Noreena Hertz | |
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 Hertz in 2012 | |
| Born | 24 September 1967 East Finchley, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | North London Collegiate School Westminster School |
| Alma mater | University College London The Wharton School (MBA) King's College, Cambridge (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, economist, author, broadcaster |
| Employer | ITV News |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Joseph Hertz (great-grandfather) |
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 the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity at University College London since 2014.
In 2001 The Guardian newspaper dubbed her "one of the world's leading young thinkers"[1] In September 2013 Hertz was featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine.[2] 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."[3]
She describes herself as "a campaigning academic". British media has nicknamed her the "Nigella Lawson of economics".[4]
- ^ Hertz, Noreena (8 April 2001). "Why we must stay silent no longer". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Noreena on the cover of Newsweek". 30 September 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Noreena Hertz". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Stewart, Heather (26 September 2004). "The debt the West owes the Third World". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2021.