Dr Martin Edlund is the Chief Executive Officer of Minesto. Minesto is a leading ocean energy technology developer with an award-winning and patented product, generating electricity from tidal streams and ocean currents. The unique technology has the potential to unlock a new renewable energy source, adding predictable electricity production to the energy system and balancing the intermittency of
wind and solar.

Minesto was founded in 2007 as a spin-off from Swedish aerospace manufacturer Saab. Dr Martin Edlund has for the last 20 years combined management consulting and strategy research collaboration with world-class technology companies such
as ABB, GE, LM Ericsson and SKF. He has been active in the marine energy industry for the last decade.

Since 2016 Martin Edlund leads Minesto’s company strategy to commercialise its unique product. He holds a Ph.D. in Innovation Management and an M.Sc. in Engineering Physics.