Mariana Mazzucato
Economist and academic
Mariana Mazzucato is an Italian-American economist and professor at University College London. She is known for her work on innovation, the public sector and the idea of value.
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Born 1968 in Rome, Italy
Influenced by John Maynard Keynes
About Mariana Mazzucato
Mariana Mazzucato was born in Rome in 1968 and is an Italian-American economist. She holds a professorship at University College London (UCL) in the economics of innovation and public value, and she founded its Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. She has written books including The Entrepreneurial State, The Value of Everything and Mission Economy. The Value of Everything argues that creating value should be rewarded ahead of extracting it. She has also co-written The Big Con with Rosie Collington, which examines the consulting industry's relationship with business and government. Mazzucato has advised policymakers in many countries and institutions. She has also chaired the Council on the Economics of Health for All, a body of the World Health Organization. Her honors include the 2018 Leontief Prize and the 2020 John Von Neumann Award.