Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept cookies
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Israel-Hamas war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    Most Read
    • Geert Wilders faces early setback in Dutch coalition talks
    • Argentina’s Javier Milei backs away from dollarisation as central bank pick rejects role
    • Hamas releases 24 hostages as Israel truce takes hold
    • Israeli intelligence ‘dismissed’ detailed warning of Hamas raid
    • Cathay Pacific offers cheap flights to help Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ vote
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Companies
      Sections
      • Companies Home
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
      Most Read
      • KPMG extends pay freeze to 12,000 UK staff
      • Tesla strikes in Sweden are ‘insane’, says Elon Musk
      • How BP’s ‘Sun King’ court enabled the rise and fall of Bernard Looney
      • Jeff Zucker hits out at rival Telegraph bidders for ‘slinging mud’
      • Electric vehicle failures offer lessons for the next boom
    • Tech
    • Markets
      Sections
      • Markets Home
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Cryptofinance
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Wealth Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
      Most Read
      • Argentina’s Javier Milei backs away from dollarisation as central bank pick rejects role
      • News updates from November 24: Hamas releases hostages as Israel truce begins, Netherlands’ VVD party deals blow to Geert Wilders’ government hopes
      • How BP’s ‘Sun King’ court enabled the rise and fall of Bernard Looney
      • Investors dump dollar in bet that US rates have peaked
      • Montenegro court clears crypto chief Do Kwon for extradition
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      Sections
      • Opinion Home
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
      Most Read
      • OpenAI has just fused its corporate ‘kill switch’
      • Europe’s problem? It’s too attractive
      • Slaying the worklessness monster is a thankless but crucial task
      • Fear not — equity is far from cancelled
      • Crypto power struggle enters new stage with Binance settlement
    • Work & Careers
      Sections
      • Work & Careers Home
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
      • Working It
      Most Read
      • Business Books: What to read this month
      • Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier: ‘The EU is not the same one the UK left’
      • Start-ups challenge culture of the Japanese salaryman
      • In search of chief executives who never grow ‘old’
      • The inescapable tyranny of the bad boss
    • Life & Arts
      Sections
      • Life & Arts Home
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
      Most Read
      • Tom Hanks: ‘I was a pretty lucky guy’
      • Napoleon and the mythmakers
      • Why the breakdown of the 9-to-5 job is making us lonelier
      • Leon Black’s downfall confounds the legacy of #MeToo on Wall Street
      • Could younger homebuyers turn Belgravia from staid to ‘buzzy’?
    • HTSI
    MenuSearch
    • Home
    • World
    • US
    • Companies
    • Tech
    • Markets
    • Climate
    • Opinion
    • Work & Careers
    • Life & Arts
    • HTSI
    Financial Times
    SubscribeSign In

    Gillian Tett

    Columnist and member of the editorial board

    Gillian Tett is a columnist and member of the editorial board for the Financial Times. She writes a weekly column on Friday, covering a range of economic, financial, political and social issues. She also serves as Provost of King's College, Cambridge.

    Previously, she chaired the FT editorial board, ran Moral Money, the FT's sustainability newsletter which she co-founded, and wrote two columns a week. Gillian's earlier roles included US managing editor for the FT; assistant editor; capital markets editor; deputy editor of the Lex column; Tokyo bureau chief; reporter in Russia and Brussels.

    She has been named Columnist of the Year (2014), Journalist of the Year (2009) and Business Journalist of the Year (2008) in the British Press Awards, and received three awards from America's Society of Business and Economic Writers Awards. She is a best-selling and award-winning author of four books, and received the Royal Anthropological Institute Marsh Award and the American Anthropological Association President Medal for her work in social science. She has received honorary degrees from Carnegie Mellon, Miami and Baruch universities in America, and Exeter, Lancaster, Goldsmith's, London in the UK.

    Email Gillian Tett @gilliantett  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

    Add to myFT Digest

    Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

    • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
      Yandex NV
      What the Yandex co-founder’s travails tell us about sanctions

      Should there be an off-ramp for those who break ranks with Putin?

      Efi Chalikopoulou illustration of the Yandex’s logo appearing upside down to mimic the CND peace symbol
    • Saturday, 26 August, 2023
      The Weekend Essay
      Can AI crack comedy?

      Machines are getting better at making us laugh — and challenging our notions of humanity in the process

      A small robot on a table on a stage performs in front of a crowd
    • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
      FT MagazineLife & Arts
      The clear and present danger of the transactional gift

      The ability of some wealthy US families to gain privileged access to elite universities is one example of our deeply tangled thinking about ‘gifts’

    • Wednesday, 16 August, 2023
      FT MagazineGlobal inflation
      Are women more worried about inflation than men?

      What consumers think about price growth matters. But finding out what they think is a tough task

    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2023
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      How the lives — and sexual freedoms — of Genghis Khan’s Mongolians helped shape a civilisation

      An intimate history of sexuality in central Asia; and a sweeping account of 45 centuries of nomadic tribes in the region

    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      FT MagazineLife & Arts
      Could loneliness explain why Trump won?

      Hillary Clinton suggested this week that social isolation might have been behind his victory

    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
      Moral Money
      Can COP28 really try to ignore fossil fuels? Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, climate finance initiatives risk becoming ‘unmanageable’, UN external auditor says

      Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, chief executive of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and president of COP28 talks in the United Arab Emirates, right, shakes hands with Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, at a signing ceremony ahead of COP28
    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      Moral Money
      Big Plastic’s pivot to offsets Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, lessons from Florida for the world of biodiversity credits

      A plastic grinding machine
    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
      Fitch Ratings Inc
      There is political logic to Fitch’s downgrading of US debt

      A divided Congress is in no position to tackle America’s serious fiscal problems

      Illustration of a red MAGA cap with the words ‘Make America AAA again’
    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      FT MagazineArchitecture
      Brits keep washing machines in the kitchen. Americans don’t. Who’s right?

