The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business is home to renowned faculty with deep expertise in various academic disciplines. Divided into eight content areas, these faculty teams work together on curriculum development, teaching methods, industry and community engagement, and research initiatives. In true interdisciplinary spirit, faculty members frequently collaborate with colleagues from other areas.
At a Glance: Content Areas
These eight areas are just the beginning. Within each discipline, faculty members have an array of specialties, research interests, and professional experience.
Accounting
Composed of award-winning teachers and textbook authors, our faculty conducts cutting-edge research on financial markets, managerial reporting, and emerging topics in the field.
Chair: Robert Bloomfield
Applied Economics and Policy
This area brings together more than 50 faculty members with expertise in applying complicated economic theory and analytical methods to local, national, and global public-policy and private-enterprise issues.
Chair: Arnab Basu
Finance
Esteemed as teachers and widely published in top journals, the finance faculty has world-renowned expertise in derivatives, market microstructure, corporate finance, and asset management.
Chair: Steve Carvell
Management and Organizations
This faculty area produces research that informs ownership, leadership, management, and the structure of organizations. They teach courses in entrepreneurship, ethics, organizational behavior, strategy, human resources, labor relations, negotiations, and more.
Chair: Bruce Tracey
Marketing and Management Communications
Faculty research in this area addresses topics including digital marketing and analytics, hospitality marketing, and consumer decision-making. Coursework is just as varied and immersive, and includes presentation, writing, and interpersonal communication skills.
Chair: Stijn van Osselaer
Operations, Technology, and Information Management
With data, processes, and technology touching nearly every aspect of business today, this faculty area offers deep expertise in AI-powered operations and supply chains, digital transformation, hospitality management, sustainability, and information systems.
Chair: Li Chen
Services Management
Faculty in this area have research, teaching, and professional expertise in travel, tourism, hospitality, assisted living, and food and beverage management—at every level of service and operations.
Chair: Chris Anderson
Strategy and Business Economics
This area focuses on understanding how markets and businesses work—then finding ways they might work better and more efficiently for all. Courses cover everything from top-level strategies to macroeconomics.
Chair: Chris Forman
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