Guðfinna Birta Valgeirsdóttir

Head Of Marketing at Iceland Innovation Week

Guðfinna Birta Valgeirsdóttir has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Guðfinna Birta currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Samtök um endómetríósu/The Endometriosis Association of Iceland since November 2022. Prior to this, they were the Director of Marketing and Public Relations at the same organization from August 2020 to November 2022.

In 2020, they also took on the role of Head of Marketing at Iceland Innovation Week. Guðfinna Birta had been working at Arka hideaway since June 2018 as the Chief Operating Officer.

Guðfinna has also served as a Board Member at Tónhylur since August 2020 and as the Co-Owner & Editor at Gekkó from April 2015 to April 2021.

In terms of their previous experiences, they worked as a Social Media Manager at MAESTRO félag meistaranema from August 2019 to August 2020. Guðfinna Birta also served as a Youth Advisor at The City of Reykjavik from August 2013 to June 2017. In this role, they planned events and educated youngsters, honing their communication skills.

Guðfinna Birta'searliest known position was as a Ticket Sales employee at Samfilm, starting in 2010.

Guðfinna Birta Valgeirsdóttir began their education in 2008 at Menntaskólinn við Sund, where they pursued a degree in Linguistics and successfully completed their Studentspróf in 2012. Subsequently, from 2013 to 2014, they attended Hólar University and obtained a Diploma in Event Management. Continuing their academic journey, Guðfinna enrolled at Háskóli Íslands and earned a Bachelor's degree in Tourism and Travel Services Management from 2015 to 2017. Lastly, they pursued further specialization by pursuing a Master's degree in Marketing and International Business at Háskóli Íslands from 2018 to 2020.

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  • Head Of Marketing

    September, 2020 - present