Mrs. Svana Helen Björnsdóttir is a PhD candidate in Systems Engineering at Reykjavik University in Iceland. She holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. She is an IRCA-Certified Lead Auditor of ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management Systems.
Mrs. Björnsdóttir founded STIKI Information Security in 1992 and worked there as a CEO until its merger with Klappir Green Solutions in 2019. She worked as a managing director at KGS until April 2020, when she joined Reykjavik University.
During her career, Mrs. Björnsdóttir has served on the boards of numerous companies, associations, and institutions and has extensive experience in the management and operation of international organizations. She was the chair of the Federation of Iceland Industries, a board member of the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise, chair of the Association of Start-up Companies in Iceland, chair of Men & Mice, board member of Landsnet—Iceland National Grid, member of the Reykjavik University Council, board member of the Data Protection Authorities in Iceland, and a board member of HAGAR, a leading retailer in the Icelandic market.
Mrs. Björnsdóttir is now the president of the Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland, Deputy Chair of the SL General Pension Fund, a councilor of Seltjarnarnes Municipality in Iceland, a board member of the SORPA Waste Municipal Association, and a board member of the Iceland Savers Association.
Mrs. Svana Helen Björnsdóttir is a PhD candidate in Systems Engineering at Reykjavik University in Iceland. She holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. She is an IRCA-Certified Lead Auditor of ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management Systems.
Mrs. Björnsdóttir founded STIKI Information Security in 1992 and worked there as a CEO until its merger with Klappir Green Solutions in 2019. She worked as a managing director at KGS until April 2020, when she joined Reykjavik University.
During her career, Mrs. Björnsdóttir has served on the boards of numerous companies, associations, and institutions and has extensive experience in the management and operation of international organizations. She was the chair of the Federation of Iceland Industries, a board member of the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise, chair of the Association of Start-up Companies in Iceland, chair of Men & Mice, board member of Landsnet—Iceland National Grid, member of the Reykjavik University Council, board member of the Data Protection Authorities in Iceland, and a board member of HAGAR, a leading retailer in the Icelandic market.
Mrs. Björnsdóttir is now the president of the Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland, Deputy Chair of the SL General Pension Fund, a councilor of Seltjarnarnes Municipality in Iceland, a board member of the SORPA Waste Municipal Association, and a board member of the Iceland Savers Association.