Ylva Bäckström
Chief of Strategy & Innovation
Ylva Bäckström is Chief of Strategy & Innovation at Alumni Global in Stockholm, part of the management team leading strategy, innovation, branding, marketing and IT. Ylva Bäckström has 25 years in commercial roles and more than 15 years in leadership roles. Ylva Bäckström's work covers strategic business development, innovation leadership, responsible adoption of AI in leadership, marketing and communications, sustainable leadership, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Bio
Ylva Bäckström has an entrepreneurial mindset combined with a passion for business development, networking and diversity, as a driver for growth. With her proven ability to grasp development opportunities and build relations, Ylva Bäckström's focus now is to advise and support companies to scale up and develop.
Ylva Bäckström has a particularly extensive track record delivering searches for executives within the following functions: Commercial, Sales and Marketing and Sustainability.
From Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, Ylva Bäckström holds a Master of Science in Industrial and Management Engineering. Ylva Bäckström has also studied marketing at business school FEI in Stockholm, Sweden.
A central part of Ylva Bäckström's remit is guiding how the firm and its clients approach innovation and the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence in leadership, alongside a long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion as drivers of growth.
Areas of expertise
Strategy and innovation
Strategic business development
Innovation leadership
Responsible adoption of AI in leadership
Marketing and communications
Branding
Marketing and communications
Sustainable and inclusive leadership
Sustainable leadership
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Contact
Office location: Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 73 066 90 89
E-mail: ylva.backstrom@alumniglobal.com
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