Faculty & Research | WashU Olin Business School

Meet the faculty responsible for giving Olin students a world-class education and advancing research that makes an impact on the world of business and beyond.

Our faculty members work together across departments to create groundbreaking interdisciplinary research. They collaborate and coauthor with students. They stay ahead of the curve and produce actionable research in finance, marketing, strategy and entrepreneurship, economics, accounting, organizational behavior, and operations and technology.

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Faculty Directory

Meet our tenured and tenure-track professors, professors of practice, visiting faculty, emeriti, doctoral candidates and more.

Research Centers

Explore our six research centers that foster collaboration among academia, students and industry.

Olin Brookings Commission

Explore this collaborative endeavor presented by Olin and the Brookings Institution that tackles issues, strategies and policies of global significance.

Olin Award

Learn about our annual prize for scholarly research that impacts business.

Faculty Recruiting

Find out more about joining our faculty or collaborating with us.

What is an R1 institution?

The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education gives WashU its highest rank of "R1," a doctoral university with the highest level of research activity. In addition to making research and graduate education one of our highest priorities, we also award 20 or more doctoral degrees each year and report more than $5 million in total research expenditures annually.