Faculty & Researchers

Faculty & Researchers

Project Co-Chairs

William R. Kerr

Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration

William Kerr is the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Bill is the Unit Head of Entrepreneurial Management, co-director of Harvard’s Managing the Future of Work initiative, and the faculty chair of the Launching New Ventures executive education program. Bill is a recipient of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s Prize Medal for Distinguished Research in Entrepreneurship and Harvard's Distinction in Teaching award. Bill’s recent book is The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy, & Society.

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William Kerr is the D’Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Bill is the Unit Head of Entrepreneurial Management, co-director of Harvard’s Managing the Future of Work initiative, and the faculty chair of the Launching New Ventures executive education program. Bill is a recipient of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s Prize Medal for Distinguished Research in Entrepreneurship and Harvard's Distinction in Teaching award. Bill’s recent book is The Gift of Global Talent: How Migration Shapes Business, Economy, & Society.

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Joseph B. Fuller

Professor of Management Practice

Joseph Fuller is a Professor of Management Practice in General Management and co-leads the school’s initiative, Managing the Future of Work. A 1981 graduate of the school, Joe was a founder, first employee and long-time CEO of the global consulting firm, Monitor Group, now Monitor-Deloitte. His research interests encompass multiple issues related to the future of work, including the skills gap, the growth of gig work and the care economy. He also studies the evolving role of CEOs.

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Joseph Fuller is a Professor of Management Practice in General Management and co-leads the school’s initiative, Managing the Future of Work. A 1981 graduate of the school, Joe was a founder, first employee and long-time CEO of the global consulting firm, Monitor Group, now Monitor-Deloitte. His research interests encompass multiple issues related to the future of work, including the skills gap, the growth of gig work and the care economy. He also studies the evolving role of CEOs.

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Program Director

Manjari Raman

Program Director and Senior Researcher

Manjari supports co-chairs William R. Kerr and Joseph B. Fuller on all project priorities. Her research efforts focus on location choices by global companies, the role of business in making cities and regions more competitive, shared prosperity, and cross-sector collaboration. She also serves as the Program Director and Senior Researcher for the U.S. Competitiveness Project, co-chaired by Professor Michael E. Porter and Professor Jan W. Rivkin. In that capacity, she supports the Young American Leaders Program and the HBS worldwide survey on U.S. competitiveness. Previously, she worked as a Senior Editor in Bain & Company’s global marketing team; and, prior to that, she was the Senior Vice President of Programs at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national not-for-profit focused on revitalizing America’s inner cities.

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Manjari supports co-chairs William R. Kerr and Joseph B. Fuller on all project priorities. Her research efforts focus on location choices by global companies, the role of business in making cities and regions more competitive, shared prosperity, and cross-sector collaboration. She also serves as the Program Director and Senior Researcher for the U.S. Competitiveness Project, co-chaired by Professor Michael E. Porter and Professor Jan W. Rivkin. In that capacity, she supports the Young American Leaders Program and the HBS worldwide survey on U.S. competitiveness. Previously, she worked as a Senior Editor in Bain & Company’s global marketing team; and, prior to that, she was the Senior Vice President of Programs at the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national not-for-profit focused on revitalizing America’s inner cities.

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Affiliated Faculty

Lynda M. Applegate

Baker Foundation Professor, Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita

Lynda M. Applegate is the Baker Foundation Professor at HBS and also serves as the Chair of the Advisory Committee for Harvard University’s Masters’ of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies degrees in finance and management. Lynda also continues to play a leading role in developing the HBS Executive Education Programs for entrepreneurs and business owners. In addition to serving as the head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, Lynda has held a variety of leadership positions at HBS, including serving as the Co-Chair of the MBA program, Chair of Field Based Learning and as a founding member of the HBS Technology Board.

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Lynda M. Applegate is the Baker Foundation Professor at HBS and also serves as the Chair of the Advisory Committee for Harvard University’s Masters’ of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies degrees in finance and management. Lynda also continues to play a leading role in developing the HBS Executive Education Programs for entrepreneurs and business owners. In addition to serving as the head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, Lynda has held a variety of leadership positions at HBS, including serving as the Co-Chair of the MBA program, Chair of Field Based Learning and as a founding member of the HBS Technology Board.

