Gissurarson, Hannes
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| Gissurarson, Hannes | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Academic title | Prof. Dr. |
| (Other) employerNot all of the people we document here at TTNI are employed at the Think Tank: typically members of advisory boards for example wont get paid. The term (Other) employer is therefore a bit misleading. | School of Social Science of the University of Iceland |
| Advisory Board member in | Centre for Social and Economic Research (RSE), Icelandic Research Centre for Innovation and Economic Growth |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Subject of study | Political Science |
| Topics | |
Hannes Gissurarson is the academic director of the Icelandic Research Centre for Innovation and Economic Growth.
Notes
In this section we list interesting things that still have to be researched further, or that do not fit into the other sections.
During is time at Oxford University Gissurarson co-founded the Oxford Hayek Society. He is friends with former Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson, who later became Chairman of Central Bank.
Influence fields of Person
In this section we try to document where the person has which influence.
Leading employee in Think Tank
- Jon Thorlaksson Institute, predecessor of the Icelandic Research Centre for Innovation and Economic Growth
Author in the media sphere
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/, The Globe and Mail
- http://blogs.wsj.com/, The Wallstreet Journal
- http://global.nytimes.com/?iht, The International Herald Tribune
- http://hannesgi.blog.is/blog/hannesgi/, Author of his own blog.
Membership in Think Tank sphere
- Libertarian Association in Iceland, Gissurarson co-founded the think tank in 1979
Membership in the politics sphere
- http://www.cb.is/, Board member of the Central Bank of Iceland
References