Ram Cnaan is a Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with The Weitzman School of Design. He chairs the Doctoral Program in Social Welfare and directs the Program for Religion and Social Policy Research. His work focuses on faith-based social services, congregational welfare provision, and nonprofit management. Cnaan has authored influential books like The Invisible Caring Hand and serves on seven academic journal editorial boards. His research explores volunteerism dynamics, including pandemic impacts on donor retention, cross-national civic participation, and episodic volunteering at religious events. He investigates social entrepreneurship in public sectors and evaluates faith-based organizations' roles in reentry programs for ex-prisoners. Cnaan's recent studies address CSR innovations, donor-advised funds strategies, and prosocial behavior in diverse cultural contexts. Notable contributions include pioneering national studies on congregational social service provision and analyzing Israeli-Palestinian Muslim collaboration in aid work. His work bridges academic research with practical policy solutions for urban quality-of-life challenges.
Chen Lian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley. Holding a PhD from MIT, their research bridges macroeconomics, behavioral economics, and finance, with a focus on bounded rationality, monetary theory, and macro-finance interactions. Education: PhD in Economics, MIT Chen’s work explores how incomplete information and behavioral biases shape macroeconomic outcomes. Key themes include inflation effects on households, fiscal-monetary policy interactions, and financial stress dynamics. They employ heterogeneous-agent models and analyze how micro-level shocks propagate through the economy. Their publications and working papers address topics like credit cycles, demand shock propagation, and the psychological underpinnings of economic decisions. Papers such as Low Interest Rates and Risk Taking (2019) and Confidence and the Propagation of Demand Shocks (2022) highlight their interdisciplinary approach.
Erik Gordon is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and Area Chair at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He holds degrees in economics and law, with prior roles including Associate Dean and Director of the Graduate Division of Business & Management at Johns Hopkins University, and leadership positions at the University of Florida’s Center for Technology & Science Commercialization Studies. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, venture capital, private equity, corporate governance, and FinTech. He frequently contributes to media outlets like The New York Times, Bloomberg, and Marketplace, offering insights on business trends and corporate strategy. His teaching spans advanced topics in business strategy, with a focus on real-world application and interdisciplinary approaches. Notable engagements include commentary on the pandemic’s impact on education and virtual teaching methodologies. He advises initiatives like the Wolverine Venture Fund and Zell Early-Stage Fund, emphasizing practical experience for students.
Wei Xiong is the Hugh Leander and Mary Trumbull Adams Professor in Finance and Professor of Economics at Princeton University, affiliated with the Department of Economics and Bendheim Center for Finance. His research centers on behavioral finance and capital market imperfections with a focus on China's financial system and commodity markets. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Finance from Duke University (2001) B.S. in Physics from University of Science and Technology of China (1993) Research Interests: Professor Xiong's work fundamentally explores behavioral finance and capital market imperfections , pioneering studies on speculative bubbles , heterogeneous beliefs in asset pricing , and financing frictions . His recent scholarship critically examines the financialization of commodity markets , belief distortions during financial crises , and the unique institutional dynamics of China's hybrid economy , where state and market forces interact. Publication Trends: Xiong's 48 publications in top-tier journals reveal an evolving trajectory from classical behavioral finance (2001-2013) toward contemporary China-focused systemic analysis (2017-2025). Recent works integrate cryptocurrency economics, real estate risk management, and policy design in emerging markets, demonstrating methodological rigor through structural modeling and empirical analysis of large-scale financial datasets. Scientific Awards: 2012 Smith Breeden Award (first prize) for the best non-corporate finance paper published in Journal of Finance 2013 NASDAQ OMX Award for the best asset pricing paper presented in Western Finance Association Meetings Professional Activities: As NBER research associate and former Management Science finance editor (2009-2011), Xiong bridges academia and policy. He co-founded VoxChina.org to foster China-world economic dialogue and co-edited The Handbook of China’s Financial System (Princeton University Press). His keynote addresses at major conferences—including the 2024 Chinese Economists Society meeting on “Information Discovery in a Hybrid Economy”—demonstrate sustained policy influence. Labs and Initiatives: Xiong leads Princeton's Bendheim Center for Finance research initiatives and directs VoxChina.org, which produces influential policy analyses on China's economy. His recent work includes the NBER-commissioned study on commodity market risks and ongoing projects examining big tech lending models and data privacy impacts on digital finance.
