Aslaug Magnusdottir

**Aslaug Magnusdottir** (born 25 November 1967) is an Icelandic business wumman an entrepreneur. She is the Co-foonder an umwhile chief executive officer o Moda Operandi an a Co-Foonder o TSM Capital. Dubbed "fashion's fairy godmother" bi *[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]* an ane o the 100 Most Creative Fowk in Business bi *[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]*, Aslaug came up wi the idea for Moda Operandi while wirkin wi fashion designers in New York.

A Fulbright Scholar, Aslaug haulds a M.B.A. frae Harvard Business Schuil, an LL.M frae Duke Varsity Schuil o Law an a Candidate o Law degree frae the Varsity o Iceland.

## Faimily an eddication
Aslaug wis born in Reykjavik, Iceland tae parents Magnus Sigurdsson an Rakel Valdimarsdottir. She grew up in Los Angeles an Reykjavik, an attendit college at the Varsity o Iceland whaur she studiet law. Aslaug receivit a Fulbright scholarship an returned tae the U.S. tae attend the LL.M program at Duke Varsity. She then got her MBA frae Harvard Business Schuil, the first Icelandic wumman tae dae sae.

Aslaug lives in New York wi her husband, Gabriel Levy. Aslaug haes a son frae a previous marriage, Gunnar A. Thoroddsen. Gunnar is the great grandson o Iceland's umwhile Prime Meenister, Gunnar Thoroddsen, an the great great grandson o Iceland's seicont Preses, Asgeir Asgeirsson.

## Career

### Early wirk
Aslaug began her career in Iceland whaur she wis a corporate an tax attorney at Deloitte. Efter completingher graduate studies, she muivit tae Lunnon whaur she wis an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company.

### Fashion career
Aslaug first became involvit in the fashion industrie while helpin tae run a modelin agency durin college. She stairtit her profeesional career in fashion at Baugur Group, an investment company focused on the fashion an retail sectors. Durin her time at Baugur, Aslaug spearheidit a nummer o investments in early stage fashion buists.

In 2006, Aslaug relocatit frae Lunnon tae New York, an jynt Marvin Traub Associates as a Vice Preses. In 2007, she pairtnered wi the umwhile Bloomingdales CEO an retail legend, Marvin Traub, tae form an investment company, TSM Capital, which investit in designer buists sic as Rachel Roy an Matthew Williamson. Aslaug jynt Gilt Groupe in 2009 tae heid merchandisin for Gilt Noir.

In 2009, Aslaug came up wi the idea for Moda Operandi,
a business that lets consumers pre-order items directly frae the runwey. She shared the concept wi Lauren Santo Domingo, an, thegither, thay co-foondit the company.

Aslaug is a regular contributor tae the Business of Fashion an contributes tae The Huffington Post an aw.

In 18 Mey 2013, it wis reportit that she left Moda Operandi efter raisin $36 million investment frae ventur caipital firms.

## Awairds an recognitions
•	Ane o the Fashionista 50 – Fashionista

•	Ane o the Silicon Alley 100 – Business Insider

•	Ane o the 44 Female Founders Every Entrepreneur Should Know – Mashable.

•	Ane o the 100 Most Creative Fowk in Business in 2012 –  Fast Company.

•	Amang the 10 Gemme Changers of 2012 – Harper's Bazaar

•	Amang the Next Establishment in 2012 – Vanity Fair (magazine)

•	Fashinvest Awaird 2012 – Fashinvest

•	Ane o the Tap 25 IT Kids of 2011 – Stylecaster

•	Ane of Fashion's 100 Most Influential 2006 – Drapers .

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