The Team

SACC San Francisco & Silicon Valley Team

Mats Andersson

Executive Director

Isabel Ryhage

Business Development

Robin Lopes

Venture & Capital Growth

Linnea Müller

Corporate Strategy

Lova Wahlqvist

AI Governance & International Strategy

Advisory Committee

Viveka Beckeman

Jessica Becker

Architect M.Sc. Arch/SAR, Wallenberg Senior Fellow​​​​​​

Pelle Berglund

Bizmaker, Business Advisor

Sally Collins

Rights and Resources Group, Natural Resources Consultant

Temra Costa

Founder & Director, Regenerative Forest Solutions |
Co-Founder, Timbershed

Douglas Faulkner

Leatherstocking LLC, Founder

Victor Isaksen

Sting Bioeconomy, Managing Director

Alison Kelman

Charm Industrial, Community Engagement Manager

Steve Marshall

​​​​​​​Mass Timber Strategy, Founder

John McCarthy

Cal Fire, Wood Products & Bioenergy Program Administrator

Jonny Nissilä

Business Advisor, BizMaker

Moa Persdotter

Head of Startup Ecosystem Relations, Vinnova at Nordic Innovation House - Silicon Valley

Daniel L. Sanchez

Associate Professor of Cooperative Extension, UC Berkeley

Magnus Thor

Skogforsk, Director Research and Innovation