Background
Gudmundsson, Már was born on June 21, 1954 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Son of Gudmundur Magnússon and Margrét Rakel Tómasdóttir.
Gudmundsson, Már was born on June 21, 1954 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Son of Gudmundur Magnússon and Margrét Rakel Tómasdóttir.
Bachelor (honorary), University Essex, England, 1979. Master of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1980.
Economist Central Bank Iceland, Reykjavík, 1980—1987, 1994—2004, chief economist, 1991—1994. Chief economic advisor Ministry of Finance, 1988—1991. Deputy head monetary & economic department Bank International Settlements, Basel, Switzerland, 2004—2009.
Governors Central Bank Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, since 2009. Chairman board directors General Pension Fund, Reykjavík, 1989—1991. Member central bank legislation Government Committee, Reykjavík, 1991—1992.
Advisor International Monetary Fund, Central Bank Trinidad & Tobago, Port of Spain, 1998—1999. Member board directors Icelandic Alloys Ltd., Akranes, 2000—2003. Chairman committee energy policy City Reykjavík, 2002—2004.
Member suerf council management European Money & Finance Forum, Vienna, 2007—2009.
Married Elsa Sigurveig Thorkelsdóttir, June 22, 1991. Children: Andrés Fjeldsted, Vigdís Thóra Másdóttir, Katrín Svava Másdóttir.