Torbjörn Pettersson is a member of the RWI Board of Trustees since 2025. He is a former assistant director general at Sida and Swedish ambassador. A development economist by training, he has spent three decades in international relations and development cooperation. Geographically, his main focus has been Afghanistan and East Africa. He was Head of Cooperation in Tanzania, Secretary General of the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan in Kabul, Swedish Ambassador to Afghanistan, and Swedish Ambassador to Ethiopia, the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa. At Sida, he served as Assistant Director General and Head of the Department for Post-conflict, the Africa Department and the Department for International Organisations and Policy Support.