Alice Bah
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Alice Bah Kuhnke, née Alice Bah, is a former television presenter, Board Professional and one of the founders of the think tank Sektor3.
Bah grew up in Horda in Småland
, Sweden
with a black father from Gambia and a white Swedish mother. She went to a track and field athletics oriented high school
in Växjö
, and was one of the country's best female sprinter runners in the late 1980s, with 200 meters being her speciality. Her television career began in 1992 with SVT
's Disney Club
. Between 1998-99, she had her own talk show at TV4 and many other television assignments inkluding current events show Kalla fakta.
After she left television to study political science
, and has, among other things, been Director of the Department Ideas for life at insurance giant Skandia
. In 2004-2007 she worked as Secretary General of fair trade organization Rättvisemärkt.
She was a member of the Swedish Church synod 2006-2010, member of the Board of Dramaten Theatre, as well as Vice President of YMCA
-YWCA
Sweden.
In September 2009 she started as the Environmental
and Corporate social responsibility
manager at ÅF
. Along side her job at ÅF
, she also serves as a board member for internet
consutlancy firm Doberman.
Bah grew up in Horda in Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with a black father from Gambia and a white Swedish mother. She went to a track and field athletics oriented high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Växjö
Växjö
Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...
, and was one of the country's best female sprinter runners in the late 1980s, with 200 meters being her speciality. Her television career began in 1992 with SVT
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
's Disney Club
Disney Club
Disney Club is the name of many television shows associated to Disney productions aired mostly in Europe and Brazil during the 1990s and early 2000s.- Americas :* Brazil : aired from April 28, 1997 to December 28, 2002 on SBT...
. Between 1998-99, she had her own talk show at TV4 and many other television assignments inkluding current events show Kalla fakta.
After she left television to study political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, and has, among other things, been Director of the Department Ideas for life at insurance giant Skandia
Skandia
Skandia is a Swedish insurance company that was started in 1855. It has operations in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. Skandia also operates an internet bank called Skandiabanken....
. In 2004-2007 she worked as Secretary General of fair trade organization Rättvisemärkt.
She was a member of the Swedish Church synod 2006-2010, member of the Board of Dramaten Theatre, as well as Vice President of YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
-YWCA
YWCA
The YWCA USA is the United States branch of a women's membership movement that strives to create opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision—to eliminate racism and empower women. The YWCA is a non-profit organization, the first of which was founded in...
Sweden.
In September 2009 she started as the Environmental
Environmental quality
Environmental quality is a set of properties and characteristics of the environment, either generalized or local, as they impinge on human beings and other organisms...
and Corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model...
manager at ÅF
ÅF
ÅF is a Swedish technical consulting company. It was formed in 1895 and is one of the biggest consulting companies in Sweden. ÅF was previously known as Ångpanneföreningen.ÅF is the main sponsor of ÅF Golden League....
. Along side her job at ÅF
ÅF
ÅF is a Swedish technical consulting company. It was formed in 1895 and is one of the biggest consulting companies in Sweden. ÅF was previously known as Ångpanneföreningen.ÅF is the main sponsor of ÅF Golden League....
, she also serves as a board member for internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
consutlancy firm Doberman.