Board of Directors and Council

Board of Directors

Reykjavik University's Board of Directors comprises five full members and one alternate member, each elected at RU's annual meeting. The Board of Directors is responsible for planning, administration, finance, determining tuition fees, and general operations. The President of RU attends meetings of the Board of Directors.

  • Guðbjörg Edda Eggertsdóttir, Chairman of the RU Board of Directors
  • Björn Brynjúlfur Björnsson, Managing Director, Icelandic Chamber of Commerce
  • Halldór Benjamín Þorbergsson, CEO of Heimar
  • Sigurður Hannesson, Director General, SI - The Federation of Icelandic Industries
  • Tanya Zharov, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Alvotech

Council

The University Council of Reykjavik University operates as a forum for discussions regarding academic policy, teaching and research and collaboration with industry. The Council has ten members representing industry, academia and government. 

The President of RU arranges and attends the Council meetings. Deans of RU Schools and the president of the student union also attend.

Members are:

  • Andri Þór Guðmundsson – Chairman of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce and CEO at Ölgerðin
  • Anna Hrefna Ingimundardóttir – Deputy Director of SA – Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise
  • Árni Sigurjónsson – Chairman of SI – The Federation of Icelandic Industries
  • Borghildur Erlingsdóttir – CEO of the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office
  • Brynja Baldursdóttir – CEO of Motus
  • Eyjólfur Árni Rafnsson – Chairman of SA - Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise
  • Guðbjörg Edda Eggertsdóttir – Chairman of the RU Board of Directors
  • Guðmundur Fertram Sigurjónsson – Founder and CEO of Kerecis
  • Hjálmar Gíslason – founder and CEO of GRID
  • Valgerður Hrund Skúladóttir – CEO of Sensa

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