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About María Ramos

Economist, author and professor focused on innovation, public value and mission-oriented policy.

Academic profile

Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London.

Biography

Mariana Mazzucato is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), where she is the Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP).

She advises policymakers around the world, including the UN Secretary-General, the European Commission, and several national governments.

Her books include The Entrepreneurial State, The Value of Everything, Mission Economy, The Big Con, and The Common Good Economy.

Awards

  • 2020 John von Neumann Award
  • 2018 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought
  • 2021 ALLEA Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values
  • 2019 Bloomberg Top 50 Thinkers
  • 2018 Top 3 economists by New Statesman

Quotes

"One of the world’s most influential economists..."

Quartz

"Vision, ambition and imagination so desperately missing from government today."

The Guardian

"The economists who matter."

New Statesman