Biography
Born in 1970 in England, Cressida Heyes was educated at Banbury Comprehensive School, the United World College of the Atlantic, and Oxford University. She holds an MA in Political Science and a PhD in Philosophy, both from McGill University. She worked briefly in the US as Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University, before moving to the University of Alberta in 1999. She became a Canadian citizen in 2005 but still maintains active links with the UK, where all her family of origin--including her parents and her younger brother--remain. She currently lives in Edmonton with her partner, fellow political theorist David Kahane, and their son, Solomon.
