Batia Wiesenfeld

Batia Wiesenfeld, the Andre J.L. Koo Professor of Management and Director of the Business & Society Program at New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, has been a faculty member since 1994. Her expertise spans organizational change management, technology’s impact on work, and equity in digital health.

• PhD in Management/Organizational Behavior from Columbia University Graduate School of Business (1995)
• B.A. in Economics and Sociology from Columbia College (1988)

Wiesenfeld investigates how AI/ML and digital health technologies transform healthcare organizations, emphasizing equity and upskilling. Her research integrates multi-method approaches, including surveys, experiments, and archival data analysis, focusing on stakeholder reactions to crises like layoffs and restructuring.

She has served on multiple editorial boards, including as a former Editor of Organization Science, and received funding from prestigious sources such as the National Science Foundation. Her areas of expertise include:

• Organizational Behavior
• Leadership
• Technology & Innovation
• Restructuring & Layoffs
• Entrepreneurship
• Mergers & Acquisitions