Young Yale alumna Taking the lead in Iceland to return to her alma mater

What a round trip for her!

"In December 2024, 36-year-old Kristrún Frostadóttir ’16MA became the youngest prime minister ever to lead Iceland. She went into politics just four years ago after having trained at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, now the Yale Jackson School, and working as an economist. She has been a voice for a welfare state that balances its books, and she has called for free trade in the face of US tariffs.  ..."

Taking the lead | Where They Are Now | Yale Alumni Magazine "How Kristrún Frostadóttir '16MA became Iceland's youngest-ever prime minister."

Frostadóttir MA ’16 returns to Yale Jackson as Iceland’s Prime Minister