Watch Video: EMBA Smith Faculty
Entering an executive education program, you’d expect your teachers to be leaders in their respective fields—foremost theorists, authors, ground-breaking researchers. You’d expect your teachers to be as comfortable in the boardroom as in the classroom—to be able to draw from a vast knowledge of personal experience as consultants to major corporations.
Consistently ranked in the top 10 by Businessweek andFinancial Times, Smith faculty are leaders in their fields and recognized internationally for their contributions to business scholarship and practice. Many serve as consultants or have significant international experience working for leading institutions, corporations, government and multilateral agencies. When not in the front of your classroom, you’ll find Smith teachers working by your side, facilitating teams and serving as mentors. Smith faculty relish the exchange of ideas and the excitement of teaching experienced professionals like you.
World-class faculty teaching world-class students—that is the heart of the Smith EMBA academic experience.
Smith EMBA faculty members include:
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Rajshree Agarwal, Dean’s Chair in Entrepreneurship and Strategy Management & Organization PhD, SUNY-Buffalo |
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Joseph Bailey, Research Associate Professor & Executive Director of QUEST Decision, Operations & Information Technologies PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Progyan Basu, Tyser Teaching Fellow Accounting and Information Assurance PhD, University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
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Gilad Chen, Robert H. Smith Chair in Organizational Behavior Management & Organization PhD, George Mason University |
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David Godes, Associate Professor Marketing PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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Anil K. Gupta, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy & Organization Management & Organization PhD, Harvard University |
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Richmond D. Mathews, Associate Professor Finance PhD, University of Rochester |
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Charles E. Olson, Professor of the Practice & Director, Business Honors Program Logistics, Business & Public Policy PhD, University of California, Berkeley |
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Kislaya Prasad, Director of CIBER & Research Professor Decision, Operations & Information Technologies PhD, Syracuse University |
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Paulo Prochno, Assistant Dean, Part-Time MBA, and Online Programs |
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Robert M. Sheehan, Jr., Academic Director, EMBA program & Executive Education Senior Fellow Management & Organization PhD, The Ohio State University |
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Yi Xu, Assistant Professor Decision, Operations & Information Technologies PhD, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |