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Frank Dobbin is the Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University, specializing in comparative/historical sociology, organizational theory, economic sociology, public policy, and stratification. His research focuses on organizations, inequality, and the social construction of economic rationality. He holds a B.A. from Oberlin College (1980) and a Ph.D. from Stanford University (1987).
- Director of the SCANCOR/Weatherhead Initiative in International Organizational Studies
- Member of the Advanced Leadership Initiative Faculty Executive Committee
- Co-Coordinator of the MIT-Harvard Economic Sociology Seminar
Key contributions include his book *Inventing Equal Opportunity* (2009), which examines corporate diversity programs, and *The Global Diffusion of Markets and Democracy* (2008). His work on diversity management highlights effective strategies like mentoring programs and taskforces, while critiquing diversity training for stigmatizing managers. His findings have been widely covered in media like *The New York Times* and *NPR*.
Awards include the 2010 Max Weber Award and the 2012 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award. His research extends to shareholder value models, corporate governance, and the historical roots of industrial policy. Dobbin’s initiatives bridge academia and practice, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration through his directed programs.
