▶︎ Dr. Maria Brogren is the Counselor for Science, Innovation, and Higher Education at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C., where she heads the Office of Science and Innovation (OSI Washington). The mission of OSI Washington is to strengthen cooperation between Sweden and the United States on research, innovation, and higher education.

Dr. Brogren has a triple-helix background (business, public sector, and academia) centered around sustainability, energy, and climate as well as research and innovation policy and management. She holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University in Sweden. Her master’s thesis focused on transmutation of nuclear waste and her doctorate thesis on solar energy.

Before taking up the position at the Embassy in Washington, Dr. Brogren was Head of Innovation and Sustainability at the global consultancy WSP’s Swedish branch. She has also held positions at the Swedish Energy Agency, the Swedish Construction Federation, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and the Swedish Ministry of Energy, Enterprise, and Innovation.