Brett Scott

Brett Scott is a journalist, campaigner, former derivatives broker, and the author of The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money (Pluto, 2013), in which he covers the inner workings of financial institutions, including the cultural dimensions of the financial system. He works on finance reform, alternative finance, and economic activism with a wide variety of NGOs, artists, students, and startups, and writes for publications such as The Guardian, New Scientist, Wired Magazine, and CNN.com.

He has a new book on money and financial technology forthcoming.