Technological strategist, university leader, and research scientist specializing in artificial intelligence, deep technology commercialization, and innovation management.
His career encompasses corporate leadership, academic administration, and space technology research, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of the technology company Videntifier and as President of Reykjavik University in Iceland. Prior to his university presidency, he spent ten years as a senior research scientist and manager at NASA, leading research initiatives focused on autonomous systems and artificial intelligence.
He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialization in artificial intelligence from Stanford University (1997) and advocates for deep tech development and technology adoption across international innovation ecosystems.