Mr. Tellef Thorleifsson
Chief Executive Officer, Norfund
Mr. Tellef Thorleifsson has been CEO of Norfund since the autumn of 2018. Prior to Norfund, he was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Northzone. Mr. Thorleifsson was instrumental in building Northzone to become a leading international venture fund. Since its inception in 1996, it has raised more than EUR 1.5 billion through nine funds and invested in more than 130 companies.
Mr. Thorleifsson is also a co-founder of the Voxtra Foundation which has been making targeted investments and grants within agribusiness in East Africa. Mr. Thorleifsson has had several directorships.