Jonathan “Jon” Bendor, an “Intellectual Omnivore,” Dies at Age 75
A true scholar who inspired generations of students and colleagues
Jonathan Bendor (1950–2025)
The Walter and Elise Haas Professor of Political Economics and Organizations, Emeritus
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Bio
Jon Bendor was The Walter and Elise Haas Professor of Political Economics and Organizations, Emeritus at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1979, having earned all of his degrees at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a professor of political science, by courtesy, and also teaches in Stanford’s Public Policy Program. He was director of the GSB’s doctoral program for four years. He taught the MBA course on negotiations and planned to write a (short) text on the subject.
Bendor was a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in 1999–2000 and in 2004–2005. He was in the Who’s Who in Economics (4th ed.) and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Stanford GSB Affiliations
- Faculty Director PhD Program
Stanford University Affiliations
- Member Stanford University Press 2000-2003
In Memoriam
Academic Degrees
- PhD, UC Berkeley, 1980
- MA, UC Berkeley, 1973
- BA, UC Berkeley, 1972
Academic Appointments
- At Stanford, 1979–present
- Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, Stanford GSB, 1994–99
- Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, Stanford GSB, 1986–94
- Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, Stanford GSB, 1979–86
Awards and Honors
- Charles and Melissa Froland Faculty Fellow for 2023–24
- Hank McKinnell-Pfizer Inc. Faculty Fellow for 2016–17
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004
- Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 2004
- Robert H. Durr Award, Midwest Political Science Association, 2001
- Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 1999
- Heinz Eulau Award, American Political Science Association, 1998
Service to the Profession
- Member, American Journal of Political Science, 1998-2001
- Member, American Political Science Review, 1995-2001
Research Statement
Jonathan Bendor’s research focuses on three areas: 1) theories of bounded rationality — how cognitive constraints affect decision making; 2) the evolution of cooperation and of norms of collective action; 3) the study of bureaucracy — institutional methods of easing cognitive constraints faced by individual decision makers.