Most recently, Halland served as interim executive director for the New York City office of a global business federation. She entered the not-for-profit sector over five years ago, consulting for a variety of organisations, including microlenders and healthcare foundations. She also spent over 15 years in the retail financial services sector, project managing a wide variety of initiatives.
Halland was born in Ohio, USA and graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics. She also earned a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the New York University Stern School of Business. She has lived in Bogotá, Colombia and Paris, France, and looks forward to using her French and Spanish in her role with the IFSCC.