News and knowledge from the UVA Darden School of Business.
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Business Administration and, by Courtesy, Psychology (Social)
Adams is a behavioral scientist and an expert in interpersonal dynamics, social exchange, conflict resolution and decision-making. She studies psychological inefficiencies and what gives rise to good decisions and conditions in organizations.
John Glynn Endowed Professor and Professor of Practice in Business Administration
Alexander is a venture capital and private equity expert. The former investor, executive and investment banker serves on the board of several Jefferson Capital portfolio companies, supporting strategic planning and corporate governance.
Lecturer
George E.L. Barbee is a Darden lecturer and innovation expert with 45 years of business experience across Fortune 100 companies. Learn about his entrepreneurial journey and innovation teaching.
President of the University of Virginia, Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration
Beardsley is the 10th president of the University of Virginia and former dean of Darden. He is an expert in strategy, stakeholder management, regulation and leadership development. He researches maximizing human potential, technology, and ethical AI.
John Tyler Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
Samuel E. Bodily, John Tyler Professor Emeritus at Darden. Expert in decision analysis, risk management, strategy modeling, and energy consulting with MIT Ph.D.
University Emeritus Professor, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Business Administration, Dean Emeritus of the Darden School of Business
Robert F. Bruner, Darden School Dean Emeritus and M&A expert. Author of bestselling books on mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance and business leadership.
Oliver Wight Associate Professor of Business Administration
Chao is an expert on improving how innovation and new product development processes operate. He serves as an adviser to multiple entrepreneurial ventures as well as companies such as 3M, Microsoft, Whirlpool and Lockheed Martin.
Leslie E. Grayson Professor of Business Administration
Chen is a leading authority in strategic management recognized for his pioneering work on how firms compete and collaborate worldwide and how to integrate the best aspects of seemingly oppositional business cultures and practices.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Chiplunkar examines the intersection of development and labor economics. He studies how large industrial policies affect firm behavior and how frictions in the labor market constrain job search, recruitment and hiring practices by workers and firms.
Batten Fellow and General Faculty
Cowan’s work on hypothesis-driven development is widely used as a systematic approach to developing new products and ventures. He is an entrepreneur and investor, with his most recent company acquired by Broadsoft (now part of Cisco).
