Vedat Akgiray
author of Good Finance, is Professor of Finance and Director of the Center for Corporate Governance at Bogazici University in Turkey.
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Ann Oakley
is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the UCL Institute of Education. A social researcher for more than 50 years, and author of many academic publications, she is also well known for her biography, autobiography and fiction.
See more<div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="person"><img class="image" src="/media/Vedat-Akgiray.jpg" alt="Vedat Akgiray" /> <div class="content"> <h2>Vedat Akgiray</h2> <p>author of <em>Good Finance</em>, is Professor of Finance and Director of the Center for Corporate Governance at Bogazici University in Turkey.</p> <a class="link-to-books" href="/vedat-akgiray">See more</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="person"><img class="image" src="/media/authors_0013_Ann-Oakley.1.jpg" alt="authors_0013_Ann Oakley" /> <div class="content"> <h2>Ann Oakley</h2> <p>is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the UCL Institute of Education. A social researcher for more than 50 years, and author of many academic publications, she is also well known for her biography, autobiography and fiction.</p> <a class="link-to-books" href="/ann-oakley">See more</a></div> </div> </div> </div>
Henry Tam
author of Whose Government is it?, is a writer, educator, and former policy head for civil renewal under the last Labour Government. He has been Director of the Forum for Youth Participation & Democracy, University of Cambridge; Lecturer on politics and government for Workers’ Educational Association and the Civil Service College; and Visiting Professor, School of Lifelong Learning, Birkbeck, University of London.
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Zoe Young
author of Women's work, is an organisational sociologist, writer and consultant. She researches gender, work and organisation with a particular focus on women in leadership and management. Zoe founded the consultancy Half the Sky to put research into practice and make an impact on equality. Her PhD is from the University of Sussex.
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