Aslaug magnusdottir biography

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir

Icelandic businesswoman

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Áslaug.

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir is an Icelandic[1] businesswoman and entrepreneur.[2] Áslaug is the founder of Katla.[3] She is the co-founder[4] and former[5] chief executive officer of Moda Operandi[6] and a co-founder of TSM Capital.[7] She has been dubbed "fashion's fairy godmother" by Vogue[8] and one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company.[9]

A Fulbright scholar,[10] Áslaug holds an MBA from Harvard Business School,[11] an LL.M from Duke University School of Law[12] and a Candidate of Law degree from the University of Iceland.[10]

Family and education

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, to parents Magnús Sigurðsson and Rakel Valdimarsdóttir. She has one brother, Sigurður R. Magnússon. Áslaug grew up in Los Angeles and Reykjavík&#

Aslaug Magnusdottir

Aslaug Magnusdottir (born 25 November 1967) is an Icelandic[1] business wumman an entrepreneur.[2] She is the Co-foonder[3] an umwhile[4] chief executive officer o Moda Operandi[5] an a Co-Foonder o TSM Capital.[6] Dubbed "fashion's fairy godmother" bi Vogue[7] an ane o the 100 Most Creative Fowk in Business bi Fast Company,[8] Aslaug came up wi the idea for Moda Operandi while wirkin wi fashion designers in New York.[3]

A Fulbright Scholar,[9] Aslaug haulds a M.B.A. frae Harvard Business Schuil,[10] an LL.M frae Duke Varsity Schuil o Law[11] an a Candidate o Law degree frae the Varsity o Iceland.[9]

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Aslaug wis born in Reykjavik, Iceland tae parents Magnus Sigurdsson an Rakel Valdimarsdottir. She grew up in Los Angeles an Reykjavik,[8] an attendit college at the Varsity o Iceland whaur she studiet law.[9] Aslaug receivit a Fulbright scholarship[9]

From Iceland — Áslaug Magnúsdóttir’s Katla Brings Sustainability To The Forefront Of Fashion

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir wears a lot of hats. When she talks, she’ll transform from a shrewd businesswoman to a staunch activist to a forward-thinking consultant to a good old fashioned fashion-devotée—often mid-sentence.

A veteran of the fashion world known for co-founding Moda Operandi, the luxury direct-to-consumer webstore that more or less changed the game for high-end retailers, as well as her early work at Gilt, another game-changing webstore that brought luxury flash-sales to the online world, you can’t help but desperately want to know Áslaug’s next move. She has a finger firmly on the pulse of fashion. If there’s anyone who can predict the next wave, it’s Áslaug.

Today, she’s wearing a sweatshirt from her new brand Katla, which debuted earlier this year with a mixture of everything from cosy separates to gorgeous flowing sundresses. The print is a play on the traditional Icelandic butter logo; the word smjör being replaced by Katla. On the back reads ‘Áfram með smjörið”—an ol

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