Dan Lovallo

Dan Lovallo is a Professor of Strategy, Innovation and Decision Sciences at the University of Sydney and a senior research fellow at the Institute for Business Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley. His expertise lies in the psychological aspects of strategic decisions, with publications in high-impact journals like American Economic Review, Management Science, and Harvard Business Review. He holds a PhD from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and serves on the editorial boards of Strategy Science and McKinsey on Finance.

Research Interests: Lovallo focuses on behavioral strategy, cognitive biases in decision-making, innovation management, and resource allocation. His work bridges psychology and strategic management, emphasizing how executives can mitigate biases like overconfidence and risk aversion.

Teaching: Courses include

• IBUS3107 Business Negotiations
• MMGT6001 Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• SMBA6105 Business Negotiations and Decision Making

Grants: Recipient of multiple research grants from institutions like the Sydney Business School and Australian Research Council, supporting studies on behavioral decision-making and innovation strategies.

Media Mentions: Featured in Corriere Della Sera (2025) for startup resource allocation research and in Weekend Australian (2023) on AI digital employees.