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Prithwiraj Choudhury

Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration

Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury is the Lumry Family Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School. His research is focused on studying the Future of Work, especially the changing Geography of Work. In particular, he studies the productivity effects of geographic mobility of workers, causes of geographic immobility and productivity effects of remote work practices such as ‘Work from anywhere’ and ‘All-remote’. His research has been published or is forthcoming in Management Science, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, among others.

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Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury is the Lumry Family Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School. His research is focused on studying the Future of Work, especially the changing Geography of Work. In particular, he studies the productivity effects of geographic mobility of workers, causes of geographic immobility and productivity effects of remote work practices such as ‘Work from anywhere’ and ‘All-remote’. His research has been published or is forthcoming in Management Science, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal, among others.

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Shane Greenstein

Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration

Shane Greenstein is the Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration and co-chair of the HBS Digital Initiative. He teaches in the Technology, Operations and Management Unit. He is also the co-chair of the HBS Digital Initiative and former co-director of the program on the economics of digitization at The National Bureau of Economic Research. Shane’s research encompasses a wide array of questions about computing, communication, and Internet markets.

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Shane Greenstein is the Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration and co-chair of the HBS Digital Initiative. He teaches in the Technology, Operations and Management Unit. He is also the co-chair of the HBS Digital Initiative and former co-director of the program on the economics of digitization at The National Bureau of Economic Research. Shane’s research encompasses a wide array of questions about computing, communication, and Internet markets.

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Nien-he Hsieh

Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration

Nien-hê Hsieh is Professor of Business Administration and Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow in the General Management Unit. His research concerns ethical issues in business and the responsibilities of global business leaders. He joined the HBS faculty from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an associate professor of legal studies and business ethics and served as co-director of the Wharton Ethics Program.

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Nien-hê Hsieh is Professor of Business Administration and Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow in the General Management Unit. His research concerns ethical issues in business and the responsibilities of global business leaders. He joined the HBS faculty from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an associate professor of legal studies and business ethics and served as co-director of the Wharton Ethics Program.

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Karen G. Mills

Senior Fellow

Karen Gordon Mills is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School and a leading authority on U.S. competitiveness, entrepreneurship, and innovation. She served in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet as the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration from 2009 to 2013, and was a member of the President’s National Economic Council. Mills is a venture capitalist and serves in leadership roles for several policy organizations, including as a Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research. She frequently provides analysis and insight on the small business lending market and its impact on the nation’s economy.

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Karen Gordon Mills is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School and a leading authority on U.S. competitiveness, entrepreneurship, and innovation. She served in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet as the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration from 2009 to 2013, and was a member of the President’s National Economic Council. Mills is a venture capitalist and serves in leadership roles for several policy organizations, including as a Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research. She frequently provides analysis and insight on the small business lending market and its impact on the nation’s economy.

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Frank Nagle

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Frank Nagle is an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Professor Nagle studies how competitors can collaborate on the creation of core technologies, while still competing on the products and services built on top of them. His research falls into the broader categories of the future of work, the economics of IT, and digital transformation and considers how technology is weakening firm boundaries. His work frequently explores the domains of crowdsourcing, free digital goods, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. He worked in the cybersecurity field for nearly a decade before returning to academia.

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Frank Nagle is an assistant professor in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. Professor Nagle studies how competitors can collaborate on the creation of core technologies, while still competing on the products and services built on top of them. His research falls into the broader categories of the future of work, the economics of IT, and digital transformation and considers how technology is weakening firm boundaries. His work frequently explores the domains of crowdsourcing, free digital goods, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. He worked in the cybersecurity field for nearly a decade before returning to academia.

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Jan W. Rivkin

C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration

Jan Rivkin is a professor and the chair of the MBA Program at Harvard Business School. In the past, he has served as Senior Associate Dean for Research and head of the Strategy Unit. His research, course development, and teaching focus on two topics: business strategy and U.S. competitiveness.

