Former Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Thomas Östros brings extensive experience of international financial institutions. As Vice-President of the European Investment Bank from 2020 to 2025, he oversaw operations in energy, health and life sciences. Before that, he was Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund for the Nordic-Baltic constituency. He also served as CEO of the Swedish Bankers’ Association and as Vice-President of the Swedish Parliament. In government, he was Sweden’s Minister for Industry and Trade (2004–2006), Minister for Education and Science (1998–2004), and Minister for Fiscal Affairs (1996–1998). He now chairs the Supervisory Board of ILTE, Lithuania’s national development bank. He studied economics and public administration at Uppsala University.
