Key Experience and Qualifications
An influential economist on the global stage, Professor Hertz brings to Mattel’s Board 25 years of experience advising companies and governments in a variety of sectors and geographies on strategy and policy decisions, mergers and acquisitions, intelligence gathering and analysis, millennials and post-millennials, community-building, and ESG. Professor Hertz has held several senior academic positions and led research focused on artificial intelligence, decision-making, risk assessment and management, globalization, and innovation, among other subjects. She is based at University College London’s Institute for Global Prosperity, where she has served as Visiting Professor since 2016 and as Honorary Professor since 2013. Professor Hertz’s best-selling books, Eyes Wide Open, The Silent Takeover, IOU: The Debt Threat, and The Lonely Century are published in over 20 countries.
Director Since: 2023
Mattel Committee Memberships
Governance and Social Responsibility Committee (Chair)
Executive Committee
Career Highlights
University College London
- Visiting Professor at the Institute for Global Prosperity since 2016
- Honorary Professor since 2013
University of Amsterdam
- Professor of Globalisation, Sustainability, and Finance (2009 – 2013)
University of Cambridge
- Associate Director of the Centre for International Business and Management (2003 – 2013)
Other Public Company Directorships
- Warner Music Group Corp. (2014 – 2016; 2017 – present)
Additional Leadership Experience and Service
- Director, Workhuman (Globoforce Limited) since April 2022
- Trustee, Inspiring Girls International Limited (2016 – 2023)
- Member, RWE AG Digital Transformation Board (2015 – 2016)
- Member, Inclusive Capitalism Taskforce (2012 – 2013)
- Member, Edelman Europe Advisory Board (2009 – 2012)
- Member, Citigroup Politics and Economics Global Advisory Board (2007 – 2008)