Jón Fannar Taylor
Building networks, products and companies since 1992.
Reykjanesbær, Iceland
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Profile
I have built networks, software and companies in Iceland and abroad since 1992, when I founded Network Communications in Keflavík, the first independent internet service provider in Iceland.
I spent twelve years working abroad, in London, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Ottawa and Bath. I worked as a network consultant for NCR, ran my own consultancy, and was a sales engineer and systems engineer for policy control vendors. I then spent eight years as Director of Product Management at Amdocs, where I represented the company at ETSI and was rapporteur for the NFV work item on VNF packaging.
In 2015 I joined Nanitor as a co-founder, and I have served as its COO and CEO. Nanitor builds Continuous Threat Exposure Management software for organisations in Europe and the Middle East. Alongside it I own and run Eldvarnir, a fire protection company my father founded in 1976. I live in Reykjanesbær.
Experience
| 2015 to present | Nanitor, Reykjavík Co-founder; COO 2019 to 2022; CEO 2022 to 2023; Chief Operating and Strategy Officer 2023 onward |
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| 2011 to 2019 | Amdocs, Ottawa and Bath, CA, UK Director of Product Management. Policy control, virtualisation, ETSI NFV; AT&T ECOMP co-creation, later ONAP |
| 2010 to 2011 | Bridgewater Systems, Ottawa, CA Systems engineering, global interoperability team, director of product line management |
| 2009 to 2010 | Tekelec (Camiant), Massachusetts, US Consulting systems engineer for Vodafone operating companies |
| 2008 to present | Eldvarnir, Keflavík CEO |
| 2007 to 2009 | Nýherji (Skyggnir), Reykjavík Project manager |
| 2004 to 2007 | TAZZ Networks, Rhode Island, US Senior sales engineer |
| 2003 to 2004 | Lambda Professional Services, London, UK Founder |
| 2000 to 2003 | NCR Worldwide Customer Services, London, UK Senior network consultant |
| 2000 | BePaid.com, London, UK Network manager |
| 1999 to 2000 | Islandia Internet, then Tal, Reykjavík ISP manager |
| 1996 to 1999 | OK Communications, Keflavík Co-founder, CTO, chairman |
| 1992 to 1996 | Network Communications, Keflavík Founder |
Board and advisory
I take on board and advisory roles with technology and security companies.
- Founder and operator, from first customer to recapitalisation and M&A conversations
- International go-to-market through partners and MSPs in Europe, the UK and the Gulf
- Product leadership at tier 1 telecom scale: Amdocs, AT&T ECOMP, ETSI
- Security and regulation: CTEM, NIS2, ISO 27001, public tenders
Partner in Caze, an investment vehicle that has invested in companies and property.
Ventures
| 2015 to present | Nanitor, Co-founder. Cybersecurity software for continuous threat exposure management |
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| 2008 to present | Eldvarnir, Owner and CEO. Fire protection services since 1976, the oldest company of its type in Iceland |
| 1992 to 1996 | Network Communications, Founder. Iceland's first independent ISP |
| 1996 to 1999 | OK Communications, Co-founder, CTO and chairman |
| 2003 to 2004 | Lambda Professional Services, Founder. London |
Standards
- ETSI NFV: Amdocs delegate; rapporteur for the VNF packaging work item (VNF011)
- AT&T ECOMP and ONAP (Linux Foundation): co-creation programme
- 3GPP interoperability work and MultiService Forum delegate (Bridgewater)
Speaking and media
- Advania Haustráðstefna, 4 Sep 2025. Speaker. Harpa, Reykjavík
- GITEX Global 2025, 2025. Represented Nanitor with Saraya IT. Dubai
- RSA Conference, GISEC Global and the National Cybersecurity Show, 2024. Represented Nanitor. San Francisco, Dubai and Birmingham
- GEC Media Group interview on the challenges CISOs face. Video interview
Education and community
- Computer science, Tölvuháskóli Verzlunarskóla Íslands (now Reykjavík University), 1996 to 1999
- Business administration and economics, Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja, 1992 to 1995
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Teaches Vöruþróun (product development) in Meistaraskóli, Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja
- National treasurer, 41 Club Ísland