Gillian Tett is an assistant editor and columnist for the Financial Times, where she covers a range of economic, financial, political, and social issues throughout the globe. She is the winner of numerous awards, including a Society of American Business Editors and Writers award for best feature article and a President’s Medal by the British Academy. Tett’s upcoming book, to be published later this year, will look at the global economy and financial system through the lens of cultural anthropology.