I'm Professor of Economics and the Deputy Director at the Institute for Data Science & Artificial Intelligence at the University of Exeter, Faculty Affiliate at Harvard University, Senior Advisor in the Evaluation Task Force in the UK Cabinet Office, and an advisor to several multinational firms, start-ups and charities. Previously, I held academic posts at Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Extension School, and have held fellowships at Harvard University, the Alan Turing Institute and the Behavioural Insights Team. I earned my Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University and my B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Innsbruck.
main research interests
Fairness and social preferences: My research focuses on the emergence and maintenance of fairness, cooperation and altruism. Fairness is integral to the functioning of society, achieving top performance in organisations and levelling the playing field. I explore these themes to address questions around poverty and inequality in society, large scale public goods like sustaining the environment, and collaboration and equality in firms. Leadership, personnel economics and technology: My research explores how leadership and organisational change can improve performance and lead to positive outcomes. Moreover, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), new opportunities have a risen for greater value creation in private and listed organisations and for the public sector. To capitalise on the potential of AI and wider changes in organisations, leaders need to create a culture of experimentation, data-driven decision-making and a focus on measurable performance.
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