Mr. Aho was a Member of the Finnish Parliament (1983-2003). He chaired the Centre Party (1990-2002) and was Prime Minister of Finland (1991-1995).
After political career, Esko Aho served as President of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra (2004-2008) and thereafter he served as Executive Vice President for Corporate Relations and Responsibility at Nokia Corporation and was a member of its Executive Board until 2012.
Esko Aho served as Executive Chairman of the Board at East Office of Finnish Industries (2013-2019) and Chairman of Cinia Oy (2017-2023). Furthermore, he served as elected member of the Executive Board at the International Chamber of Commerce (2013-2019). He acted as Chairman of the Board at ICC Executive Board Policy and Commissions Committee for four years.
Currently, Esko Aho is Chairman of the Board at China Office of Finnish Industries. He is a member of the JP Morgan Advisory Council for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Esko Aho also is an advisor to several international and domestic companies and communities. Mr. Aho is a member of Club de Madrid, an independent organization of former heads of state and government dedicated to strengthening democracy.
Esko Aho has been active in the world of academia. He has been a Resident Fellow and later Senior Fellow at Harvard University and he has served as an Executive in Residence at Aalto University (2015-2022). He served as a visiting professor at Sciences Po University in Paris (2017-2018). Esko Aho holds honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Vaasa and the University of Alberta.
In addition to business life, academia and politics, Mr. Aho is a publisher and a writer. He has published more than a dozen books under Verbatum ‘s label and written five books.
