Svanborg Rannveig Jónsdóttir is an Icelandic writer and indie publisher. She was born in the north of Iceland and is the next-youngest of 10 siblings. She is married to Valdimar Jóhannsson, a farmer, and they have five children.

Svanborg was a compulsory school teacher for 28 years and completed a PhD from the University of Iceland, School of Education in 2011. Her research focused on Innovation Education in Icelandic compulsory schools, and she has actively participated in the development of this area of study in Iceland. She was a lecturer and professor at the School of Education University of Iceland until she retired in 2023. She gave presentations, instructed, and taught innovation and entrepreneurial education in many parts of Iceland as well as abroad to teachers, principals, teacher students, political associations, the general public, and organisations.

Svanborg’s research has focused on innovation and entrepreneurial education, creativity in education, organisational change, teachers’ collective efficacy, and self-study in teacher education and collaborative supervision of master’s students. Svanborg has collaborated with various parties in education, including through European and international projects. She has written and published extensively, reviewed articles, book chapters, and one book with her friend and colleague, Dr. Rósa Gunnarsdóttir, The road to independence: Emancipatory pedagogy.