Stefan J. Reichelstein
The William R. Timken Professor of Accounting, Emeritus
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Research Statement
Bio
Stefan Reichelstein received his Ph.D. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1984. Prior to that, he completed his undergraduate studies in economics at the University of Bonn in Germany. Over the past 30 years, Reichelstein has served on the faculties of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, the University of Vienna in Austria, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. His teaching has spanned financial and managerial accounting courses offered to undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral students. In recent years, he has introduced new courses on Sustainability and Clean Energy at the Stanford Business School. Reichelstein’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and a range of private foundations; several of his papers have won “Best-Paper” awards. Reichelstein serves on the editorial boards of several journals; he is also currently an editor of the Review of Accounting Studies and Foundations and Trends in Accounting. Until 2010, he served as the Department Editor for Accounting at Management Science. Professor Reichelstein has been a consultant to select companies and non-profit organizations. He has received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Fribourg (2008) and Mannheim (2011). In 2007, Reichelstein was appointed a Honorar-Professor at the University of Vienna.
Academic Degrees
- PhD, Northwestern University, 1984
- MS, Northwestern University, 1980
- Pre-Diploma, University of Bonn, Germany, 1978
Academic Appointments
- Director, Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy 2018–present
- Professor Emeritus (active), Stanford GSB, 2018–present
- Professor, Stanford GSB, 2002–2018
- Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 1993–2001
- Associate Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 1990–1993
- Assistant – Associate Professor, Stanford GSB, 1986–1990
- Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, 1982–1986
Awards and Honors
- Graduate School of Business Trust Faculty Fellow for 2014-2015
Publications
Journal Articles
Working Papers
Teaching
Degree Courses
Executive Education & Other Non-Degree Programs
Stanford Case Studies
Conferences, Talks & Speaking Engagements
Stefan Reichelstein predicts a bright future for the solar voltaic industry if US government subsidies continue.
Stanford GSB Affiliations
- Faculty Director Energy Business Innovations (EBI) 2018-present
- Faculty Director Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) 2015-2018
Stanford University Affiliations
- Faculty Research Director Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance 2012 - Present
- Affiliate Faculty Woods Institute for the Environment 2011 - Present
- Senior Fellow Precourt Institute for Energy 2010 - Present
- Senior Fellow Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)