Knowledge to Advance Your Competitive Advantage

Connect with our renowned faculty and research centers for opportunities to drive your organization forward.

Our Center for Experiential Learning, a hub of hands-on learning, manages student consulting projects and plays a vital role in their leadership development and readiness for the working world. Corporate involvement with WashU Olin students in experiential learning opportunities is a win-win—fresh insights for your organization and invaluable experience for our students.

Through our research centers and consulting capabilities, we provide important resources that benefit your organization and push ideas further. WashU Olin faculty research addresses high-priority issues and emerging business challenges, producing timely and relevant insights that function far beyond the classroom. Executive summaries of “Research that Impacts Business” are featured online, including research that’s recognized annually by the Olin Award.

Our research centers regularly produce leading-edge research and engage with businesses to push forward thought leadership and best practices. Students hone analytical and critical thinking skills by participating in research center-driven consulting and research projects.

• The Boeing Center Supply Chain Innovator promotes interaction between industry and academia through practicum projects and support curriculum.
• The Center for Research in Economics and Strategy advances the understanding of firms and markets by supporting scientific research through analytical and/or empirical methods in the areas of applied economics, economic theory and strategy.
• The Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance and Accounting Research is dedicated to the dissemination of cutting-edge research in finance and accounting by encouraging Olin faculty and students to work more closely with the business community.
• The Center for Analytics and Business Insights offers opportunities for faculty, students and companies to collaborate on analysis and research of big data to answer important business questions and influence decision-making.
• The Bauer Leadership Center advances the science and practice of leadership to influence the development of leaders who live and demonstrate their values every day, enhancing their organizations and impacting their communities and society at large.