 In 2009 he was listed as one of 100 leading global thinkers by "Foreign Policy", and in 2011 as one of 100 most creative people in business by "Fast Company".In 2011 he was elected member of the Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and in 2012 as member of the Swedish Academy of Sciences.He was included in the "Time" 100 list of the world's 100 most influential people in 2012.