LBS MBA professor named as a favourite by Poets & Quants
Professor Daniel Effron has been recognised for his work by the MBA Class of 2024

Daniel Effron, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School (LBS), has been named in Poets & Quants’ list of favourite MBA Professors of the Class of 2024. He was selected by Priyal Keni, a graduate of LBS’ MBA Class of 2024, who chose him as her favourite professor for his academic pedigree and engaging teaching methodology.
Professor Effron, who teaches LBS’ “The Science of People in Organizations” course, was previously named by Poets & Quants as one of the ‘Best 40 Business Professors Under 40’. He also received the 2023 Excellence in Teaching award – the highest teaching honour at London Business School.
His work on the psychology of unethical behaviour has been published in his field’s top academic journals, and covered by global media outlets such as the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, and BBC News. Most recently, he was interviewed by Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu for Bloomberg Radio's "Balance of Power" show about his research on why people tolerate falsehoods from political leaders they support. You can listen to Daniel’s interview from minute 62:30.