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Noreena Hertz
Noreena Hertz is an engaging and passionate speaker who builds a compelling case for a new kind of business environment, in which transparency and accountability will matter more, not just to the media but to employees and customers alike.
Political Economist and Leading Thinker on The Issues of Today
Noreena Hertz is one of the world’s leading young thinkers on issues like corporate power and globalization and a leading political economist. With her agenda-setting book, “The Silent Takeover”, she sparked intense debate on both sides of the Atlantic. Noreena is an engaging, passionate, and attractive speaker, who builds a compelling case for a new business environment. One in which transparency and accountability will matter more, not just to the media, but to consumers, employees and citizens alike. Noreena is an influential advocate of ethical globalization and believes that Corporate Social Responsibility delivers increased profits.
Noreena is one of the “World Economic Forum’s” “Global Leaders of Tomorrow”. She has been ranked one of the “Top 35 Women under 35” in “Management Today”; “One of the most inspiring women in the world” by “Vogue”. In 2004 she was awarded a prestigious Bellagio Fellowship by the Rockefellar Foundation.
Noreena's Background
Noreena has a BA in Philosophy and Economics from University College London, an MBA in Finance from Wharton and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. She is the CIBAM Distinguished Fellow at the University of Cambridge.
As one of the world’s leading experts on economic globalization, Noreena Hertz has illustrated its double-edged sword with eminent clarity. She voices the concern of a whole new generation questioning its costs and benefits. Her research and consulting focus is on the areas of corporate citizenship, consumer movements and the economical development of the third world.
Author
Her first book, “The Silent Takeover”, was on “The Sunday Times” business bestseller list for 14 weeks, the book also reached the #12 spot on “The Wall Street Journal” business bestseller list. It was a #1 business bestseller on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk and has held places on bestseller lists in Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway for several months.
Her latest release, “I.O.U.: The Debt Threat and Why We Must Defuse it, is a ground-breaking book about some of the most pressing issues in the world today and their link to the debt crisis of the developing world. HIV/AIDS, the obliteration of the rainforests in Latin America and extremist organisations are some examples. There are others... Noreena Hertz provides a radical blueprint for addressing the debt crisis and developing a healthier future for the many, not the few.
Speaking and Speaking Topics
Noreena Hertz is an engaging and passionate speaker who builds a compelling case for a new kind of business environment, in which transparency and accountability will matter more, not just to the media but to employees and customers alike.
- CSR, leadership and corporate governance
- Risk in the 21st century
- The world economy and what it means for business
