Haukur has over a decade of experience within the finance sector. Before joining Fossar he was senior risk analyst in Risk Management at Islandsbanki, where he focused on stress testing, credit, market and liquidity risk. Previously he worked at the Icelandic Heart Association as a genetic researcher and at Decode Genetics as a research associate.
Haukur has a Ph.D. degree in bio-microtechnology and a M.Sc. degree in engineering physics from the Technical University of Denmark. In addition, he has a B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Iceland. Haukur is also a certified securities broker.