Thorgeir Einarsson

CEO & Founder

Thorgeir has worked the last 20 years within the IT, consulting shipping, logistics and education business. As a serial entrepreneur he has started companies in the UK, US, across Europe, Asia and Australia. After living in London for the last 18 years he is now based in the small town of Alingsås outside Göteborg in Sweden with his wife and three children. Thorgeir is still active as advisor and consultant to a number of start ups across the world and enjoys coaching and helping entrepreneurs become more successful in building their dream companies. Thorgeir has an BSc from the University of Göteborg.

Natasha Avidan

Head of Partnerships, Sponsors & Communications - Founding Fellow

Natasha spent her early years in London, UK and then moved to Switzerland with her family at the age of 6. She attended the International School of Geneva, where she learned French and Italian and earned an international baccalaureate degree. She returned to the UK for college and obtained her BA at the British American College of London with a major in Media Communications. After graduation, Natasha explored the fashion industry through buying and design experience and then entered the IT industry where she has been working for the past 4 years.

Her international upbringing is reflected in her openness interest, and positive attitude towards cultural differences. This enthusiasm to learn more and make a difference has driven her involvement with organisations such as Amnesty International from a young age. Afriversity will be an opportunity to perform the work that touches her heart the most - giving individuals the key to a brighter future through education and human unity.

Patrik Fredriksson

Head of Information Services & Technology - Fellow

Patrik has nearly ten years of experience with online marketing, web design, and web code. He also holds a Barmeister degree and has worked in Greece, Sweden and South Africa among other places.
Patrik is also an amateur photographer, specializing in still life and nature.
Patrik currently works full time with Afriveristy as well as other web projects, communities and social networking sites.

Katarina Brud

Fellow

Katarina has a strong passion for other countries and South Africa in particular. When studying International Economics and Political Science at Jönköping International Business School she spent one semester studying development economics at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Besides studies she got the opportunity to volunteer in a township educating young people. She has also spent some years in the U.S. both as a trainee in the trade and economic affair department at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington D.C. and as an office manager at the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce. Returning home to Sweden her work has continued to be focused on business development; helping entrepreneurs on an early stage - today working for the largest business plan competition in the world.

She also has the ambition to make a global effort to bring peace and international understanding to the world which shows through her work in Rotaract Göteborg, where she serves as President.
"The most wonderful thing about Afriversity is that it allows you to be part of something so much larger than yourself", she says.