Gunnar Stefansson
Chief Executive Officer at SmileyCharity
Iceland
Summary
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Top SchoolGunnar Stefansson is a statistician-turned-executive with over three decades of experience applying statistical modelling to education, marine resources, and nonprofit leadership; he has led SmileyCharity as CEO since 2014 while holding Professor Emeritus status at the University of Iceland. Trained with a PhD in Statistics from The Ohio State University and a BSc in Applied Mathematics, he coordinated the long-running Tutor-web project, pioneering web-assisted education and practical learning analytics. His work blends rigorous academic research with hands-on project delivery and policy-relevant modelling for fisheries and resource management. Known for an early interest in cryptocurrencies and public-facing outreach (active as @gstefans), he brings a rare combination of scholarly depth, applied statistical insight, and nonprofit operational experience.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Applied Mathematics at The university of icelandDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistics at The Ohio State UniversityMenntaskólinn á Akureyri
Icelandic, English
Github Skills (15)
blockchain9
bitcoin9
blockchain-api9
coingecko9
currency7
cryptocurrency6
wallet6
react5
api5
crypto3
ethereum2
javascript2
css2
atlantis1
routines1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
gstefans/smileyCoin
Nov 2020 - May 2023
Smileycoin (SMLY) development repository
Contributions:23 PRs, 6 pushes, 1 comment in 2 years 6 months
blockchainbitcoin
smileycoin/Smileyco.in
Dec 2019 - Mar 2025
smileyco.in website
Contributions:31 pushes in 5 years 4 months
react
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