Mr Johan
ELIASCH

GBR
Entry in the IOC

2024

Born

15 February 1962

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; Bachelor of Business Administration, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; Specialist unit, Military Police, Life-Guard Dragoons, K1, Stockholm, Sweden.

CAREER

Chairman, ECJ Holdings (1984 -); CEO HEAD (1995 - 2021); Special Representative of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007 - 2010); Chairman, Aman Resorts (2014 - 2018); Chairman, London Films (1990 - ); Founder, Rainforest Trust, Brazil (2005 - ); Chairman, The Saatchi Gallery, London (2017 - ); President, Global Strategy Forum, United Kingdom (2005 - ).

SPORTS PRACTISED

Skiing, golf, tennis, curling, sailing, football, ice hockey, motor racing.

SPORTS CAREER

Curling: Stockholm Junior Champion 1977, Bill Ross Trophy winner 1978, Swedish Regional Champion 1979.

SPORTS ADMINISTRATION

President, International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) (2021 - ); President, Marc Hodler Foundation (2021 - ); Council Member, Winter Olympic Federations (2021 - ); British Olympic Association Advisory Board (2003 - 2012); Director, Special Olympics Great Britain (2002 - 2007).

IOC HISTORY

Member, Sustainability and Legacy Commission (2023 - ).

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Young Global Leader, WEF.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

The Eliasch Review, Climate Change - Financing Global Forests (2008); Chairman of the Net Zero Review Technology and Innovation Advisory Group, HM Treasury, Great Britain (2020 - ); Party Deputy Treasurer, Conservative Party, Great Britain (2003 - 2007); Advisor, Leaders of the Opposition, Conservative Party, United Kingdom (1998 - 2007); Shadow Foreign Relations, European Affairs, Conservative Party, United Kingdom (2003 - 2006); Chairman, Young Conservatives Party, Sweden (1979 - 1982); Chairman, Food, Energy and Water Security Program, RUSI, United Kingdom (2010 - 2016); Mayor, Rome’s International Business Advisory Council (2010 - 2016); Mayor, Jerusalem’s International Business Advisory Council (2010 - 2016); Mayor, London’s International Business Advisory Council (2008 - 2016); Council for Sustainable Business, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom (2018 - 2019); Non-Exec Chairman, Investcorp Europe (2010 - 2014); Non-Executive Director, IMG (2006 - 2013); Non-Exec Chairman, Director, Starr Managing Agents (2008 – 2015); Advisory Board, Societe du Louvre (2005 - 2015); Advisory Board, Brasilinvest (2003 - ); Director, Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment, New York (2012 - ); Member, International Advisory Board, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden (2010 - 2022); Advisory Board, The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative (2022 - ); Co-Founder, Co-Chair (2005 - 2023) and President (2023 - ), Cool Earth, United Kingdom (2005 - ); Trustee, Kew Foundation, Royal Botanical Society, United Kingdom (2010 - 2016); Advisory Board, The Centre for Social Justice, United Kingdom (2004 - 2015); Patron, Stockholm University; Executive Producer; Patents: Mobile phone related indirect communication system and method.