Backed by the Swedish Institute, the initiative brings together emerging leaders for training grounded in real-world challenges and values-based leadership.

Technical skills and business know-how are no longer enough. A new study by CEMS – a global alliance of leading business schools and companies – finds that future leaders will also need creativity, empathy, and cultural intelligence to succeed in 2030 and beyond.

Lars Strannegård, President of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), has been named the most influential person on Sweden’s art scene in 2025 by Barnebys Magazine. The recognition reflects the commitment by the SSE Art Initiative, spearheaded by Strannegård and its Executive Director Tinni Ernsjöö Rappe, to integrate the arts into all aspects of academic life.

Trust is eroding, young people are losing hope, and liberal democracies are under threat. But Nordic countries can be a lighthouse in turbulent times. That was the message from Iceland’s president Halla Tómasdóttir during a state visit to the Stockholm School of Economics on Thursday.

Family business conflict goes far beyond personality clashes—it is shaped by history, power, overlapping roles, and emotional ties that blur the line between home and work. A new study by House of Innovation researcher Marco Mismetti published in the Journal of Family Business Strategy offers a comprehensive framework for understanding how conflict arises and unfolds in family firms, with important implications for researchers and practitioners alike.

Emma Bell has been appointed H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Chaired Professor in Leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). A leading researcher in leadership and organisation studies, Professor Bell will focus on how leadership is performed, perceived, and shaped by societal expectations.

A new ranking by Family Capital Publishing names HOI Professor Mattias Nordqvist the most respected family enterprise scholar in the Nordic region. A leading expert in family business innovation and governance, Nordqvist is also the founder of the Center for Family Enterprise, further cementing his influence in the field.

SSE researcher Sebastian Krakowski has been selected for the Thinkers50 Radar 2025, recognizing 30 emerging thought leaders expected to shape the future of management. The annual list, introduced in 2016, is a key indicator of influential ideas in the field.