Halla Tómasdóttir
Halla Tómasdóttir | |
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| Born | October 11, 1968 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Occupation(s) | Public speaker Business person |
| Known for | Candidate in the 2016 Icelandic presidential election |
| Title | CEO of The B Team |
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.[citation needed]
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 videos | |
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 Halla Tomasdottir: A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash, TED (conference), 10:17, 2010[4] | |
| It's time for women to run for office, 19:19, TED (conference), 2016[4] |
References[edit]
- ^ "New presidential candidate emerges in Iceland". Morgunblaðið. Iceland. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Guðni Jóhannesson wins Iceland's presidential election". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "The B Team | The B Team Welcomes New CEO, Chair and Vice-Chair". The B Team. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ a b "Halla Tómasdóttir, Change catalyst". TED (conference). 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Lindskog, Chad (16 August 2018). "Memorial QB, an exchange student from Iceland, lives with coach's family". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- Halla Tómasdóttir at TED
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