Suzanne S. Lee is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, where she has been a faculty member since 2005. She also serves as the Ph.D. Coordinator, playing a key role in graduate education and research training. Her educational background is highly quantitative and interdisciplinary: Ph.D., University of Chicago MBA, University of Chicago M.S. in Statistics, University of Chicago Dr. Lee's research lies at the intersection of asset pricing and financial econometrics, with a strong focus on jump processes, market microstructure, and derivative markets. She investigates how sudden price movements (jumps) impact asset returns, risk, and information flow in financial markets. Her work extends to cryptocurrency, currency markets, and carry trade strategies, combining theoretical rigor with empirical validation using high-frequency data. The analysis of her recent publications (2008–2024) reveals a consistent and influential research program centered on detecting and modeling jumps in financial time series. Her work spans equity, currency, and cryptocurrency markets, often employing advanced nonparametric and econometric techniques. A recurring theme is the role of jumps in pricing anomalies, risk measurement, and market efficiency, with increasing attention to digital assets in recent years. Dr. Lee is actively engaged in the academic community through editorial service: Associate Editor, Journal of Banking and Finance Associate Editor, Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies She has presented her research at premier conferences such as the American Finance Association, European Finance Association, Econometric Society, and Society for Financial Econometrics. Her publications appear in the most prestigious journals in finance and econometrics, including the Journal of Finance , Review of Financial Studies , Journal of Financial Economics , and Journal of Econometrics . While specific grant details are not listed, her sustained publication record in top journals indicates significant research funding and academic impact. She advises Ph.D. students through her role as Ph.D. Coordinator, though individual advisees are not named in the text. Dr. Lee's work contributes to both theoretical and applied finance, improving our understanding of market dynamics, risk modeling, and asset pricing under extreme events. Her research has practical implications for risk management, trading strategies, and financial regulation.
Shaker A. Zahra is a Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota , where he holds the Robert E. Buuck Chair of Entrepreneurship. He has served as Department Chair, Director of the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship, and Academic Co-Director of Carlson Ventures Enterprises, and was Founding Co-Director of the Center for Integrative Leadership. Previously, he held the Paul T. Babson Distinguished Professorship at Babson College and faculty roles at Georgia State University and the University of Twente (Netherlands). Education : PhD in Business Administration (University of Mississippi), MBA (National University), B. Commerce (Al-Azhar University) His research focuses on corporate and international entrepreneurship , dynamic capabilities , and social entrepreneurship , particularly in technology-based industries. He explores industry emergence, strategic novelty, and firm heterogeneity, applying theories across global markets. His recent articles emphasize corporate entrepreneurship, international new ventures, and the role of dynamic capabilities in innovation. His work spans industries like robotics, software, pharmaceuticals, and nanotechnology, with studies in China, Brazil, India, and Europe. Scientific Awards : 2014 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, 5 Honorary PhDs, Fellowships from AOM, IFERA, and others, and over 20 Best Paper Awards. He has advised 75+ PhD students, taught across undergraduate to executive programs, and consulted for global technology firms. His leadership includes roles on 25+ journal editorial boards, organizing conferences, and delivering 40+ keynote speeches worldwide.
Pol Antràs serves as the Robert G. Ory Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he has been a faculty member since 2003. He holds significant research affiliations as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), where he directed the International Trade and Organization Working Group, and as a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He also contributes to the Barcelona School of Economics as a member of its Scientific Council. His academic foundation includes a BA and MSc in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and a PhD in Economics from MIT (2003). Antràs specializes in international economics and applied theory, with recent research focusing on global value chains, the interplay between globalization and interest rates, market power in global markets, and international relations. His work examines how firms organize cross-border production, the implications for trade policy, and the structural transformations in international trade following events like pandemics. He bridges rigorous theoretical modeling with empirical analysis to address contemporary economic challenges. His publication record reveals a sustained focus on the evolution of global trade architecture, particularly the rise of production networks and their vulnerability to disruptions. Recent work explores unconventional intersections such as monetary policy's impact on trade flows and the political economy of ideology-driven foreign influence. His major scientific distinctions include: Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2007) Fundación Banco Herrero Prize (2009) Fellow of the Econometric Society (2015) Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2024) As Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics (2015-2020) and contributor to multiple editorial boards, Antràs shapes scholarly discourse in economics. His research is institutionally supported through NBER and CEPR affiliations, though specific grant details aren't publicly itemized. He maintains an active role in mentoring graduate students at Harvard. He drives collaborative research through leadership in the NBER's International Trade and Organization Working Group and CEPR's research networks, fostering international scholarly exchange on trade and globalization.
