After getting his law degree from University of Stockholm, some of the positions Jan Stenberg held were: a variety of positions at Ericsson,; CEO of SAS from 1994-2001;Chairman of TeliaSonera; and many other executive positions in different corporations.
Stenberg was educated with a law degree from the University of Stockholm in 1964, and joined Ericsson in 1967. He held a number of positions in Ericsson, including Vice President before being hired as Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group in 1994, a position he held until 2001. He was also Chairman of TeliaSonera (19992000) and was announced as Chairman of the would-be merger between Telia and Telenor, had the merger not failed. Stenberg served on a multitude of boards and has held a number of higher executive positions in different corporations. At Ericsson alonea career which lasted 25 yearsStenberg had served as the Executive Vice President of the Ericsson Group, the General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Directors, the President of Ericsson Cables AB and the Head of Business Area Cables. 
