Tony Davila

Tony Davila is professor of entrepreneurship and control at IESE Business School. He is also a professor in the accounting and control department. He was Visiting Professor at the Harvard Business School during 2013 and 2014. Before coming to IESE, he was a faculty member at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University after receiving his doctorate from the Harvard Business School. He teaches courses in innovation management, entrepreneurship, management accounting and control, and sports management. He has taught innovation and entrepreneurship around the world including Oxford University in England, HEC Lausanne in Switzerland, and CEIBS in China. His work has been published in journals such as Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, Journal of Business Venturing, or Research Policy. He has received IESE’s research award three times and his dissertation was distinguished by the American Accounting Association. His latest article in California Management Review received the Accenture Best Paper Award, 2010. The Spanish government awarded him the Ramon y Cajal scholarship that recognizes his work. He was also finalist for the McKinsey Best Paper Award from the Strategic Management Society. In addition to his research and teaching work, Tony is a prolific writer of teaching cases and works with companies from startups to large multinationals.