Halla Tómasdóttir

Halla Tómasdóttir (born 11 October 1968) is an Icelandic business person and public speaker. She is a former member of the founding team of Reykjavík University in 1998. Halla also co-founded Auður Capital, an investment firm.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Halla.
Halla Tómasdóttir
Born (1968-10-11) October 11, 1968
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Occupation(s)Public speaker
Business person
Known forCandidate in the 2016 Icelandic presidential election
TitleCEO of The B Team

Halla announced her candidature for the presidency of Iceland on 17 March 2016.[1] She got 27.9% of the vote, the second highest share after that of the winner, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, who got 39.1%.[2]

In August 2018, Halla became CEO of The B Team, a collective of global business and civil society leaders working to catalyze better business practices for the wellbeing of people and the planet.[3]

External video
video icon Halla Tomasdottir: A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash, TED (conference), 10:17, 2010[4]
video icon It's time for women to run for office, 19:19, TED (conference), 2016[4]

References
  1. "New presidential candidate emerges in Iceland". Morgunblaðið. Iceland. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. "Guðni Jóhannesson wins Iceland's presidential election". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. "The B Team | The B Team Welcomes New CEO, Chair and Vice-Chair". The B Team. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  4. "Halla Tómasdóttir, Change catalyst". TED (conference). 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2019.


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