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. She got 27.9% of the vote, the second highest share after that of the winner, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, who got 39.1%.

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.

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