Ulf J. Johansson was born on 21 August 1945 and is a Swedish citizen. He holds a doctorate of technology. In 1990 he founded Europolitan Holdings AB, a Swedish GSM mobile telephone operator, publicly listed 1994 to 2003. In 2005 he resigned as chairman of the board of Europolitan Vodafone AB.
Ulf J. Johansson was a member of the board of directors of Novo Nordisk A/S 1998 to 2005. In 2000 he joined the board of Novo A/S where he is chairman since 2005. In 2005 he was also elected chairman of the board of the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
In 2005 he also became a member of the board of TelefonAB LM Ericsson. He is chairman of the board of directors of Acando AB, Eurostep Group AB and Trimble Navigation Ltd. Ulf J. Johansson was chairman of the board of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1998-2003, and has been a member of the Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences since 1990.
