[2][3] Born in 1970, Helena Stjernholm was brought up in the central Swedish town of Kristinehamn where she attended Källgårdsskolan and Södermalmsskolan before opting for technical secondary school subjects at Brogårdsgymnasiet.
She then spent a year in the United States as an exchange student before completing her secondary education in Karlstad.
[8] In 2015, she was appointed CEO of Industrivärden after Anders Nyrén left following an expenses scandal, no doubt because she was considered to be completely above board.
It turned out that her appointment reflected a change in strategy as Industrivärden decided to consider investing in small companies too.
[7] In March 2017, Veckans Affärer named Helena Stjernholm the most powerful Swedish businesswoman of the year.