Daniel Adelman is the Charles I. Clough, Jr. Professor of Operations Management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He joined the faculty in 1997 after completing his PhD in industrial engineering and operations research at Georgia Tech. Adelman is a leading expert in Business Analytics and Management Analytics, helping companies deploy data and decision analysis to build world-class strategic and tactical management capabilities. Adelman received his PhD in industrial engineering and operations research in 1997, along with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a master's degree in operations research, all from the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Daniel Adelman's research focuses on applying analytical models to solve complex business problems across multiple industries. He has worked with firms from diverse sectors including internet services, chemical distribution, airlines, third party logistics, fiber-optics manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, oil, and healthcare. His research integrates real-world data with analytical models to bring structure and discipline to decision and control processes, enabling firms to achieve higher profits with lower risk. Adelman's recent work has concentrated heavily on healthcare analytics, where he leads the Healthcare Analytics Laboratory at Chicago Booth. This lab works with teams of doctoral and MBA students on projects with major healthcare institutions to optimize clinical, operational, and financial outcomes. His research spans foundational operations research including approximate dynamic programming, inventory theory/supply chain management, and revenue management/pricing optimization, as well as examining the linkage between operational performance metrics and financial performance of firms. Adelman's publications show a clear trend toward increasing focus on healthcare applications while maintaining strong theoretical foundations in operations research. His earlier work focused more on general operations management problems like inventory control and supply chain optimization, while his recent publications demonstrate a strategic shift toward healthcare analytics, particularly examining surgical team dynamics, hospital performance metrics, and resource allocation during public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. George B. Dantzig Prize (1998) for the best dissertation in operations research and management sciences that is innovative and relevant to practice Adelman regularly advises doctoral and MBA students through the Healthcare Analytics Laboratory at Chicago Booth. He has served as Associate Editor for Management Science, currently serves as Associate Editor for Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and is the Area Editor for Operations and Supply Chain at Operations Research. His industry collaborations include significant projects with Akamai on internet pricing, with GE Global Research Labs on the electricity smart grid, with BP on gasoline supply contract portfolio optimization, and with Symantec on software release planning. Adelman leads the Healthcare Analytics Laboratory at Chicago Booth, which brings together interdisciplinary teams of doctoral and MBA students to work on a portfolio of projects with major healthcare institutions. The lab focuses on optimizing clinical, operational, and financial outcomes through advanced analytics and decision modeling.
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Christian Wolf is an Assistant Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Economics and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His work bridges macroeconomics, monetary economics, and econometric methodology. Research Interests: Wolf specializes in macroeconomics and monetary policy , with a focus on econometric techniques like structural vector autoregressions (VARs) and local projections . His research explores policy counterfactuals, heterogeneous-agent models, and fiscal-monetary interactions. Recent Publications: His work spans topics such as equivalence between fiscal and monetary tools in HANK models, robust identification in VARs, and the interplay between inequality and macroeconomic dynamics. Articles appear in journals like Econometrica , Journal of Political Economy , and American Economic Review . Awards: Faculty Research Fellow, NBER Contact: ckwolf@mit.edu | Office: E52-554, MIT
Robert P. Bartlett is the W. A. Franke Professor of Law and Business at Stanford Law School and a courtesy Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He serves as Co-Director of the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance. Previously, he held roles at UC Berkeley School of Law and the University of Georgia School of Law, and practiced corporate law at Gunderson Dettmer. He earned his JD (2000) and BA (1996) from Harvard University. His research focuses on law and finance, particularly venture capital, market structure, corporate governance, and capital market regulation. Key areas include fractional shares' impact, odd-lot trading dynamics, and ESG integration in executive compensation. Recent articles address hidden liquidity, venture capital contract standardization, and fintech-driven consumer lending discrimination. Bartlett’s work bridges legal and financial disciplines, influencing policy debates on market transparency, regulatory frameworks, and corporate accountability. He has contributed to prominent journals like the Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies , and authored book chapters on venture capital valuation. His affiliations include the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and leadership roles in academic centers fostering corporate governance research.
Eduardo Azevedo is the John M. Bendheim and Thomas L. Bendheim Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School , University of Pennsylvania. He holds a courtesy appointment as Professor of Economics and was awarded the 2016 Sloan Foundation Fellowship. His research integrates economic theory with practical applications across science and business domains. His research interests include: Market design Selection markets Social science genetics Experimental economics Game theory Recent publication trends focus on: Economic theory applications to healthcare and digital markets Empirical Bayes methods in A/B testing Adverse selection in insurance markets Strategic behavior in two-sided matching Evolutionary behavioral economics He serves as an instructor for BEPP2500 - Managerial Economics , emphasizing real-world application of microeconomic theory to business problems. His work also involves software development for economic research, including MATLAB-based empirical Bayes tools for analyzing treatment effects in large-scale experiments. Scientific awards : Sloan Foundation Fellow (2016)
Daniel Rodríguez is Chancellor’s Professor of City & Regional Planning at UC Berkeley and Director of the Institute for Transportation Studies. His research examines transportation-land development interactions and their environmental/health consequences, with focus on climate adaptation strategies, equity in urban mobility, and health impacts in Latin American cities. Current projects analyze behavioral responses to extreme heat, green space benefits, and low-emission zones. Education: PhD, University of Michigan (2000) MS, Transportation, MIT (1996) BS, Business Administration, Fordham University (1994) Rodríguez employs interdisciplinary approaches to study how physical urban attributes influence behavior and health. His work integrates transportation policy, environmental planning, and health geography, emphasizing low-income communities. Research utilizes geospatial analysis, epidemiological methods, and behavioral modeling to inform urban sustainability. Publications focus on transportation equity (45%), urban health (35%), and climate adaptation (20%), with strong emphasis on Latin America. Recent articles demonstrate innovative spatial analysis techniques including computer vision and multi-city ecological studies. Awards: Best Paper, Risk Analysis (2015) Excellence in Safety Research Award, RWJF/CDC (2015) Fred Burggraf Award, TRB (2000) Advises doctoral students and teaches sustainable mobility, transportation policy, and active transportation planning. Leads research teams on SALURBAL project analyzing urban health determinants across 11 countries. Future work focuses on climate-resilient infrastructure financing and mega-city mobility transitions.
