Ranked as one of the Top Business Professors under 40, and named by Thinkers50 as one of the most influential management thinkers in the world, Francesca Gino helps organizations stay smart, innovative, and above all, happy. She is a professor of business administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School and the author of two books: Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life and Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the Plan. The former investigates how defying the status quo can lead to a more vital, engaging life (and a mastery of innovation), while the latter concentrates on the way simple, seemingly irrelevant factors can have a profound influence on our decision-making and behavior. In addition to teaching, Gino has delivered corporate training and advisory services to firms and non-profit organizations in over 40 states and 30 countries around the globe.

Gino’s research focuses on judgment and decision-making, negotiation, ethics, motivation, productivity, and creativity. Her work has been published in many academic journals and has been featured in The Economist, The New York Times, Newsweek, Scientific American, Psychology Today, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and CBS Radio. She has received research awards from the National Science Foundation, the Academy of Management, and the faculty at Harvard Business School. Gino is also formally affiliated with the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, the Mind, Brain, Behavior Initiative at Harvard, and the Behavioral Insight Group at Harvard Kennedy Group.