The Board of the foundation determines the organisation’s general operating principles and makes decisions on both wide-ranging issues and matters of significance. The Board ensures that the foundation’s activities are executed in a proper manner and that the organisation’s funds are invested in safe and appropriate ways. The Board is also responsible for appointing the foundation’s President and CEO and members of the Executive Committee.
The Board makes the final decisions on the composition of the International Selection Committee, the Laureates and the ultimate Winner of the Millennium Technology Prize.
Board of Technology Academy Finland
Founder organisation

Chair of the board
Marja Makarow
Professor,
Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences
TTA
Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences
TTA

Vice-chair
Leni von Bonsdorff
Doctor of Technology,
The Swedish Academy of
Engineering Sciences in Finland
STV
The Swedish Academy of
Engineering Sciences in Finland
STV

Marjo Matikainen-Kallström
DI,
Chair of the Board
Academic Engineers and Architects TEK
Chair of the Board
Academic Engineers and Architects TEK

Yrjö Neuvo
Professor,
Finnish Foundation for
Technology Promotion
TES
Finnish Foundation for
Technology Promotion
TES
Trade and industry

Tapani Kiiski
Member of the Board,
Federation of Finnish
Technology Industries
Federation of Finnish
Technology Industries

Päivi Leiwo
Member of the Board
Federation of Finnish
Technology Industries
Federation of Finnish
Technology Industries

Marjo Miettinen
Member of the Board
Confederation of
Finnish Industries EK
Confederation of
Finnish Industries EK

Annikka Hurme
Representative of
Confederation of
Finnish Industries EK
Confederation of
Finnish Industries EK
Government

Martti Hetemäki
Permanent Under-Secretary of State
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance

Jyrki Katainen
President
The Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA
The Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA

Ilona Lundström
Director General
Ministry of Employment
and the Economy
Ministry of Employment
and the Economy

Nina Kopola
Director General
Business Finland
Business Finland
Universities

Mari Walls
Rector
Tampere University
Tampere University

Moira von Wright
Rector
Åbo Akademi University
Åbo Akademi University

Jari Niemelä
Rector
University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki

Jouko Niinimäki
Rector
University of Oulu
University of Oulu