Published in November 2011, the A-List of Management Academics recognizes the academic thought leaders of our time.  These individuals have been chosen as honorees due to exemplary career achievements, widespread recognition by peers, and passionate dedication to their field of expertise as well as overall public interest.  Featuring some of the most accomplished and distinguished professors in U.S. Academia, the A-List of Management Academics has been limited to 30 academics and reflects a well-balanced mix of disciplines and institutions.

The A-List of Management Academics was created by BusinessEducators.com and includes, but is not restricted to, our network members.


Dan Ariely
James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics
Fuqua School of Business at Duke University

Warren Bennis
University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Management and Organization
USC Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California

Peter Cappelli
George W. Taylor Professor of Management
Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania

Sunil Chopra
IBM Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

Richard A. D'Aveni
Professor of Strategic Management
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College

Thomas H. Davenport
President's Distinguished Professor of Information Technology & Management
Babson College

Darrell Duffie
Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance
Stanford Graduate School of Business at Stanford University

R. Edward Freeman
University Professor; Elis and Signe Olsson Professor of Business Administration
Darden School of Business at University of Virginia

Vijay Govindarajan
Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College

Stuart L. Hart
S. C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise Professor of Management
Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University

Linda A. Hill
Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School at Harvard University

Eric von Hippel
T. Wilson (1953) Professor in Management
MIT Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School at Harvard University

Robert S. Kaplan
Baker Foundation Professor
Harvard Business School at Harvard University

Kevin Lane Keller
E. B. Osborn Professor of Marketing
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College

Philip Kotler
S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

Edward Lawler
Distinguished Research Professor of Business, Professor of Management and Organization
USC Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California

Richard Marston
James R.F. Guy Professor of Finance
Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania

Robert C. Merton
School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance
MIT Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Barry Nalebuff
Milton Steinbach Professor of Management
Yale School of Management at Yale University

Charles O'Reilly
Frank E. Buck Professor of Management
Stanford Graduate School of Business at Stanford University

Jeffrey Pfeffer
Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior
Stanford Graduate School of Business at Stanford University

Michael E. Porter
Bishop William Lawrence University Professor
Harvard Business School at Harvard University

Raghuram G. Rajan
Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance
University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Nouriel Roubini
Professor of Economics and International Business
Stern School of Business at New York University

Bernd Schmitt
Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business
Columbia Business School at Columbia University

Jagdish N. Sheth
Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing
Goizueta Business School at Emory University

Jeremy Siegel
Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance
Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania

David J. Teece
Thomas W. Tusher Professor in Global Business
Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley

David O. Ulrich
Professor of Business Administration
Ross School of Business at University of Michigan


The above list was compiled and published by Business Educators (BusinessEducators.com) in November 2011.  Honorees of the A-List of Management Academics has been chosen by Business Educators based on their record of outstanding achievements in their respective fields as well as overall public interest.  Public interest is gauged by a high estimated web search volume for the individual’s name on Google.  List honorees must demonstrate active participation in their field of specialty by having had books or relevant articles published within the last three years.

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Babson College
Goizueta Business School at Emory University
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University
Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley
USC Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California

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