Gilles d'Ambra Azzopardi

Gilles d'Ambra Azzopardi (born 2 August 1949) is a French psychosociologist. He is the author of numerous books on practical psychology for the mainstream readers, on male-female relationships and management. In this respect, he is an active contributor in his role as Strategic Advisor for Monkey-tie, the first recruitment platform that links people to businesses based on corporate culture and personality (for instance through the implementation of the Big 5 personality traits).

Early life and education Azzopardi is of Italian and Maltese origin. He was raised in an anti-fascist family, His grandfather was a communist activist in the 1920s/ He spent much of his childhood days in the midst of war and moved to France a few days after Algeria gained its independence.

At University he studied classics Human Sciences (philosophy, sociology, psychology).

Career After his university years, he steered his focus to the study of human interactions and cognitive functions. His works would be strongly influenced by psychoanalytics and evolutionary psychology, being the first proponent in France in the latter since the early 1990s. He later became the French specialist for psychometric evaluations for IQ, personality, and recruitment.

The author of several best-sellers, he regularly writes for business and women's magazines 300 Énigmes : Casse-tête et jeux de logique pour booster vos neurones, First, 2007. Gym cérébrale pour les Nuls, First, 2009. 501 Énigmes : Casse-tête, jeux d'esprit et de logique pour travailler plus (du cerveau) et gagner plus (de plaisir), First, 2009. Muscler son QI pour les Nuls, First, 2011. Énigmes diaboliques pour les Nuls, First, 2011. 501 nouvelles énigmes : Casse-tête, jeux de logique, codes secrets..., First, 2011. Exercices pour améliorer sa mémoire pour les Nuls, First, 2011. Les Tests psychotechniques pour les Nuls, First, 2012. Jeux de mémoire pour les Nuls, First, 2012. L’Officiel des énigmes, First, 2012. Énigmes mathématiques pour les Nuls, First, 2013.