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Jan Rivkin is a professor and the chair of the MBA Program at Harvard Business School. In the past, he has served as Senior Associate Dean for Research and head of the Strategy Unit. His research, course development, and teaching focus on two topics: business strategy and U.S. competitiveness.

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Willy C. Shih

Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration

Willy Shih is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. He is part of the Technology and Operations Management Unit, and he teaches in the MBA and Executive Education Programs. Willy’s expertise is in manufacturing, supply chains, and product development. Prior to coming to HBS in 2007, Willy spent 28 years in industry. He sits on the Advisory Committee for Supply Chain Competitiveness for the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Willy Shih is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. He is part of the Technology and Operations Management Unit, and he teaches in the MBA and Executive Education Programs. Willy’s expertise is in manufacturing, supply chains, and product development. Prior to coming to HBS in 2007, Willy spent 28 years in industry. He sits on the Advisory Committee for Supply Chain Competitiveness for the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Christopher T. Stanton

Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration

Christopher Stanton is the Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. Professor Stanton’s research provides insights into management practices that generate positive spillovers inside firms, while seeking to understand how technology is changing the ability to fragment work beyond traditional organizational boundaries. In addition to his position at HBS, Professor Stanton is a Faculty Research Fellow with The National Bureau of Economic Research, a Research Fellow with CESifo in Germany, and is affiliated with the Center for Economic Policy Research in the UK.

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Christopher Stanton is the Marvin Bower Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. Professor Stanton’s research provides insights into management practices that generate positive spillovers inside firms, while seeking to understand how technology is changing the ability to fragment work beyond traditional organizational boundaries. In addition to his position at HBS, Professor Stanton is a Faculty Research Fellow with The National Bureau of Economic Research, a Research Fellow with CESifo in Germany, and is affiliated with the Center for Economic Policy Research in the UK.

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Sandra J. Sucher

Professor of Management Practice

Sandra J. Sucher is a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and an internationally recognized trust researcher. The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It, is her third book. It is based on two decades of research on global companies’ best practices and in the gray areas of business—where responsibilities to investors, customers, employees, and society pull companies and their leaders in different directions. She is on the Edelman Trust Institute advisory board, collaborates with Deloitte on TrustIQ™ and with PwC on their Trust Leadership Institute.

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Sandra J. Sucher is a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School and an internationally recognized trust researcher. The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It, is her third book. It is based on two decades of research on global companies’ best practices and in the gray areas of business—where responsibilities to investors, customers, employees, and society pull companies and their leaders in different directions. She is on the Edelman Trust Institute advisory board, collaborates with Deloitte on TrustIQ™ and with PwC on their Trust Leadership Institute.

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Mitchell B. Weiss

Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice
Chair, MBA Required Curriculum

Mitchell Weiss is a Professor of Management Practice in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He created and teaches the school's course on Public Entrepreneurship—on public leaders and private entrepreneurs who invent a difference in the world. Prior to joining HBS in 2014, he was Chief of Staff to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

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  • Shield AI, Harvard Business School case, 2018. With A.J. Steinlage.

Mitchell Weiss is a Professor of Management Practice in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He created and teaches the school's course on Public Entrepreneurship—on public leaders and private entrepreneurs who invent a difference in the world. Prior to joining HBS in 2014, he was Chief of Staff to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

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  • Shield AI, Harvard Business School case, 2018. With A.J. Steinlage.

Executive in Residence

Dan O'Connor

Executive in Residence

Daniel O'Connor is an Executive in Residence with the HBS Managing the Future of Work project. Prior to this, he served as a Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow in 2017. Daniel O’Connor founded RetailNet Group, an advisory and insights firm for leading retailers and brands worldwide. Mr. O’Connor has been a thought leader in the retail industry, founding a syndicated research firm that he sold to WPP, and working in the CPG and retail group at Deloitte Touche.

Daniel O'Connor is an Executive in Residence with the HBS Managing the Future of Work project. Prior to this, he served as a Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow in 2017. Daniel O’Connor founded RetailNet Group, an advisory and insights firm for leading retailers and brands worldwide. Mr. O’Connor has been a thought leader in the retail industry, founding a syndicated research firm that he sold to WPP, and working in the CPG and retail group at Deloitte Touche.

