About Matt Ridley
Matthew White Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, commonly known as Matt Ridley, is a British science writer, journalist and businessman. He writes on science, the environment and economics, and has been a regular contributor to The Times newspaper. Ridley was chairman of the UK bank Northern Rock from 2004 to 2007, during which period it experienced the first run on a British bank in 130 years. He resigned, and the bank was bailed out by the UK government; this led to its nationalisation.
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Awards & Honors
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Watson, Helen, Miles, and Audrey Davis Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
