Vicky Pryce at Cheltenham Literature Festival

Vicky Pryce is a Greek born economist, and former Joint head of the United Kingdom’s government economic service. Following a number of positions in the banking and oil sectors, she worked as partner and chief economist at KPMG; was director general for economics at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.In 2000 she co-founded the Good Corporation to promote corporate social responsibility. She was also the first female Master of the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants.