Sanford E. DeVoe

Sanford E. DeVoe is a Professor of Management and Organizations at UCLA Anderson School of Management. He currently serves as Senior Associate Dean of MBA Programs and teaches leadership foundations to Full-Time, Fully Employed, and Executive MBA students.

• Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, Stanford University (2007)
• B.A. in Psychology with High Honors, Swarthmore College (2000)

DeVoe's research explores the psychological impacts of monetizing time, including trade-offs between time and money, workplace stress, and societal well-being. His work uses experimental and survey methods to analyze how organizations can improve quality of life through behavioral interventions.

His recent scholarly trends examine temporal psychology in organizational contexts, financial impatience, and stressor mitigation in service industries. Articles span behavioral economics, consumer culture analysis, and time-use optimization.

• Excellence in Teaching award (6 times)
• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research (2011, Rotman School of Management)
• Featured in top media outlets like New York Times, Economist, and Wall Street Journal

DeVoe has served as Senior Editor at Organization Science and sits on editorial boards of leading management journals. He actively bridges academic research with public discourse through media engagements and advisory roles.