London, England, United Kingdom
Alex Edmans is Professor of Finance at London Business School. Alex has a PhD from MIT as a Fulbright Scholar, and was previously a tenured professor at Wharton and an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Alex has spoken at the World Economic Forum in Davos, testified in the UK Parliament, and given the TED talk "What to Trust in a Post-Truth World" and the TEDx talks "The Pie-Growing Mindset" and "The Social Responsibility of Business" with a combined 3 million views. He serves as non-executive director of the Investor Forum, on the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Responsible Investing, on Royal London Asset Management’s Responsible Investment Advisory Committee, and on Novo Nordisk’s Sustainability Advisory Council. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Alex’s book, "Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit", was a Financial Times Book of the Year and has been translated into nine languages, and he is a co-author of "Principles of Corporate Finance" (with Brealey, Myers, and Allen). He has won 26 teaching awards at Wharton and LBS and was named Professor of the Year by Poets & Quants in 2021. His latest book, "May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases – And What We Can Do About It" was published by Penguin Random House in April 2024. Alex's research aims to apply rigorous academic tools to investigate questions of relevance to practitioners and policymakers. He is particularly passionate about communicating complex ideas in non-technical language to a general audience. I have maxed out my LinkedIn connections so apologise if I am unable to immediately accept a connection request.
I write books that make complex ideas accessible and relevant to a wide audience, blending engaging storytelling, robust evidence, and practical takeaways - delivered with a touch of irreverent humour. My aim is to present nuanced perspectives on issues often seen as black-and-white, giving readers both deeper understanding and actionable insights.
Morgan Stanley's Institute for Sustainable Investing aims to accelerate sustainable finance and the adoption of sustainable investing strategies across capital markets and drive strategic environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives across the firm.
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The Investor Forum helps long-term investors to work collectively to escalate material issues with the Boards of UK-listed companies Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, 2025-
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