These 2 internal biases cause us to fall for misinformation - here's why
“Check the facts.” “Examine the evidence.” “Correlation is not causation.”
Alex is Professor of Finance, London Business School and the Managing Editor, Review of Finance. He is heavily involved with practitioners and policymakers in the reform of corporate governance and executive pay, and the embedding of purpose into business. Alex has spoken at Davos, testified in the UK Parliament, and given two TEDx talks. Alex has written for the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Harvard Business Review and been live-interviewed on BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, ESPN, Fox, ITV, Sky News, and Sky Sports. Awarded “Rising Star of Corporate Governance” and “Rising Star of Finance”, each for outstanding contributions by a person under 40. PhD in Financial Economics, MIT (Fulbright Scholar); BA, Oxford.
“Check the facts.” “Examine the evidence.” “Correlation is not causation.”
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