Gunnlaugur Thor Briem

Gunnlaugur Thor Briem is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in leading software development projects. Currently serving as a Senior Lead Software Engineer at GRID since September 2020, Gunnlaugur is responsible for developing a fully-featured spreadsheet engine that ensures accuracy and performance consistency with industry standards like Excel and Google Sheets. Previous roles include Senior Architect at Qlik, CTO at DataMarket, and a part-time lecturer at the University of Iceland, where Gunnlaugur taught a second-year Electrical Engineering course. Additional positions held range from software engineer roles at Landsbanki Islands and Dimon Software to programming positions at Stanford University and deCODE genetics. Academically, Gunnlaugur holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree from Háskóli Íslands.