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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance

Expanding its early focus on helping nonprofits operate more efficiently to the emerging space of social enterprises and the challenges of measuring social impact, the HBS faculty has developed a body of knowledge that encompasses leadership, strategy, and governance of mission-driven organizations across the spectrum, from entrepreneurial ventures to more established firms.

Business for Social Impact

Since its inception, the Social Enterprise Initiative has explored the role of business in creating social value. Today, SEI continues to examine the challenges and opportunities in harnessing the power of the markets to create both economic and social value.

K–12 Education

In 2003, HBS launched an MBA elective course focused on entrepreneurship in education reform and cofounded the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This multiyear research project focuses on the management levers needed to create and sustain high-performing K–12 public school districts in the United States. These efforts have resulted in more than 30 case studies focused on adapting and applying management concepts within urban public school systems to drive improved performance and on using entrepreneurial strategies to effect systemic change in K–12 education.

Impact Investing

Through teaching, research and engagement with practitioners and alumni, we are critically examining questions such as: What is the purpose of investing for impact? What return profiles are realistic? How do different strategies actually create social value? How is and how should social value be defined and measured? What does it mean in practice to be an impact investor?

Initiative Co-Chairs

Dutch Leonard

George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Management
Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration

V. Kasturi Rangan

Baker Foundation Professor
Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

Faculty

Lynda M. Applegate

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

James E. Austin

Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Julie Battilana

Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration

Ethan S. Bernstein

Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration

Joseph L. Bower

Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Ryan W. Buell

C. D. Spangler Professor of Business Administration

Dennis Campbell

Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. Professor of Business Administration

Michael Chu

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Shawn A. Cole

John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration

Rohit Deshpande

Baker Foundation Professor
Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

Amy C. Edmondson

Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management

Christine L. Exley

Marvin Bower Associate Professor

Frances X. Frei

UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management

Joseph B. Fuller

Professor of Management Practice

Vikram Gandhi

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Ray A. Goldberg

George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus

Stephen A. Greyser

Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Allen S. Grossman

MBA Class of 1957 Professor of Management Practice, Retired

Janice H. Hammond

Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing
Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community

Rebecca M. Henderson

John and Natty McArthur University Professor (Leave of Absence)

Regina E. Herzlinger

Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration

James L. Heskett

UPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics, Emeritus

Nien-he Hsieh

Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration

Rosabeth M. Kanter

Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration

Robert S. Kaplan

Senior Fellow
Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus

Elizabeth A. Keenan

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

William R. Kerr

Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration
Unit Head, Entrepreneurial Management

Tarun Khanna

Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor

John Jong-Hyun Kim

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Mark R. Kramer

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

John D. Macomber

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Joshua D. Margolis

James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration
Unit Head, Organizational Behavior
Chair, Program for Leadership Development

F. Warren McFarlan

Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Henry W. McGee

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Kathleen L. McGinn

Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration

Karen Mills

Senior Fellow

Kristin W. Mugford

Melvin Tukman Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
Chair, MBA Field and Co-Curricular Activities

Ramana Nanda

Visiting Scholar

V.G. Narayanan

Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration
Chair, MBA Elective Curriculum

Michael I. Norton

Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration
Unit Head, Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration

Michael E. Porter

Bishop William Lawrence University Professor (Renewal Leave)

Lakshmi Ramarajan

Anna Spangler Nelson and Thomas C. Nelson Associate Professor of Business Administration

Forest L. Reinhardt

John D. Black Professor
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions and Tenure

Jan W. Rivkin

C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration

Alvaro Rodriguez-Arregui

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Ethan C. Rouen

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

William A. Sahlman

Baker Foundation Professor
Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Leonard A. Schlesinger

Baker Foundation Professor
Chair, Practice Faculty

Arthur I Segel

Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice
Poorvu Family Professor of Management Practice, Retired

George Serafeim

Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration

Christopher T. Stanton

Marvin Bower Associate Professor

Monique Burns Thompson

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Michael W. Toffel

Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management

Brian L. Trelstad

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow

Luis M. Viceira

George E. Bates Professor
Senior Associate Dean, HBS Online; Senior Associate Dean, Executive Education

Matthew C. Weinzierl

Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration
Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program

Mitchell B. Weiss

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

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Initiative Co-Chairs

George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public ManagementEliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration

Baker Foundation ProfessorMalcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

Faculty

Baker Foundation ProfessorSarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita

Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration

Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration

Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

C. D. Spangler Professor of Business Administration

Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. Professor of Business Administration

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration

Baker Foundation ProfessorSebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management

Marvin Bower Associate Professor

UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management

Professor of Management Practice

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus

Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

MBA Class of 1957 Professor of Management Practice, Retired

Jesse Philips Professor of ManufacturingSenior Associate Dean for Culture and Community

John and Natty McArthur University Professor (Leave of Absence)

Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration

UPS Foundation Professor of Business Logistics, Emeritus

Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration

Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration

Senior FellowMarvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business AdministrationUnit Head, Entrepreneurial Management

Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business AdministrationUnit Head, Organizational BehaviorChair, Program for Leadership Development

Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Cahners-Rabb Professor of Business Administration

Senior Fellow

Melvin Tukman Senior Lecturer of Business AdministrationChair, MBA Field and Co-Curricular Activities

Visiting Scholar

Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business AdministrationChair, MBA Elective Curriculum

Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business AdministrationUnit Head, Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration

Bishop William Lawrence University Professor (Renewal Leave)

Anna Spangler Nelson and Thomas C. Nelson Associate Professor of Business Administration

John D. Black ProfessorSenior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions and Tenure

C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Baker Foundation ProfessorDimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Baker Foundation ProfessorChair, Practice Faculty

Baker Foundation Professor of Management PracticePoorvu Family Professor of Management Practice, Retired

Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration

Marvin Bower Associate Professor

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration

Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management

Senior Lecturer of Business AdministrationJoseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow

George E. Bates ProfessorSenior Associate Dean, HBS Online; Senior Associate Dean, Executive Education

Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business AdministrationSenior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program

Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management PracticeChair, MBA Required Curriculum

INITIATIVES focus on societal challenges that are too complex for any one discipline or industry to solve alone.

George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Management
Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration

Baker Foundation Professor
Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

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

Baker Foundation Professor
Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing, Emeritus

Jesse Philips Professor of Manufacturing
Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community

Senior Fellow
Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus

Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration
Unit Head, Entrepreneurial Management

James Dinan and Elizabeth Miller Professor of Business Administration
Unit Head, Organizational Behavior
Chair, Program for Leadership Development

Melvin Tukman Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
Chair, MBA Field and Co-Curricular Activities

Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration
Chair, MBA Elective Curriculum

Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration
Unit Head, Negotiation, Organizations & Markets

John D. Black Professor
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Promotions and Tenure

Baker Foundation Professor
Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Baker Foundation Professor
Chair, Practice Faculty

Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice
Poorvu Family Professor of Management Practice, Retired

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration
Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow

George E. Bates Professor
Senior Associate Dean, HBS Online; Senior Associate Dean, Executive Education

Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration
Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program

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