      Our domestic habits can reveal a lot about society’s values

    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      Moral Money
      What a billionaire’s protest means for Sunak’s government Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, new guidelines to guarantee the quality of sustainability disclosures

      Andrew Forrest
    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
      US society
      Fear and loathing in the American high school system

      A new study of application patterns in richer areas of California is symbolic of serious problems

      Illustration of a graduation cap, shaped by bricks referring to the ‘wall’ that the elite Americans want to build in education to keep Asian-Americans and others outside the system.
    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      FT MagazineLife & Arts
      Is the US still capable of science moonshots? 

      The ‘Oppenheimer’ movie revisits a time when the federal government poured massive funding into scientific projects

    • Monday, 24 July, 2023
      Moral Money
      The green treasure chest buried in Ukraine Premium content

      Up to $11.5tn worth of minerals needed for the energy transition are located in the country

      A Ukrainian soldier lies on the ground as a tank fires toward Russian positions at the frontline near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine
    • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
      Financial & markets regulation
      When US safety nets undercut the financial system

      The Federal Home Loan Bank system and the role of collateral could cause another SVB-style shock

      Illustration showing a picture of a face with a rip across it, revealing a red line chart with a dramatic negative trajectory
    • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
      FT MagazineLife & Arts
      Is the US sleepwalking into Trump take two?

      One predicted Trump would be ‘hell-bent’ on taking revenge on anyone who had challenged him

    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      Property sector
      Avoiding a commercial real estate crash requires some imagination

      New York’s stranded legacy office space could be converted into accommodation if harsh zoning rules can be waived

      An apple core that has office and residential blocks at its centre
    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
      FT MagazineLife & Arts
      An American marine does battle in cyberspace

      From Iraq to internet security, Nathaniel Fick’s latest mission is a sign of shifting geopolitics

    • Monday, 10 July, 2023
      Moral Money
      Israel: the new ESG flashpoint Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, the debate over divesting from fossil fuel stocks

      Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, arrives for a news conference at the Jerusalem Post Conference in Jerusalem, Israel
    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      US economy
      How American consumers lost their optimism

      It is possible that the lived experience is worse than official employment and inflation data imply

      Dandelions shaped by dollar signs are flying away, symbolising the savings of Americans
    • Wednesday, 5 July, 2023
      FT MagazineLife & Arts
      We must avoid the evils of social media with AI

      It’s imperative that governments and tech companies succeed where they failed before

    • Monday, 3 July, 2023
      Moral Money
      How the C-suite can defend democracy Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, the raging debate around fiduciary duty in the UK pension sector

      ‘I Voted’ stickers are seen at a polling station during the presidential primary vote in Glendale, California on March 3 2020
    • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Investors must realise the pendulum of history is swinging to Bidenomics

      An explicit repudiation of the Reagan era will make some in the financial sector nervous, but they cannot ignore it

      Illustration of US president Joe Biden falling into a giant yellow construction safety helmet with the US flag on the side of it.
    • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
      FT MagazineLife & Arts
      The revolution will now be Telegrammed

      Smartphones gave us unprecedented insight into Russia’s latest coup attempt

    • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
      Moral Money
      Politics hang over US brands during Pride month Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, how asset managers boost fossil fuel expansion via bond market

      A crowd of people holding rainbow flags
    Previous page You are on page 2 Next page

    Join us at an FT Live event

    Discover unmissable flagship events and members only communities to expand your thinking and elevate your career

    FT Live
    FTWeekend Festival: U.S. edition
    Where the Financial Times weekend paper comes to life
    Saturday, 4 May 2024Washington, DC, USA
    FT Live
    Moral Money Summit Americas 2024
    Unlocking opportunities for a greener and fairer world
    Tuesday, 15 October 2024New York
    Explore all events

    Useful links

    Support

    View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

    Legal & Privacy

    Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyManage CookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

    Services

    Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

    Tools

    PortfolioToday’s Newspaper (FT Digital Edition)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

    Community & Events

    FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

    More from the FT Group

    Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2023. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
    The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
    Financial Times

    International Edition

    Subscribe for full access
    • Switch to UK Edition

    Top sections

    • Home
    • World
      • Israel-Hamas war
      • Global Economy
      • UK
      • US
      • China
      • Africa
      • Asia Pacific
      • Emerging Markets
      • Europe
      • War in Ukraine
      • Americas
      • Middle East & North Africa
    • US
      • US Economy
      • US Companies
      • US Politics & Policy
    • Companies
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
    • Tech
      • Artificial intelligence
      • Semiconductors
      • Cyber Security
      • Social Media
    • Markets
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Cryptofinance
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Wealth Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
    • Work & Careers
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
      • Working It
    • Life & Arts
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
    • Personal Finance
      • Property & Mortgages
      • Investments
      • Pensions
      • Tax
      • Banking & Savings
      • Advice & Comment
      • Next Act
    • HTSI
    • Special Reports

    FT recommends

    • Lex
    • Alphaville
    • Lunch with the FT
    • FT Globetrotter
    • #techAsia
    • Moral Money
    • Visual and data journalism
    • Newsletters
    • Video
    • Podcasts
    • News feed
    • FT Live Events
    • FT Forums
    • Board Director Programme
    • myFT
    • Portfolio
    • Today’s Newspaper (FT Digital Edition)
    • Crossword
    • Our Apps
    • Help Centre
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In