Ole Settergren is a Swedish economist and pension-policy expert who played a central role in the development of Sweden's reformed public pension system, including its automatic balancing mechanism. He served as Head of Analysis at the Swedish Pensions Agency from 2010 to 2025 and previously held senior positions in Swedish social-insurance administration and government.
He is the founder of the Better Public Authorities Foundation, an initiative focused on improving the quality and effectiveness of public administration. Settergren has written extensively on pension finance and pay-as-you-go pension systems and holds a degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. In 2026, he received an honorary doctorate in economics from the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio in recognition of his work on Sweden's pension system.
