Alex Edmans

Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School and an influential voice on responsible business, behavioural finance and decision-making. An award-winning academic and bestselling author, he bridges rigorous business research with practical insights for leaders navigating complexity, uncertainty and misinformation.

After graduating from Oxford University, Alex worked in investment banking and fixed income trading at Morgan Stanley in London and New York. He completed a PhD at MIT Sloan as a Fulbright Scholar and joined Wharton Business School before moving to LBS, where he has won 28 teaching awards and was named Professor of the Year by Poets & Quants.

Alex’s research examines how companies can deliver both purpose and profit, being both a responsible corporate citizen whilst maintaining commerical growth. His book, Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit was named a Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year and provides a framework for long-term value creation. Whilst in May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases – And What We Can Do About It, he tackles misinformation, cognitive bias and flawed statistics, equipping readers to think more critically in a post-truth world.

Alex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, testified before the UK Parliament and presented to the World Bank’s Board of Directors, whilst his TED and TEDx talks have attracted millions of views. He has written for the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review, and serves on advisory boards including Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing.

Combining academic research with clarity and relevance, Alex helps leaders separate evidence from assertion, navigate trade-offs, and build organisations that create sustainable long-term value for shareholders and society alike.