Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer
Helen A. Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Classics and the Program in Gender Studies; Director, Institute on the Formation of Knowledge
Eminent scholars and practitioners guide the Leadership and Society Initiative curriculum with a commitment to the LSI method of pursuing rigorous inquiry and societal impact.
In addition to the faculty members and instructors who teach core courses, a multidisciplinary group of faculty advisors serve as critical thought leaders and guides for LSI’s overall curriculum and pedagogy.
By engaging with some of the most advanced researchers, educators, and practitioners in their respective fields, Fellows gain insights to drive a next chapter with purpose. Read below to learn more about these experts.
Faculty Advising the LSI Curriculum
Dipesh Chakrabarty
Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History, South Asian Languages and Civilizations, and the College
Robert Chaskin
McCormick Foundation Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
Junhong Chen
Crown Family Professor of Molecular Engineering and Lead Water Strategist at Argonne National Laboratory
Elisabeth S. Clemens
William Rainey Harper Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology
Harry Davis
Roger L. and Rachel M. Goetz Distinguished Service Professor of Creative Management, Booth School of Business
Oeindrila Dube
Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies
Laura Gagliardi
Richard and Kathy Leventhal Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Tom Ginsburg
Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science
Edward Kolb
Arthur Holly Compton Distinguished Service Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Jens Ludwig
Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor, Harris School of Public Policy
Doriane Miller
Professor of Medicine, Director of Center for Community Health and Vitality
Howard C. Nusbaum
Stella M. Rowley Professor of Psychology
Kenneth Polonsky
Richard T. Crane Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine
Dana Suskind
Founder and Co-Director of TMW Center for Early Learning, Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program Public Health, Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics, and Public Policy
Linda Waite
George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Sociology
Kenneth Warren
Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor of English and Literature
Laurie Zoloth
Professor of Religion and Ethics, Senior Advisor to the Provost for Programs on Social Ethics
Faculty & Instructors Teaching LSI Core Courses
Molly Brennan
Global Managing Partner and Nonprofit and Social Impact Practice Lead, DSG | Koya
David Brooks
Columnist, New York Times, and Senior Advisor, UChicago Leadership & Society Initiative
Kathleen Cavanaugh
Pozen Center Executive Director and Senior Instructional Professor
Megan Christenson
Senior Portfolio Manager, REDF Impact Investing Fund
Harry Davis
Roger L. and Rachel M. Goetz Distinguished Service Professor of Creative Management, Booth School of Business
Ayelet Fishbach
Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing, Booth School of Business
Sampriti Ganguli
Founder, Ganguli AssociatesÂ
Marco Garrido
Associate Professor of Sociology, Division of the Social Sciences
Robert H. Gertner
Joel F. Gemunder Professor of Strategy and Finance, Booth School of Business
Caroline Grossman
Adjunct Associate Professor of Strategy, Booth School of Business
Kimberly Kay Hoang
Professor of Sociology, Director of Global Studies
Peggy Mason
Professor of Neurobiology, Professor of Neuroscience Institute, Committee on Neurobiology
Samir Mayekar
Associate Vice President and Managing Director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Jennifer Mosley
Professor; Editor, Social Service Review; Faculty Director, UChicago Obama Foundation Scholars Program
Howard C. Nusbaum
Stella M. Rowley Professor of Psychology
Priya Parrish
Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Impact Engine
Sheila Penrose
Executive Advisor, BCG & President, S.A. Penrose Advisors
Paige Ponder
Founder and CEO, Idea Jar
Shantá Robinson
Research Associate, Harris School of Public Policy, and Senior Research Director, Inclusive Economy Lab
John Paul Rollert
Adjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral Science, Booth School of Business
Jason Saul
Executive Director, Center for Impact Sciences, Harris School of Public Policy
Shannon Schuyler
Retired PwC Chief Purpose and Inclusion officer
Anne Snyder
Editor-in-Chief, Comment, and Senior Advisor, UChicago Leadership & Society Initiative
Michael Strautmanis
Executive Vice President, Obama Foundation
Lyndon A. Taylor
Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
William Towns
National Market President, Gorman and Company
David Wray
Associate Professor in the Department of Classics, the Department of Comparative Literature, and the College