Jaana Tapanainen-Thiess

At-a-Glance

Secretary General of the Government Report on the Future, Government Foresight Group, and Ministerial Foresight Panel in the Prime Minister's Office of Finland
Advisory Board Member of the World Economic Forum Global Foresight Network
Executive Board Member of the World Futures Studies Federation
Leads whole-of-government scenario work for long-term decision-making and strategic planning in Finland
Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University

Biography

Jaana Tapanainen-Thiess serves as the Secretary General of the Government Report on the Future, Government Foresight Group, and the Ministerial Foresight Panel within the Prime Minister's Office of Finland. In this capacity, she leads a comprehensive, whole-of-government scenario initiative that projects 20 years into the future.