Francesca Gino

rebel talent / motivated reasoning (note retracted-data controversy).

Francesca Gino is an Italian behavioral scientist who formerly served as Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School (HBS), with her research focusing on "honesty and ethical behavior". After an investigation by Harvard concluded that she had falsified data in her research, she faced disciplinary actions. In June 2023, she was put on unpaid administrative leave from her position as a tenured professor at Harvard Business School, stripped of her title, and removed from her post as the head of the Unit of Negotiation, Organizations and Markets (NOM) at Harvard Business School. Harvard revoked her tenure and fired her in May 2025.