Faculty Profiles

In their search for knowledge, Haas professors go far beyond merely describing a management or business problem and its resolution. As members of a premier research university, Haas scholars seek the deeper answers to why things happen the way they do. They develop theoretical explanations in order to understand and predict future occurrences.

In addition to frequently contributing to top industry journals and periodicals, faculty members are authors of widely used textbooks in marketing, economics, and management. Severin Borenstein is a nearly constant presence in the media explaining the ups and downs of the nation's energy markets. John Morgan and Teck Ho are actively utilizing behavioral and experimental economics to make advances in understanding strategic decision making. And Jennifer Chatman is a top authority on organizational culture and post-merger integration.

Since 1898, Berkeley's business school faculty members have also played a strong role in state and federal government affairs. Carl Shapiro served as the chief economist in the antitrust division in the Justice Department. Laura Tyson served as President Clinton's chair of the National Economic Council. James Wilcox served as the chief economist at the Office of the Comptroller of Currency. David Levine was senior economist on the Council of Economic Advisers, and former Dean Tom Campbell was a US Congressman for five terms, a California State Senator for one term, and recently served as director of finance for the State of California.