Bjorn Skulason
Björn Skúlason was born in Reykjavík on 20 July 1973, the son of Ester Guðlaug Karlsdóttir and Skúli Magnússon.
Björn grew up in Grindavík, where he worked mainly in fish processing in his youth. He earned his high school diploma from the Suðurnes Comprehensive College, and was involved in sports from a young age. He played football, for instance, for Grindavík and for KR (Reykjavík Football Club) in the premier league.
Björn studied business 1993-96 at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, where he played on the university soccer team. In 2004 he graduated with a master’s degree in management psychology from the University of Essex, England. In 2012 he trained in culinary arts at the Natural Gourmet Institute, New York.
Björn has been employed at the Tryggingamiðstöðin insurance company, and in asset management at Íslandsbanki and Auður Capital. He was CEO of Nóatún, ran his own catering business in Copenhagen, and taught cookery courses: Karlar sem kokka (Men that Cook). Today he runs the company just björn, which produces and markets in the USA natural dietary supplements made from Nordic fish products.
Björn Skúlason and his wife Halla Tómasdóttir have two children, Tómas Bjartur and Auður Ína.