Dan Wang

Dan Wang serves as the Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School, with a courtesy appointment in Sociology. He is Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change. His teaching responsibilities include the MBA core Strategy Formulation course, an elective on Technology Strategy, and a PhD seminar in Organizational Theory. Additionally, he co-directs the Executive Development Program in Executive Education.

Wang earned his BA from Columbia University in 2007, followed by an MA in 2008 and PhD in 2013 from Stanford University.

His research explores how social networks catalyze social and economic transformation, with a focus on inclusive entrepreneurship, AI adoption dynamics, global migration patterns (particularly reverse brain drain), social movement collaboration, and venture capital syndication networks. He employs network analysis to investigate innovation diffusion, knowledge sharing, and strategic decision-making across diverse contexts including high-skilled migration, social activism, and startup ecosystems.

Wang has received multiple teaching and service honors including the Singhvi Prize for Scholarship in the Classroom (2024, 2018), Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2020), Robert W. Lear Service Award (2021), and recognition as one of Poets and Quants' Best 40 Professors Under 40 (2018). His research accolades include Kauffman Foundation fellowships (Dissertation 2012, Junior Faculty 2017) and multiple Academy of Management awards.

As Co-Director of the Tamer Institute, Wang leads initiatives addressing the convergence of social enterprise and climate change. His grant-funded research, supported by foundations like Kauffman, examines entrepreneurship in marginalized communities and AI's societal implications. While specific advisees aren't listed, his PhD seminar instruction confirms active doctoral mentorship.