Faculty Who Teach in the MBA Program

The global reputation of the Stanford MBA Program begins with our accomplished faculty members - each individually committed to developing the next generation of organizational leaders.

Featuring multiple Nobel laureates, members of the National Academy of Sciences, and many other impressive academic leaders, Stanford GSB faculty will share their expansive range of experience, expertise, and insight. With a six-to-one student-to-faculty ratio, you will have direct access to these world-renowned business experts.

“The Real Opposite of Inclusion Isn’t Exclusion - It’s Conformity”
00:05:07

“The Real Opposite of Inclusion Isn’t Exclusion - It’s Conformity”

Stanford GSB associate professor Adina Sterling shares how changes in her career path have affected her perspective and approach to scholarship. "For better or worse, I like to go into fields of inquiry and ask questions that nobody else is asking," she says. Sterling teaches a course called Equity by Design and focuses her work on building inclusivity in organizations.

Insights from Our Faculty

Quick Look: MBA Faculty

Professor
Marketing
Aaker is a behavioral psychologist and author. Her research focuses on the psychology of time, money, and happiness: specifically, how people choose to spend their time and money and how those choices drive lasting happiness.
Professor
Economics
Athey’s current research focuses on the economics of digitization, marketplace design, and the intersection of econometrics and machine learning.
Professor Emeritus
Operations, Information & Technology
Lee’s areas of specialization include global value chain innovations, supply chain management, global logistics, inventory modeling, and environmental and social responsibility.
Professor
Political Economy
Malhotra has authored over 60 articles on numerous topics including American politics, political behavior, and survey methodology. He currently serves as an associate editor of Public Opinion Quarterly and the Journal of Experimental Political Science.
Professor
Marketing
Shiv has done extensive work on the emotional brain, documenting its powerful role in shaping decisions and experiences. His work includes the application of neuroeconomics to the study and practice of innovation and entrepreneurial leadership in companies from Silicon Valley startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Professor
Organizational Behavior
Lowery is a social psychologist by training. He works to change the way people interact with each other in the world. At Stanford GSB, he is currently researching individuals’ experience of inequality and fairness, and his work suggests that individuals distinguish between inequalities framed as advantage as opposed to disadvantage.
Professor
Accounting
Beyer is a Michelle R. Clayman Faculty Scholar and her research focuses on corporate disclosure, information economics, and corporate governance. She teaches the introductory class in financial accounting for which she has received the MBA Distinguished Teaching Award.