Expert guide: Coronavirus impacts on business, the economy, and leadership | Haas News

Berkeley Haas has a wide range of experts who can talk about how the coronavirus is impacting businesses and the economy, putting leaders to the test, and changing workplaces.

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Economic Impact

David Levine
Professor | Chair, Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group

levine@berkeley.edu
(925) 899-5938

Topics: Management practices in large corporations and multinationals, procedures and norms around behavior change and hygiene programs, impacts of high and low wages and of education in the business sector, labor economics, macroeconomics.

Laura D. Tyson
Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School | Faculty Director, Institute for Business & Social Impact

tyson@haas.berkeley.edu
Assistant: Cynthia Okita ciokita@berkeley.edu

Topics: Economic impact on global, U.S. and California economies; trade and competitiveness; jobs and disruption

James A. Wilcox
Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy and Finance

jwilcox@haas.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-2455

Topics: Macroeconomics and markets, recessions, Federal Reserve policy, business conditions, banking, consumer spending, unemployment and inflation

Severin Borenstein
Professor, Economic Analysis and Policy | Faculty Director, Energy Institute at Haas

severinborenstein@berkeley.edu
(510) 642-3689

Topics: Oil prices, energy markets, airline industry

Enrico Moretti
Professor, Real Estate

moretti@berkeley.edu
510 642-6649

Topics: Urban economics, labor economics, economics of cities and regions, real estate

Kevin Coldiron
Lecturer, Finance

kcoldiron@berkeley.edu

Topics: Stock market, finance

Jerome Dodson
Lecturer, Responsible Business

jerome.l.dodson@gmail.com

Topics: Stock market

Management, Leadership, Culture, Communication & Psychology

Jennifer Chatman
Professor of Management, Management of Organizations Group

chatman@haas.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-4723

Topics: Organizational culture, crisis leadership, coronavirus impact on work and productivity, general management

Ellen Evers
Assistant Professor, Marketing

evers@haas.berkeley.edu

Topics: Influence of fear and other emotions on behavior, risk perceptions, risk communication, judgement and decision making

Don Moore
Professor, Management of Organizations

dmoore@haas.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-1059

Topics: Confidence and overconfidence regarding the course of the pandemic; remote work and productivity in self-quarantine; crisis leadership; managing people at a distance

Juliana Schroeder
Assistant Professor, Management of Organizations

jschroeder@haas.berkeley.edu
510-664-9692

Topics: Differences between online and offline communication, judgment and decision making, interpersonal and intergroup processes

Dana Carney
Associate Professor; Director, Institute for Personality and Social Research

dcarney@berkeley.edu

Topics: Cultural impact of social distancing

Karlene Roberts

Professor Emeritus, Management of Organizations and UC Berkeley Center for Catastrophic Risk Management

karlene@haas.berkeley.edu
(510) 642-5221

Topics: Managing crises, highly reliable organizations, organizational resilience

Kurt Beyer
Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurship

kurt_beyer@haas.berkeley.edu
(415) 412-9551

Topics: Innovation during recessions, strategy, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship in large organizations

Alex Budak
Lecturer, Management of Organizations

alexbudak@berkeley.edu

Topics: Leadership, management, and adapting to/thriving during change and uncertainty

Peter Wilton
Senior Lecturer, Marketing

wilton@haas.berkeley.edu
(415) 425-5151

Topics: Leadership and general management; impacts on innovation and customer loyalty in turbulent times

Workplace Impacts & Remote Work

Clark Kellogg
Lecturer in Creativity, Design, and Innovation

kellogg@berkeley.edu
(510) 388-2967

Topics: Working remotely, resilient responses and creative problem solving in the midst of chaos

Molly Turner
Lecturer, Business & Public Policy

molly_turner@haas.berkeley.edu

Topics: Impact of telecommuting on urban development, urban innovation, technology and cities, economic development and tourism policy

Sahar Yousef
Lecturer

syousef@berkeley.edu

Topics: How to maintain productivity, effectiveness, and motivation across teams while people are working from home, cognitive neuroscience

Marissa Saretsky
Lecturer, Responsible Business

msaretsky@berkeley.edu

Topics: Responsible steps that business must take to protect employees, suppliers, and customers; how can businesses take a leadership role in the crisis

Rebecca Portnoy
Lecturer, Management of Organizations

rportnoy@berkeley.edu
(206) 890 8374

Topics: Leadership, remote work, virtual meetings, creating engaging experiences

Supply chains

Olaf Groth
Lecturer, Business & Public Policy

olaf.groth@berkeley.edu
(415) 205-0807

Topics: Global tech supply chain security; AI & IOT; data markets; privacy & surveillance computing; future of work; business & policy; tech ethics & governance.