Þorsteinn Yngvi Guðmundsson has taken a seat as an independent board member at Smart Data. The company's board also includes Bala Kamallakharan on behalf of Founders Ventures, Halldóra Guðlaug Steindórsdóttir as an independent board member, Kristján Ingi Mikaelsson for MGMT Ventures, and Linda Björk Ólafsdóttir for Tennin.

Þorsteinn Yngvi works daily as the CEO of operations and finance at Grid, where he is also a co-founder. In addition to being the chairman of the healthtech company Leviosa, Þorsteinn Yngvi provides consultancy services at Klak, an organization focused on supporting the entrepreneurial community in Iceland. He has previously held key leadership roles at companies such as Qlik, DataMarket, Industria, Icelandair, Hugsmiðjan, Eskli, Oz, and Hugsandi Menn.

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"Þorsteinn Yngvi has a long and successful career in the Icelandic knowledge industry. He is the entrepreneur I look up to most when it comes to doing the right things the right way. He has extensive experience in running start-ups, including in areas such as funding and governance, but also in other practical matters like marketing, communications, and contract negotiation. He brings valuable operational insight into the backing group of Snjallgögn. On a personal note, I’m especially pleased to work with Þorsteinn Yngvi again in this context after 23 years apart, as our paths crossed for a time at the start-up company Hugsmiðjan in the early 2000s,” says Stefán Baxter, CEO and co-founder of Snjallgögn.