Faculty Voices

Hear from Stanford GSB faculty and gain insight into what it’s like to research and teach here.

William P. Barnett
Future generations will judge us as to what type of bold action we do or don’t take today.
William P. Barnett
The Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Strategy, and Organizations
Michele J. Gelfand
I’m interested in all things cultural.
Michele J. Gelfand
The John H. Scully Professor in Cross-Cultural Management and Professor of Organizational Behavior
Rebecca Diamond
I’ve always been interested in what quantitative methods can teach us about the world.
Rebecca Diamond
Class of 1988 Professor of Economics
I came to this realization that nothing was going to work in economic development if the government wasn’t functioning,
I came to this realization that nothing was going to work in economic development if the government wasn’t functioning.
Katherine Casey
Professor of Political Economy
Prof. Hayagreeva “Huggy” Rao
To me, discovering curiosity and generosity — that’s at the heart of scholarship.
Huggy Rao
The Atholl McBean Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
Kuang Xu
How do we settle this debate? Simple. Look at it mathematically: What is possible to do?
Kuang Xu
Associate Professor of Operations, Information & Technology
Ken Shotts
Companies talk about their good intentions. I’d much rather have good institutions than good intentions.
Ken Shotts
The David S. and Ann M. Barlow Professor of Political Economy
Stanford GSB Professor Szu-chi Huang standing outside on a sunny day smiling at the camera. | Credit: Elena Zhukova.
I believe behavioral science is exactly what we need to make a difference in this world.
Szu-chi Huang
Associate Professor of Marketing
Anat Admati
My main hope remains education... This crisis in capitalism and the crisis in democracy are intertwined.
Anat Admati
The George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics
Photos by Elena Zhukova
I’ve been focusing on and talking about these issues of social change for a very, very long time.
Sarah Soule
The Morgridge Professor of Organizational Behavior and the Sara Miller McCune Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Photos Courtesy of Matteo Maggiori
Crises may be extremely rare, but there is a meaningful difference between extremely rare and impossible.
Matteo Maggiori
The Moghadam Family Professor of Finance
Baba Shiv. Credit: Drew Kelly
What I try to impress on people is that the rational brain is not good at being rational.
Baba Shiv
The Sanwa Bank, Limited, Professor of Marketing
Mohammad Akbarpour, Credit: David Elliott
In some ways, all of academia hinges on this receptiveness to having your mind changed.
Mohammad Akbarpour
Associate Professor of Economics
Paul Oyer, Credit: Tricia Seibold
That first step you take out of school ends up having long-term ramifications for where you end up working later in life.
Paul Oyer
The Mary and Rankine Van Anda Entrepreneurial Professor and Professor of Economics
Jonathan Berk, Credit: Manuel Vazquez
I think marketing in 20 years’ time will look like finance. Everything will be rigorous and analytical.
Jonathan B. Berk
The A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance
Susan Athey and her chicken, Violet. Credit: Tricia Seibold
Economics is an area that allows you to approach important issues that have a lot of impact on people.
Susan Athey
The Economics of Technology Professor