Matt Ridley
Science writer and journalist
Matt Ridley is a British science writer and journalist who covers science, the environment and economics. He is also a businessman and a former member of the House of Lords.
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British Born 1958 in Northumberland, United Kingdom
About Matt Ridley
Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, was born on 7 February 1958 in Northumberland, England. He has written regularly for The Times and chaired the bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007. He inherited his viscountcy in 2012, and from 2013 until he retired in December 2021 he sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative hereditary peer. His books in our catalog include Genome, The Red Queen and How Innovation Works. Genome was shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.