Gillian Tett

Gillian Tett is one of the sharpest economic minds in journalism, and what sets her apart is the lens she brings. Trained as an anthropologist before joining the Financial Times, she famously read the credit markets through a cultural eye and warned about the 2008 crisis when most missed it. I find that crossover genuinely rare. Now serving as provost of King's College, Cambridge, and co-founder of the paper's Moral Money newsletter, she keeps pushing finance toward sustainability and self-awareness. Born in 1967 and Cambridge-educated, she proves that understanding people, not just spreadsheets, is what makes great financial reporting.

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Name (English)

Gillian Tett

Name (Japanese)

ジリアン・テット

Reading

じりあん・てっと

Born

July 10, 1967 (age 59)

Origin

United Kingdom

Occupation

journalist / non-fiction writer / columnist / opinion journalist / economic journalist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

University

Clare College

Awards & achievements

• 2016 honorary doctor of the University of Miami
• President's Medal

• Official sitehttps://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/people/gillian-tett
• Xhttps://x.com/gilliant
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian%20Tett
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5562297

Tags

• journalist
• non-fiction writer
• columnist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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