Faculty and Research

Greg M. Barron is an Assistant Professor in the Negotiations, Organizations, and Markets Unit at the Harvard Business School. He came to HBS in 2003 as the CLER (Computer Lab for Experimental Research) Research Fellow in Business Administration and was recruited onto the NOM faculty. Greg received his B.A. in Psychology from Haifa University and his Ph.D. in Behavioral Sciences from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.

Greg's primary research interests are in the field of decision making, focusing on the effects of experience on decision making. He has published widely and in a variety of academic journals including Psychological Science and Psychological Review. His research has been in the national and international press, has received the Bruno de Finetti prize from the European Association for Decision Making and has appeared in HBS Working Knowledge (“Why Your E-mail Requests Are Ignored”).

At Harvard Business School, Greg has taught Negotiation in the MBA and Executive Education programs, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution and Behavioral Approaches to Decision Making and Negotiations.

Greg Barron is also Senior Advisor at Lax Sebenius LLC, a negotiation strategy and capability-building firm that works with leaders in the highest levels of business and government.

Greg lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with his wife, Dr. Orit Avni Barron M.D., and his son and daughter, Tohm and Zoe.

LINKS:

• Greg'spersonal web page
• CSPAN coverage (Real Player Stream) discussing the effect of safe experience on product recalls. Washington D.C., International Consumer Product Health & Safety Organization Forum.

 

Curriculum Vitae