Mats Benner holds a PhD in Sociology (Lund University) and is currently professor in science policy studies at Lund University School of Economics and Management, and a visiting professor at KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, NIFU, Oslo, and King's College, London. Previously, he has been affiliated with the University of Essex, Linköping University, Uppsala University, and Halmstad University College. Mats primarily works with issues of research policy, university governance and state-industry relations.  

Mats is a permanent member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, a board member of Mid Sweden University and has been a member of the Swedish Government’s Research Advisory Board (2009-2010, 2015-2016).