Halla Tómasdóttir

Halla Tómasdóttir (born 11 October 1968) is an Icelandic business person and public speaker. She was a 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
OccupationPublic speaker
Business person
Known forCandidate in the 2016 Icelandic presidential election

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]

External video
Halla Tomasdottir: A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash, TED (conference), 10:17, 2010[3]
It's time for women to run for office, 19:19, TED (conference), 2016[3]

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. "Halla Tómasdóttir, Change catalyst". TED (conference). 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2019.


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