Hiram Samel

Hiram Samel is a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, specializing in global strategy, scenario planning, and entrepreneurship. Previously, he held positions as Associate Professor of International Business at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School and Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall. His research bridges comparative political economy, innovation economics, and labor studies, focusing on how firms manage global uncertainty and its societal impacts.

Education: AB in History from Brown University (1982, magna cum laude), SM and PhD in Management from MIT Sloan (2006, 2013). Professional background includes entrepreneurship in 20+ countries and advisory roles for early-stage companies and nonprofits.

Research interests emphasize global strategy, economic nationalism, labor standards in global supply chains, and risk apportionment in uncertain environments. His work on labor practices in electronics production and the PIE Commission's manufacturing innovation research influenced U.S. policy debates. Current projects explore societal approaches to risk in volatile contexts.

• Awards: Beyster Fellow (MIT), Ford-MIT Energy Fellow
• Key Contributions: Co-authored Looking Behind the Label, PIE Commission policy frameworks, and influential studies on global labor standards
• Public Engagement: Advised governments on entrepreneurial ecosystems and lectured on populism's economic impacts

Labs/Teams: Active in MIT Sloan's GO Lab (Global Operational Strategy initiatives) and collaborates with interdisciplinary research networks at MIT and Oxford.