About Noreena Hertz
Noreena Hertz (born 24 September 1967) is an English academic, economist and bestselling author, who sits on the boards of Mattel, Warner Music Group and Workhuman. She has been Honorary Professor at University College London since 2014 and is based at The UCL Policy Lab. In 2001, The Guardian dubbed her "one of the world's leading young thinkers" In September 2013, Hertz was featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine. Fast Company magazine has named her "one of the most influential economists on the international stage" and observed: "For more than two decades [her] economic predictions have been accurate and ahead of the curve." She describes herself as "a campaigning academic". British media has nicknamed her the "Nigella Lawson of economics". == Early life == Hertz is a great-granddaughter of British Chief Rabbi Joseph H. Hertz, and was born and brought up in East Finchley, London. When she was 20 years old, her mother, the fashion designer and feminist activist Leah Hertz, died of cancer. Hertz was a precocious child and began her schooling aged just three years, taking her A-levels at the age of 16. She first attended North London Collegiate School, followed by Westminster School. == Academic career == Hertz graduated from University College London in philosophy and economics at the age of 18.
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