Börje Ekholm (born 1963) is a Swedish business executive who is the chief executive officer of Ericsson, and has been since January 16, 2017. Prior to his appointment, he was chief executive officer of Patricia Industries, and from 2005 to 2015 he was chief executive officer of Investor AB, Patricia's parent company. He sits on the boards of Alibaba, Nasdaq, Inc., Trimble, and the Royal Institute of Technology. He graduated in 1988 with an MSC in Electrical Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from INSEAD.