Education

2003 University of Reykjavík. MBA, Master's Degree in Micro-Economics
1996 University of Iceland. MSW, Master's Degree in Social Work
1995 University of Iceland. BA, Sociology
1991 Loyola University. Broadcast Television Production, New Orleans, USA

Work Experience

2016-2017 Managing Director of Gray Line Iceland
2015-2016 Lecturer and TV Presenter
2005-2015 Executive Director of Pizza Hut in Iceland and Finland
2000-2005 Executive Director of Services at Reykjavík City’s Department of Welfare
1998-2007 Supervising Lecturer at the University of Iceland and the Teachers' Training College
1997-2000 Head of the City of Reykjavík's Elderly Care Services
1986-1996 Tourism in Iceland and Mexico
1986-1994 Reykjavík City Sports & Leisure Council

Board & Committee Duties

2015- The Center for the Future of Iceland (I. “Framtíðarsetur Íslands”)
2015- Eldey THL HF, a tourism investment company that invests in tourism (the company is owned by pension funds and investors). The company is currently, among other things, a leading shareholder in North Sailing in Húsavík, Icelandic Mountain Guides, Saga Travel, Arcanum, and Fontana
2013-2017 Chair of FKA (the Association of Businesswomen in Iceland)
2012-2016 Member of the Board of Confirmed News ehf. (Spyr.is). (An association that operates the information site Spyr.is and collaborates with Hringbraut TV)
2010-2014 Board Chair of Aladin Invest (an investment company specializing in commercial properties)
2010-2014 CoOp Board of Marketing & Sales for Pizza Hut Europe
2009- Chair of FinIce (Finnish-Italian Chamber of Commerce)
2008- Board Chair of Naskar Investments (investment company investing in innovation)
2006-2014 On the Board of Askur Oy (the Finnish holding company of Pizza Hut in Finland)
2005-2015 On the Board of Pizza Hut Iceland (Fresko ehf.)
2003-2005 On the Steering Committee for the Integration of Social Home Care and Residential Care on behalf of the Ministry of Health & Social Security and the City of Reykjavík
2002- Board Chair of Naskur ehf. (Holding Company of Pizza Hut in Iceland and Finland)
1999-2005 Member of the Board the National Council for Older Persons
1999-2005 On the board of Foldabær (on behalf of Red Cross Iceland)
1998-2005 Member of the steering group for RAI Measurement in Iceland on behalf of the Ministry of Health & Social Security
1998-2004 Member of the Caretaking Evaluation Committee on behalf of the Ministry of Health & Social Security