Kristina Persson is the Founder of Global Utmaning. She has previously been Minister of Strategy- and Future issues under the Social Democratic Government. Kristina Persson has a long experience from politics, and has been a Member of Parliament, Governor in Jämtland and Deputy Governor of the Swedish Central Bank. Kristina Persson is also the founder of the Freja Foundation, and one of the initiators of the democracy project #Vimåsteprata.