The Team

Executive Team

Jami Burbidge

Jami has worked with nonprofit organizations and associations in the United States for over ten years. She has an undergraduate degree in political science and a master's degree in nonprofit management. She has most recently worked as a consultant supporting boards of directors on planning, implementation of mission, and project management. Read Jami´s full resumé on LinkedIn.

Katarina Chowra

Katarina has a Diploma, Master of Science in the Industrial Economics and Management with a background in telecommunications. She has worked several years at Telia Sonera, one of the biggest telecom companies in the Nordic countries. Since a few years back she is an active entrepreneur, winner of the Swedish version of “Dragons´Den”, co-founder to a mobile marketing service Manna från himlen and now she runs a consultant business Mobile Marta. Read Katarina´s full resumé on LinkedIn.

Emma Ihre

Emma is economist with a background as a financial analyst. She has for example worked with responsible investments at KPA, Folksam and City of Stockholm. She as been on the board of Amnesty Business Group for a number of years and has also worked for Amnesty International. She is currently "Head of corporate engagement" at Ethix Advisors who works with advising stock owners and managers to invest responsibly. Read Emma´s full resumé on LinkedIn.

Board Trustees

The Trustees are all unpaid volunteers who are responsible for ensuring that Economic Shift abides by its charitable aims and works within the law. The Trustees are also responsible to ensure that Economic Shift delivers its mission effectively by overseeing the overall policies and objectives of Economic Shift and ensuring that the work of the organisation is monitored and evaluated effectively.

Katarina Chowra - Chairman

The initiator of Economic Shift. See bio above.

Emma Ihre - Trustee

See bio above.

Björn Vingård - Trustee

Björn worked in the Bonnier group where he has since 1981 been editor in chief for a number of magazines. He has also been the managing director of Svenskt Tenn, the leading Swedish company within interior decoration,  and the PR-agency Jerry Bergström. Today he is the Chairman of the board for Antikbörsens Förlag, as well as a writer. His latest project is a book on management.