Kaisa Rönkkö has been appointed Dean of the Sibelius Academy at the University of the Arts Helsinki, effective 1 January 2026. Kaisa has held leadership and specialist positions in the cultural sector, including at Arts Council Finland, Music Finland, the Music x Media event, the Finnish National Opera and Ballet, Fazer Artists' Management Inc, and the Finnish Cultural Institute in Copenhagen. From 2008 to 2012, she worked as a special planner in the Finnish Defence Forces.
Her particular interest lies in the role of the arts in building a sustainable society in the future. She has held numerous positions of trust, including her work with the Future UniLab project (Una Europa), where she contributed as a Visionary Fellow to developing innovative models and strategic recommendations for reimagining the European university of the future.