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". Hertz received a record six-figure advance from Random House for the book which, in pre-publicity, she promised would "make economics sexy." Although the book became a bestseller, it was not well-received when first published.
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