Linus Karlsson

Linus Karlsson currently serves as the EVP Chief Creative Officer at SharkNinja, a position held since March 2025. In addition, Karlsson has been a Guest Lecturer in the Master Program in Communications at Stockholm University since January 2020. Previously, Karlsson was the Chief Creative Officer for Range and Marketing & Communications at IKEA from March 2021 to March 2025, and held a Board Member position at Elanders from April 2015 to April 2021. As a Strategic/Creative Consultant at X120 from September 2018 to March 2021, Karlsson also served as the Global Chief Creative Officer at Crispin Porter + Bogusky from October 2017 to September 2018, and owned MING Utility and Entertainment Group from June 2014 to October 2017. Further, Karlsson acted as Creative Chairman at Commonwealth//McCann from January 2014 to April 2017 and was a Board Member and Executive Committee Member at The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce - New York from May 2008 to May 2016. Karlsson’s educational background includes studies at Berghs School of Communication from 1988 to 1990.