Mariana Mazzucato is a professor in the economics of innovation and public value at University College London, where she is founding director of its Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. She also advises policymakers on innovation-led inclusive and sustainable growth. Current roles include advising the Italian prime minister, chairing the WHO Economic Council on Health for All, and serving on economic advisory councils for Scotland and South Africa. Mazzucato’s latest book is Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism; she also authored The Value of Everything and The Entrepreneurial State. Among other honors, she received the 2020 John von Neumann Award and was named one of the 25 leaders shaping the future of capitalism by WIRED.
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