• Dr. Johanna Mair, Associated Professor of General Management, IESE Barcelona, Spain

• Dr. Michael V. Russo, Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management, The University of Oregon, USA

• Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen, Assistant Professor for Energy and Sustainability, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland

 

 

 

Johanna Mair is associate professor in the general management department. She currently teaches corporate strategy and entrepreneurial strategies for social impact in the MBA, Global Executive MBA and Executive Education programs, strategy research in the Ph.D. program, and course design in the International Faculty Development Program.  Prof. Mair's current research lies at the intersection of traditional strategy and entrepreneurship. More specifically she is interested in how institutions stifle and enable social and economic progress and the role of entrepreneurial actors in this process. Current projects include a project on Venture Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship in collaboration with Harvard Business School and an EU-sponsored program on Social Innovation in collaboration with London School of Economics.
Prof. Mair has received numerous awards for her outstanding research and publications. In 2007 she was recognized as a "Faculty Pioneer" by the Aspen Institute and received the "Ashoka Award for Social Entrepreneurship Education. In addition she has received the 2007 Strategic Management Society "Best Paper for Practice Implications Award". In 2006 she was nominated for the "Most Promising Forthcoming Management Book" title by the European Academy of Management. IESE honored her research activities by awarding her the Annual Research Award in 2005.
She is co-author of the book Social Entrepreneurship (2006) and author or co-author of numerous book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles and articles for management practice. Recent examples include "Entrepreneurship in and around institutional voids: A case study from Bangladesh" forthcoming in Journal of Business Venturing, "Profitable business models and market creation in the context of deep poverty: A strategic view" in the Academy of Management Perspectives (2007), "Social Entrepreneurship Research: A Source of Explanation, Prediction, and Delight" in the Journal of World Business (2006) and "Unbundling frees business for take off" in the Financial Times (2006). She has also published teaching notes and case studies and has delivered presentations at numerous conferences worldwide.
Prof. Mair serves on the editorial board of the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal and reviews papers for numerous renowned journals and bodies, including the Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society, the Journal of Management, and the Journal for Business Venturing.
Before earning her Ph.D. in management with a specialization in strategy from INSEAD (France), Prof. Mair was directly involved in many aspects of the executive decision-making process in international banking. Today, alongside her academic responsibilities, she still carries out consultancy work for several multinational companies and international institutions such as the World Bank and serves on the advisory board of globally operating entrepreneurial companies, foundations and social venture funds.

 

Michael V. Russo is the Charles H. Lundquist Professor of Sustainable Management at the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon.  He also serves as Founding Director of the Sustainable Supply Chain Management Center at the Lundquist College.  A registered professional civil engineer, he spent several years commercializing alternative energy while at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.  He came to Oregon after receiving his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989.

          Mike’s academic research focuses on the interaction of national and international environmental, social, and political policies, and strategic management.  His articles have appeared in leading scholarly journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Management Science, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal.  Mike’s research on the bottom-line effects of corporate greening received the 1998 Moskowitz Prize in Social Investing.  He has received funding from the National Science Foundation to study international voluntary environmental regulation under the ISO 14000 standards and from the Dreyfus Foundation to write business cases that incorporate green chemistry issues.  One case written under the Dreyfus Foundation grant, “Seventh Generation: Balancing Customer Expectations with Supply Chain Realities,” won the International 2007 oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competition. 

Mike has just completed a study of the drivers of green power sales and a project with the Mexican government to improve markets for environmentally certified wood products.  His current projects include “Efficiency Meets Responsibility,” a study of the impact of social and environmental issues on global supply chains and “On A Mission,” a book analyzing the strategies of small and medium sized companies with missions tied to social and environmental values.

 

            Mike is actively involved in profession service.  Currently, he serves on the editorial boards of the Academy of Management Journal, the Strategic Management Journal, and Organization & Environment.  In 2005, he completed his term as Chair of the Organizations and Natural Environment Interest Group of the Academy of Management.

 

            A native San Franciscan, Mike lives in Eugene, Oregon with his wife Wendy and their sons Andy and David.  In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor activities, reading, and the arts.  If you remind him that it is good for his health, he is sure to find the time for a glass of red wine with any interested party.

 

Rolf Wuestenhagen is the Vice Director of the Institute for Economy and the Environment and assistant Professor at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). He is an experienced industry expert in the sustainable energy sector. His track record combines high-quality academic work with practical experience, most recently working for a leading European Venture Capital and Asset Management company in the area of sustainability investments. He likes research and teaching tasks at the University, while at the same time making them fruitful with regard to specific challenges for companies, public authorities and NGOs.

 

Rolf  organized several workshops and conferences on renewable and distributed energies, including the 1st European Conference on Green Power Marketing in 2001. He published on a wide range of issues including environmental marketing, green power and sustainable energy policy.

 

In Summer 2005 Rolf was visiting Professor at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada and in 2006 he lectured as visiting Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In August 2007 Rolf became an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Gallen with Venia Legendi on Energy and Sustainability Management.

 

Outside the office, he is a keen orienteer, i.e. he enjoys running through Swiss and other forests with a map and a compass.