News and knowledge from the UVA Darden School of Business.
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.
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.
Johnson and Higgins Professor of Business Administration
Davidson is an expert on global leadership and how to manage diversity to generate superior performance, pioneering an approach called Leveraging Difference. He helps senior leaders develop the skills they need to thrive in global environments.
Tipton R. Snavely Professor of Business Administration Chair
Debaere is a leading international economist, with a focus on international trade, multinationals and trade policy. He examines the impacts of trade policies on trade flows, international prices, and the operations of multinational corporations.
Senior Associate Dean for Research Services and Support Professor of Business Administration, C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Business Administration
Evans focuses on investment decision-making. He explores risk taking by mutual fund managers, broker intermediation in mutual fund investing, impact of commission bundling, portfolio performance costs, and retail and institutional-investor behavior.
Isidore Horween Research Professor of Business Administration; Associate Dean for Washington, D.C., Area Initiatives and Academic Director of Public Policy and Entrepreneurship; Dean and CEO of UVA | Northern Virginia
Fairchild is an authority on community and economic development, particularly community development finance. He co-foundee Resilience Education, an organization committed to providing Socratic education to those that might not otherwise afford it.
Morris Plan Associate Professor of Consumer Credit
An expert in banking, macroeconomics and monetary economics, Hachem’s research explores the implications of bank decision-making, the unintended consequences of financial regulation and the effect of central bank communication on expectations.
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics Professor, Darden School of Business
Korinek is an expert in macroeconomics, artificial intelligence, financial stability and international finance. He researches the implications of AI for business, the economy and the future of work.
Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration
Lenox is an expert in technology strategy and policy, studying how innovation helps businesses succeed. His work explores firm strategies and nontraditional public policies that have the potential to drive green innovation and entrepreneurship.
