Christian Erland Harald von Koenigsegg (born 2 July 1972) is the founder and CEO of the Swedish high-performance automobile manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive AB.
In 1994, Koenigsegg launched the "Koenigsegg project" which eventually became Koenigsegg Automotive AB.
Designer David Crafoord provided a design concept following Koenigsegg’s guidelines.
The prototype enabled the foundation of Koenigsegg Automotive AB.
Koenigsegg and his wife, Halldora von Koenigsegg, are active in the company's management.