A Fireside Chat with Dean Sergei Guriev of the London Business School
Russia’s war in Ukraine and the continuing spread of disinformation have brought renewed urgency to questions of governance, democracy, and global order. What strategies can democracies adopt to defend truth and strengthen institutions?
In this wide-ranging conversation, Harris Dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita and LBS Dean Sergei Guriev, co-author of Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century, will examine the policy lessons emerging from Russia, Europe, and the United States, and reflect on what it means to lead a school in a moment when universities themselves face rising pressures to navigate political polarization and the need to prepare students for leadership in uncertain times.
Sergei Guriev
Dean and Professor of Economics,
London Business School
Sergei Guriev is the tenth Dean of London Business School, a position he has held since August 2024.
Dean Guriev is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London. He is a Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France, an Ordinary Member of Academia Europaea, and an Honorary Foreign Member of the American Economic Association. He is also a Global Member of the Trilateral Commission. In 2006, he was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Dean and Sydney Stein Professor, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita is the Dean and Sydney Stein Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and a Faculty Associate in the University of Chicago Department of Political Science. A leading political scientist whose research applies game theoretic models to the study of conflict, political violence, national security, and electoral politics, he has also written extensively on methodological issues in the social sciences. He writes and advises leaders in the public and private sectors on both national security matters and issues at the intersection of technology and society.
