Academic Freedom
They have the freedom to bring their cutting-edge knowledge of business fundamentals into the classroom in the ways that they believe will bring the most transformative, enduring value for their students.
Academic Freedom
Faculty and Insights
Leading scholars. Global thought leaders. Analytical thinkers. Bold doers.
The Chicago Booth faculty are a diverse group of more than 200 preeminent scholars of business, committed to the success of every student, in every Booth program, at all three of our global campuses.
At Booth, we are proud of our award-winning faculty—including our ten Nobel Prize–winning professors—who have helped shape the world as it is today. That transformative knowledge, expertise, and commitment to creating enduring impact extends throughout the more than 200 tenured, tenure-track, clinical, and adjunct professors who teach our MBA, PhD, and specialized masters students, as well as our Executive Education participants.
Teachers and Mentors First
Faculty members at Booth are known for their award-winning research. World leaders, media outlets, and top global companies regularly turn to them for their expertise and insights. At the same time, our faculty are committed to teaching and mentoring students in every program at all of our campuses. Here’s how our faculty are different:
Innovative Curriculum
They teach how they feel will work best, always adapting and innovating their curriculum to be more relevant, timely, and most effective at helping students—regardless of their program or career goals—achieve success.
Innovative Curriculum
Research with Impact
Their research not only creates enduring impact in the world—it creates enduring impact in the Booth classroom. Booth students receive an inside look into the latest and most relevant research and academic literature.
Research with ImpactFaculty Research Awards and Honors
At Booth, we celebrate the success of our faculty, who regularly receive the most prestigious awards in their fields—from accounting and economics to finance and the social sciences. Here are some of the most recent awards our faculty have received.
Lubos Pastor
Awarded the ninth Stephen A. Ross Prize in Financial Economics for the paper “Technological Revolutions and Stock Prices.”
Lubos Pastor
Pietro Veronesi
Awarded the ninth Stephen A. Ross Prize in Financial Economics for the paper “Technological Revolutions and Stock Prices.”
Pietro Veronesi
Marianne Bertrand
Winner of the 2024 Barry Prize from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Marianne Bertrand
Luigi Zingales
Elected to the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Luigi Zingales
Christian Leuz
Winner of the 2024 Falling Walls award in the social sciences and humanities category for his research tackling the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing.
Christian Leuz
Erik Hurst
Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2024.
Erik Hurst
Kilian Huber
Awarded a 2024 Sloan Research Fellowship. The two-year fellowships include a $75,000 cash award and honor early-career researchers.
Kilian Huber
Veronika Rockova
Winner of the 2024 Presidents’ Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies for her outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics.
Veronika RockovaStories of Faculty Impact
We’ve Been Underestimating Discrimination
New methods of measuring racism and sexism find a larger, systemic impact.
We’ve Been Underestimating Discrimination
A Golden Age for Green Investment?
Some green projects are enjoying a boost thanks to unconventional cost-of-capital calculations.
A Golden Age for Green Investment?
In Finance, Humans Were the First Machines
A Q&A with Chicago Booth’s Dacheng Xiu on the implications of machine learning for the financial markets.
In Finance, Humans Were the First MachinesNew Faculty at Booth
Discover some of the most recent preeminent scholars to join our faculty.
Choose Your Path to Success
Tell us about yourself, and we will show you the value of a Booth education.
Stories from our Community
At Booth, students and faculty develop lasting connections, and those connections often last well into a student's career journey. Explore stories from our collaborative community.
Putting Creativity to Work
Professor Mary Ittelson’s Art + Business Lab course sparks new ways of thinking and leading.
Putting Creativity to Work
The Puzzle of Capitalism
Guided by professor Robert H. Gertner, students at Booth are challenging and informing their attitudes toward capitalism.
The Puzzle of CapitalismDive Deeper into Booth Faculty and Insights
Find a Faculty Member
The faculty at Booth possess an unwavering commitment to the success of every student, in every program, at each of our three global campuses.
Find a Faculty Member
Explore Our Academic Areas
Discover the 11 academic areas under which our pathbreaking faculty conduct research and teach.
Explore Our Academic Areas
Learn About Our Nobel Laureates
Since the creation of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, ten of our faculty members have won the award. Learn more about each of our Nobel laureates.
Research Centers and Innovation
In subject areas from entrepreneurship to artificial intelligence, our research centers are creating lasting and profound impact in business, culture, and society.
Research Centers and Innovation
Wide-Ranging Interests and Backgrounds
Faculty come to Booth with a diverse array of personal stories, professional perspectives, and scholarly interests. Our faculty hail from locations as diverse as Bulgaria, Iran, Moldova, and Shanghai, and their research focuses on everything from the volatility of financial markets and challenges of remote work to the dynamics of discrimination and importance of networking. These diverse points of view promote a dynamic classroom environment where ideas compete and people collaborate.
Wide-Ranging Interests and Backgrounds
Chicago Booth MBA Masterclass Series
Go inside the Booth classroom by viewing past MBA Masterclass sessions with our world-class faculty, and sign up for future, real-time MBA Masterclass virtual events.
Chicago Booth MBA Masterclass SeriesExplore More in This Section
Apply to Faculty Positions
Learn more about applying to our open faculty positions and joining the world-renowned faculty at Booth.
Apply to Faculty Positions
Learn About Our Research Workshops
Our research workshops provide a forum for faculty, PhD students, and invited guests to present, discuss, and debate new research.
Learn About Our Research Workshops
See Booth's Academic Journals
Discover the academic journals that Booth has the primary responsibility for editing, and the journals that were founded here.
See Booth's Academic Journals
Apply to the Research Staff Program
Researchers with undergraduate or graduate experience can support award-winning faculty research at Booth.
Apply to the Research Staff Program