The Institute benefits from the experience of our leadership, focused on tangible results in the academic, public, and private sectors.
Our Staff

Paul Gertler
Faculty Director
Paul Gertler is the Li Ka Shing Professor of Economics at Haas and scientific director for the Center for Effective Global Action. He’s an expert on impact evaluation, acting as principal investigator on large, multisite evaluations of programs to fight poverty and improve healthcare in Mexico, Rwanda, and around the world. He also served as the chief economist of the Human Development Network of the World Bank from 2004 to 2007. He has been a member of the Haas faculty since 1996, and holds a PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin.

Adam Ross
Executive Director
Adam Jason Ross is the Executive Director of the Institute for Business and Social Impact at Haas School of Business. He previously worked in a senior role at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, served as an economist at the World Bank and was the founding vice president of AYUDA Inc. (American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad). Adam holds a master’s degree in international development (MPAID) from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurial management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Laura Chioda
Director of Research
Laura Chioda is the Director of Research at the Institute for Business and Social Impact (IBSI), at the University of California, Berkeley. In collaboration with faculty, she is responsible for formulating and developing research programs for IBSI’s strategic priorities.

Cynthia Okita
Program Coordinator
Cynthia Okita is the Program Coordinator at the Institute for Business and Social Impact at the University of California, Berkeley. In this role, she works with IBSI’s leadership to support the various programs, centers and initiatives. Previously, Cynthia worked at Berkeley Research Group, a global consulting firm and at the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy, an interdisciplinary research group focused on the development and application of advanced technologies and the international economy. Cynthia graduated with highest honors and distinction in general scholarship from UC Berkeley.
Meet Our Berkeley Haas Faculty

Ned Augenblick
Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group

Dana Carney
Haas Management of Organizations Group

Jennifer Chatman
Haas Management of Organizations Group

Lucas Davis
Energy Institute at Haas

Solène Delecourt
Haas Management of Organizations Group

Frederico Finan
Haas Business and Public Policy Group

Paul Gertler
Institute for Business and Social Impact

Matthew Grennan
Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group

Ganesh Iyer
Haas Marketing Group

Przemyslaw Jeziorski
Haas Marketing Group

Shachar Kariv
Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group

Jonathan Kolstad
Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group

Laura Kray
Haas Management of Organizations Group

David Levine
Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group

Ross Levine
Haas Finance Group

Ulrike Malmendier
Haas Finance Group

Don Moore
Haas Management of Organizations Group

Adair Morse
Haas Finance Group

Christine Parlour
Haas Finance Group

Panos Patatoukas
Haas Accounting Group

Richard Stanton
Haas Finance Group

Laura Tyson
Haas Business and Public Policy Group

Nancy Wallace
Haas Sustainability Group

Catherine Wolfram
Haas Economic Analysis and Policy Group

Guo Xu
Haas Business and Public Policy Group
Social Impact Lecturers

Roger McElrath
Center for Responsible Business

William Rosenzweig
Center for Responsible Business
