William P. Barnett
The Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Strategy, and Organizations
Professor, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
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Bio
William Barnett is the Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Strategy, and Organizations at Stanford Graduate School of Business. After receiving his PhD in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley in 1988, Barnett was an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Business. In 1991, Barnett came to Stanford Graduate School of Business as an assistant professor. He became an associate professor in 1994 and received tenure in 1996, and has been a full professor since 2001. Barnett has also twice been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and is a senior fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. Barnett serves as a senior or associate editor for several academic journals.
Administrative Titles
Director, Stanford Initiative on Business and Environmental Sustainability
Director, Stanford Executive Program
Academic Degrees
- PhD in Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, 1988
- BA in Political Science and Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1982
Academic Appointments
- The Thomas M. Siebel Professor of Business Leadership, Strategy, and Organizations, Stanford GSB, 2004-present
- Professor of Strategic Management and Organizational Behavior, Stanford GSB, 2001–04
- Associate Professor of Strategic Management and Organizational Behavior, Stanford GSB, 1996–2001
- Associate Professor of Strategic Management, Stanford GSB, 1994–96
- Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Stanford GSB, 1991–94
- Assistant Professor of Management, Graduate School of Business, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1988–91
Awards and Honors
- Srivani Faculty Fellow, 2022–23
Research Statement
Barnett studies how organizations are responding to the challenge of environmental sustainability. He is now establishing research sites around the world, investigating a number of areas where organizational adaptation is key, including: the proliferation of climate tech start ups, issues around environmental justice, the challenge of climate migration, and the urgent need to preserve the world's rainforests.
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