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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
Topics: Stock market, finance
Jerome Dodson
Lecturer, Responsible Business
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
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
Topics: Cultural impact of social distancing
Karlene RobertsProfessor 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
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
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.
Industries
Adam Leipzig
Lecturer, Persuasive Communication & Interpersonal Dynamics
adamleipzig@berkeley.edu
(323) 791-0255
Topics: Impact on the film, entertainment, media, content creation and creative industries