Research Team

Ryan Barr

Research Associate

Ryan Barr is a research associate for the Project on Managing the Future of Work and the Project on U.S. Competitiveness, co-chaired by Professor Michael E. Porter and Professor Jan W. Rivkin. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in International Relations. At USC, he was a Research Team Lead at the Security, Political, and Economy Lab (SPEC) where he conducted research in the intersection of international political economy and international security.

Ryan Barr is a research associate for the Project on Managing the Future of Work and the Project on U.S. Competitiveness, co-chaired by Professor Michael E. Porter and Professor Jan W. Rivkin. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in International Relations. At USC, he was a Research Team Lead at the Security, Political, and Economy Lab (SPEC) where he conducted research in the intersection of international political economy and international security.

Paige Boehmcke

Research Associate

Paige Boehmcke is a Research Associate for the Project on Managing the Future of Work. Prior to joining the team, Paige worked as a Senior Program Manager at JFF, a national nonprofit driving change in the American workforce and education systems, where she was an Education Pioneers fellow. Paige earned her MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and her BS in materials engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Paige Boehmcke is a Research Associate for the Project on Managing the Future of Work. Prior to joining the team, Paige worked as a Senior Program Manager at JFF, a national nonprofit driving change in the American workforce and education systems, where she was an Education Pioneers fellow. Paige earned her MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and her BS in materials engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

Ted Smalley Bowen

Research Associate
Ted Smalley Bowen is a Research Associate with the Project on Managing the Future of Work. A veteran journalist and academic case writer, he has covered business, science and technology, public policy, design, and sustainability for The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Economist, Wired, Metropolis, FastCompany, and other publications. He has written case studies for a number of institutions, including Columbia University.
Ted Smalley Bowen is a Research Associate with the Project on Managing the Future of Work. A veteran journalist and academic case writer, he has covered business, science and technology, public policy, design, and sustainability for The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Economist, Wired, Metropolis, FastCompany, and other publications. He has written case studies for a number of institutions, including Columbia University.

Madeleine Duchene

Staff Assistant

Madeleine Duchene is the Staff Assistant for the Project on Managing the Future of Work, the Project on U.S. Competitiveness, and the Young American Leaders Program. Her interests span conflict resolution practices, political and social polarization, and ethical issues in business. She holds degrees from Smith College, The Geneva Graduate Institute, and Trinity College Dublin.

Madeleine Duchene is the Staff Assistant for the Project on Managing the Future of Work, the Project on U.S. Competitiveness, and the Young American Leaders Program. Her interests span conflict resolution practices, political and social polarization, and ethical issues in business. She holds degrees from Smith College, The Geneva Graduate Institute, and Trinity College Dublin.

Asher Lasday

Research Associate

Asher Lasday is a Research Associate for the Project on Managing the Future of Work. He graduated from Williams College in 2022 with a degree in Political Science and a minor in French, and has experience in consulting and alternative investment. His interests include the international political economy, money in politics and the firm-state relationship, and the developmental state.

Asher Lasday is a Research Associate for the Project on Managing the Future of Work. He graduated from Williams College in 2022 with a degree in Political Science and a minor in French, and has experience in consulting and alternative investment. His interests include the international political economy, money in politics and the firm-state relationship, and the developmental state.

Ria Mazumdar

Ria Mazumdar is a Research Associate for the Project on Managing the Future of Work. She graduated from Tufts University with degrees in International Relations and Quantitative Economics, and worked as a consultant at the Economist Intelligence Unit before joining HBS in 2020. Her interests include economic development and mitigating wealth inequality, survey design and statistical analysis, and the effects of macroeconomic policy on labor markets.
Ria Mazumdar is a Research Associate for the Project on Managing the Future of Work. She graduated from Tufts University with degrees in International Relations and Quantitative Economics, and worked as a consultant at the Economist Intelligence Unit before joining HBS in 2020. Her interests include economic development and mitigating wealth inequality, survey design and statistical analysis, and the effects of macroeconomic policy on labor markets.