Bjarney is one of the founders and owners of 1xINTERNET, one of the largest Drupal websites in Europe, but she is also the chairman of the board of the international Drupal association, The Drupal Association. Bjarney is on the board of the German-Icelandic Chamber of Commerce and for years was an investment advisor for Brú Venture Capital and Thule Investments.
Bjarney has a B.Sc. in computer science from Reykjavík University and M.Sc. in Engineering Management from the Technical University of Vienna.