Dr Danielle Kent is a Senior Lecturer (equivalent to an Associate Professor in the USA) in the Discipline of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School, Australia. She holds a prestigious Horizon Fellowship on reframing climate transition decisions. Her research has been published in highly regarded journals including Scientific Reports Nature and Management Science.
Dr Kent is an expert in behavioural finance and economics, with a deep understanding of the factors driving groups of people to make certain economic and financial decisions. She has worked closely with government and major Australian banks to inform policy and provide insights into investment behaviour.
Having completed a PhD in economics at the University of Sydney, Danielle worked as a behavioural economist for The World Bank, where she conducted randomised controlled trials in Papua New Guinea. Danielle also has a degree in molecular biology and has taught neuroscience in the Sydney medical school.
She served as principal behavioural economics advisor to the Department Premier Cabinet, NSW Government, and worked in management consulting before returning to academia.
At the University of Sydney, Dr Kent is applying behavioural insights to create innovative solutions for increasing investment in institutional policies and governance around sustainability.