Gabrielle Hogan-Brun is the author of "Linguanomics: What is the Market Potential of Multilingualism?" (Bloomsbury, 2017). A language expert at the University of Bristol, UK, she has worked with various European organizations on language policy in multilingual settings. She is series Editor of Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. She speaks seven languages; acquiring these has been a life-long process and makes her who she is. She also loves skiing and hiking in her native Swiss mountains.