11 Facts About Gillian Tett

Gillian Romaine Tett was born on 10 July 1967 and is a British author and journalist.

Gillian Tett is a member of the editorial board for the Financial Times.

Gillian Tett writes weekly columns, covering a range of economic, financial, political and social issues.

Gillian Tett was educated at the North London Collegiate School, an independent school for girls in Edgware, in the London Borough of Harrow in northwest London, during which time, at the age of 17, she worked for a Pakistani nonprofit.

Gillian Tett then undertook a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Social Anthropology based on field research in Tajikistan in the former Soviet Union.

Gillian Tett expressed frustration with the discipline of academic anthropology which, in accordance with the prevailing postmodernism, had become so self-critical that it appeared to be committing a variety of "intellectual suicide".

In 1993, Gillian Tett joined the Financial Times as a correspondent from the former Soviet Union and Europe.

Gillian Tett was then US managing editor at the FT, before working as an assistant editor and columnist before returning to the US managing editor position.

Gillian Tett played a significant role in the 2010 documentary Inside Job about the financial crisis of 2008.

Gillian Tett took up the post in October 2023 in succession to Professor Michael Proctor.

Gillian Tett was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to economic journalism.