Halla Tómasdóttir
CEO of The B Team | Former Icelandic presidential candidate, values-based leadership pioneer
About
Halla Tómasdóttir is CEO of The B Team, the coalition of business leaders founded by Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz working to catalyze better business practices. She previously co-founded Auður Capital, an investment firm that survived the 2008 Icelandic financial crisis by applying what she calls 'feminine values' to investing.
In 2016, she ran for President of Iceland, finishing second in a field of nine. Her TED talk on bringing feminine values to business has been viewed millions of times.
With 4 talks at major events, she speaks on sustainable business, values-based leadership, and reimagining capitalism for the 21st century.
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Use your voice, vote and wallet for climate action
Recently back from the COP26 UN climate conference in Scotland, former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir sums up the outcomes of the gathering, the progress she saw and the work that's left to be done this way: "The most difficult work of our lifetimes has to happen in the next few years." In conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Tómasdóttir urges us all to recognize our power and to use our voice, vote and wallet to catalyze meaningful climate action.
The crisis of leadership -- and a new way forward
It's time for women to run for office
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A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash
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