Heikki Cantell is the General Counsel and Secretary General of the Nordic Investment Bank, a role he’s held since 2007. He also heads the Bank’s legal department. Previously, he was General Counsel at the Council of Europe Development Bank (1995–2007) and earlier led the Paris branch of the law firm Heikki Haapaniemi. He also served as legal counsel for the Finnish Cultural Foundation. He is a PRIME panel member, ICC-nominated arbitrator, and since February 2025, chair of the Finnfund Board of Directors. He lectures and publishes widely in Finland and France.