About us
Afactor was founded when we saw that there was a great need for our experience and skills in the business world as well as in the public sector. The purpose of Afactor is to create an organization that provides the best expertise to ensure a high level of security of our customers. We believe in working in teams, where each individual contributes with their unique expertise to achieve the best result.
Our values are based on creating an environment where our employees thrive and make a difference. We see each individual as an important part of the strong team at Afactor, where we strive to take into account different perspectives in order to offer our customers the best services. With empathy and understanding for both each other and our customers, we are here to contribute with our help and knowledge to jointly grow and develop. No one knows everything, but together we can achieve great results.
Maria Öström
CEO/Founder
Previously, Maria served as police commissioner at the Swedish Security Service, where she was most recently chief of section at the counter-terrorism unit. In this role, she had overall responsibility for assessing priority terrorist threats against Sweden, including the central government officials. Before that, Maria was for several years chief of the section at the Intelligence Collection Department with responsibility for, among other things, HUMINT.
Throughout the years, she has actively participated in method and operational development.
Anna Schneider
COO/Founder
Anna was previously a police commissioner and head of the operational unit at the Swedish Economic Crime Authority in Stockholm. Anna represented the authority in the Regional Cooperation Council, a joint effort against serious organized crime.
Anna has also worked at the Swedish Security Service, both in the counter-terrorism unit and as a team leader in the Intelligence Collection Department. Her broad experience also includes service as an rapid response police officer as well as a fraud investigator at the Swedish Police Authority.