Tyler Wry is an Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania . His research focuses on hybrid ventures and social enterprises that balance conflicting commercial and social goals. He has published in top-tier journals such as Academy of Management Annals , Academy of Management Journal , and Organization Science . He serves on the editorial boards of Administrative Science Quarterly , Academy of Management Journal , and Academy of Management Review . Research Highlights : Hybrid organizations, social entrepreneurship, nanotechnology startups, disaster philanthropy, microfinance dynamics, institutional logics, and strategic adaptation during crises. Teaching : Courses on entrepreneurship, social impact, venture creation, and research methods, including project-based learning and hands-on venture development. Scientific Awards include the IACMR Presidential Award, ONE/NBS Research Impact Award, Carolyn Dexter Award, and multiple best paper recognitions. His work has also been recognized through fellowships and teaching awards. Notable Contributions : Demonstrated how corporate disaster involvement accelerates recovery, how patriarchal societal logics affect microfinance lending to women, and how contextual factors shape social-financial tradeoffs in hybrid organizations.
Ronald J. Colombo is Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Distance Education at Hofstra University's Maurice A. Deane School of Law. He teaches courses in Business Organizations, Securities Regulation, Contracts, and corporate law seminars. He has been on the faculty since 2006 and previously served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (2013–2015). Education: JD, New York University School of Law (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), 1998 BS, Cornell University, 1994 Clerkship: Judge Jerry E. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Professor Colombo’s research focuses on corporate law, securities regulation, financial regulation, and the constitutional rights of corporations, especially First Amendment protections. His work explores the moral and philosophical underpinnings of corporate personhood, religious liberty in business, and the role of trust in financial systems. He is particularly known for bridging legal doctrine with ethical and theological perspectives. His recent scholarly publications reveal a strong thematic trend: the intersection of religion, corporate governance, and constitutional law. He has also contributed to legal education, especially in online teaching methodologies, and continues to publish on financial regulation and corporate ethics. Scientific Awards: Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication (2008) Professor Colombo has been actively involved in professional service, including serving on the editorial review board of the Review of Business and as an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He has not listed any formal research grants or PhD students, but his influence extends through media engagement—quoted in The New York Times , Wall Street Journal , and Bloomberg —and through his widely read op-eds in The Financial Times and Huffington Post . He has held leadership roles in academic administration and is a recognized expert in both practitioner and scholarly legal communities. His treatise Law of Corporate Officers and Directors is republished annually by Thomson Reuters, indicating sustained scholarly and practical impact.
Jeff B Murray serves as Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Marketing at the Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, teaching in the full-time MBA, Executive MBA, and Marketing Doctoral programs. His leadership extends to international doctoral seminars across Europe and Australia, reflecting his scholarly influence. His academic foundation includes a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. His research program examines critical marketing, interpretive consumer research, and philosophy of science through frameworks like Consumer Culture Theory and Transformative Consumer Research. Murray's scholarly contributions reveal a trajectory from foundational critical theory toward contemporary applications in arts markets, sustainable fashion, and digital consumption. His work consistently bridges philosophical inquiry with empirical consumer phenomena, emphasizing emancipatory interests and societal transformation. Recent publications demonstrate growing interdisciplinary engagement with sociology, anthropology, and sustainability studies. Outstanding All-Around Professor Award (2002) Charles and Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching Award (2002) Editorial board service for leading journals including Journal of Consumer Research He mentors doctoral students now holding faculty positions globally, with recent workshops in Germany, France, and Scandinavia highlighting his international impact. His professional engagements span the American Marketing Association, Association for Consumer Research, and American Sociological Association, where he contributes to critical theory development through initiatives like Consumer Culture Theory. Murray maintains active scholarly networks through Transformative Consumer Research and regularly presents at international conferences, advancing critical perspectives on marketing's societal role.
