DrDanielle Lyssimachou
Principal Lecturer (Teaching)
Department of Finance - Business School
- Principal Lecturer (Teaching)Department of Finance - Business School
- 020 7594 3480 (Work)
- 461 (4th floor), ACE Extension, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
TEACHING INTERESTS
TEACHING ACTIVITY
Imperial Business School Executive Education: Academic Director for the Emerging CFO programme
Current module leader for the following programmes and modules:
- Full-Time MBA: Financial and Management Accounting
- Executive MBA: Accounting and Corporate Reporting Analysis
- Global (online) MBA: Financial and Management Accounting
- MSc in Global Health Management / MSc in Economics & Strategy for Business: Accounting
- MSc in Finance / MSc in Investment Wealth Management: Foundations in Financial Accounting
- Joint Honours & Intercalated BSc in Management: Accounting
Previous modules taught:
- MSc in International Management: Financial Management (2023-24, 2024-25)
- BSc in Economics, Finance and Data Science: Accounting (2023-24)
AWARDS and other HONOURS
*At Imperial College London (2023 – present):
Awards received:
- 2025 President’s Award for Excellence in Education (Teaching), Imperial College London
- 2024-25 Undergraduate Teaching Award, Teaching Excellence Awards, Imperial Business School
- 2023-24, MBA Teaching Award, Teaching Excellence Awards, Imperial Business School
Other honours received:
- 2025 Imperial College Union “Outstanding Teaching” Award, runner-up
- 2025 Featured among the “Favorite Business Professors of Best & Brightest MBAs” by Poets & Quants (https://poetsandquants.com/2025/10/08/favorite-business-school-professors-of-best-brightest-mbas/2/)
*At Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London (2013 – 2023):
Awards received:
- 2015 Excellence in Learning and Teaching Commendation, Vice Chancellor’s Awards, City, University of London
- 2014-15 Overall Achievement Award, Student Voice Awards (student-led), City, University of London
- 2014-15 Assessment and Feedback Award, Student Voice Awards (student-led), City, University of London
- 2013-14 Best Teaching Award, Cass Business School, Student Voice Awards (student-led), City, University of London
Other honours received:
- 2017 Teaching in Schools shortlisting, Cass Business School, Learning Enhancement Awards (student-led), City, University of London
- 2017 Excellence in Learning and Teaching (The Rector’s Award) shortlisting, President’s Awards, City, University of London
*At Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester (2005 – 2013):
Awards received:
- 2011-12 Teaching Excellence Commendation, Teaching Excellence Awards, University of Manchester
Other honours received:
- 2012 and 2013 “Best on Blackboard” competition, shortlisted, Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester
- 2011 “Best on Blackboard” competition, Highly Commended, Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
“Danielle is without a shadow of a doubt the best professor I have ever had the pleasure of learning from”, Full-Time MBA, 2025-26
“This MBA would not be the same without her”, Full-Time MBA, 2025-26
“Danielle was invaluable at helping us navigate complex information, from using memorable stories to walking us through examples and giving us many practice opportunities, with passion and excitement throughout”, BSc Economics, Finance and Data Science, 2023-24
"The depth of knowledge, structure, and engagement that Danielle brought to the course made it one of the most rewarding learning experiences of my MBA. If anything, I only wish the module had been longer - or that Danielle taught all my modules!", Full-Time MBA, 2024-25
“Exceptional dedication, passion, and a transformative approach… an outstanding and truly inspirational educator”, Joint Honours / Intercalated BSc in Management, 2024-25
“Incredible class material and passionate delivery from beginning to end… an extremely rich learning experience”, MSc in International Management, 2024-25
“A warm, interactive, and inclusive classroom… transforming what many expected to be a challenging module into a highlight of their academic journey”, Joint Honours / Intercalated BSc in Management, 2024-25