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Lisbeth Zornig Andersen

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Lisbeth Malene Zornig Andersen (born 12 February 1968) is a Danish economist, activist, and author. She is a debater in the area of social policy, and her focus is on marginalized people, especially children. She has been involved in a variety of business endeavours and non-profit organisations, including: Huset Zornig, Social Innovations Forum, Children's IT-foundation, Specialisterne. She has also been a board member and ambassador for a number of Danish organizations and institutions, for example the Danish IT University and Danish Red Cross.

She is a reoccurring guest in TV debates and has written opinion pieces for a number of Danish newspapers. In 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 she was on Politiken's list of the 50 most influential Danish opinion makers. Her autobiography was a bestseller for almost two years and the documentary about her childhood, ''My childhood in hell'' (), won an award for best documentary of the year in 2012. She has also received awards for both radio and TV shows, noticeably ''Zornig’s Zone'' and ''The burned children'' (Danish: ''De brændte børn''). Provided by Wikipedia