| Jacob Wallenberg | ||||||
| Marcus Wallenberg | ||||||
Marcus and Jacob Wallenberg carry a heavy burden. Four generations of their family have bequeathed them a business that must be the envy of many less secure European industrialists and a reputation that epitomizes Swedish enterprise and cool efficiency. Their investment trust, Investor AB, owns massive parcels of shares ranging from Ericsson to AstraZeneca, OM to SEB, giving it not only a great spread of businesses, but also unparalleled influence over management and industrial practice across Sweden and other parts of northern Europe.