News and knowledge from the UVA Darden School of Business.
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.
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.
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).
Oliver Wight Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
Edward W. Davis, Oliver Wight Professor Emeritus at Darden, is a supply chain management expert specializing in automotive operations and global sourcing strategy.
Bigelow Research Associate Professorship in Business Administration
Feldman explores how digital technologies affect operations strategy with an emphasis on services, platforms, pricing and consumer engagement. She incorporates economic game-theory models as well as data-driven tools in operational settings.
Sponsors Professor Emeritus of Business Administration
James R. Freeland, Sponsors Professor Emeritus at Darden. Expert in operations management, economic inequality & opportunity. Faculty since 1979.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Freeman’s research focuses on probabilistic forecasting, resource allocation and voting, with a particular focus on designing systems that are both fair and robust to strategic behavior by participants.
David M. LaCross Dean of the UVA Darden School of Business, Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration
The 10th dean of the Darden School, Grushka-Cockayne is an authority on decision analysis, forecasting, artificial intelligence, project management and behavioral decision-making.
Professor of Practice
Laseter examines operations strategy, innovation, emerging technology and online retail. Previously, Laseter was a partner at Booz Allen Hamilton, helping global businesses with supply chain management, strategic sourcing and operations strategy.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Markou has collaborated with companies in the automotive, aviation, banking and pharmaceutical sectors to conduct research on how firms make decisions in the face of disruptive risks and manage the uncertainty inherent in innovative processes.
