VATT Management Team and Advisory Board 

VATT Management Team

The team meets monthly and supports the Director General in managing and developing VATT.

It deals with all matters of key importance for our activities.

Management Team:

Mikael Collan, Director General, Chair
Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo, Research Director
Ilpo Kauppinen, Senior Researcher, staff representative, Tanja Saxell, Senior Researcher, substitute delegate
Henna Laasonen, Director of Data Room
Anne Moilanen, Director of Communications
Marjo Nygren, Finance Manager
Ville Pernaa, Director of Communications, on leave until 31.12.2024
Outi Örn, Director of Finance and Administration

Extended Management Team:

Mikael Collan, Director General, Chair
Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo, Research Director
Ilpo Kauppinen, Senior Researcher, staff representative, Tanja Saxell, Senior Researcher, substitute delegate
Henna Laasonen, Director of Data Room
Anne Moilanen, Director of Communications
Marjo Nygren, Finance Manager
Ville Pernaa, Director of Communications,  on leave until 31.12.2024
Outi Örn, Director of Finance and Administration 
Elias Einiö, Research Leader, Chief Researcher
Marita Laukkanen, Research Leader, Chief Researcher
Teemu Lyytikäinen, Research Leader, Chief Researcher
Tuomas Matikka, Research Leader, Chief Researcher
Hanna Pesola, Research Leader, Chief Researcher

VATT Advisory Board

VATT Advisory Board 2022-2024:

Otto Toivanen, Professor, Aalto University (Chairman of the Advisory Board)
Olli Kärkkäinen, Strategy- and Research Director, Ministry of Finance
Panu Poutvaara, Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Leiter des ifoZentrums für Internationalen Institutionenvergleich und Migrationsforschung
Ritva Reinikka, Professor of Practice, Aalto University and HGSE
Suvi-Anne Siimes, Managing Director, The Finnish Pension Alliance TELA
Markus Sovala, Director General, Statistics Finland

Director General Mikael Collan and VATT’s personnel representative, Senior Researcher Ilpo kauppinen also sit on the Advisory Board. Director of Finance and Administration Outi Örn is the secretary.