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Named Chairs & Professorships

The quality of a major university is largely dependent on the quality of its faculty. Generous donations for named chairs and professorships allow us to attract and retain the very highest quality scholars.

Justin Sydnor

Justin R Sydnor

American Family Insurance Distinguished Chair in Risk Management and Insurance
Brian Mayhew

Brian W Mayhew

Arthur Andersen Alumni Professor
Neeraj Arora

Neeraj Arora

Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr. Chair in Marketing Research and Education
Dmitry Orlov

Dmitry Orlov

Aschenbrener Chair in Finance
Margie Rosenberg

Margie Rosenberg

Assurant Health Professor in Actuarial Science
Mark Fedenia

Mark A Fedenia

Baird Professor in Finance
Bjorn Eraker

Bjorn Eraker

Bill Nygren Chair in Investments
Chia Jung Tsay

Chia-Jung Tsay

Bruce and Janice Ellig Professor in Management
Barry Gerhart

Barry Gerhart

Bruce R. Ellig Distinguished Chair in Pay and Organizational Effectiveness
Peng Shi

Peng Shi

Charles and Laura Albright Professor in Business and Finance
Fabio Gaertner

Fabio Gaertner

Cynthia and Jay Ihlenfeld Professor for Inspired Learning in Business
Dain Donelson

Dain Donelson

David J. Lesar Professor
Kevin Chung

Kevin Chung

David J. Lesar Professor in Business
Karla Zhems

Karla M Zehms

Ernst & Young Professor in Accounting
Antonio Mello

Antonio Sampaio Mello

Frank Graner Distinguished Chair in Finance
Christopher Timmins

Christopher Timmins

Gary J. Gorman Affordable Housing Professor
Ty Leverty

Tyler Leverty

Gerald D. Stephens CPCU Distinguished Chair in Risk Management and Insurance
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Jim Johannes

Graduate School of Banking-Prochnow Professor of Banking
Greg DeCroix

Greg DeCroix

Grainger Professor in Supply Chain Management
Briana Chang

Briana Chang

Harold G. and Margaret W. Laun Professor in Finance
Daniel Bauer

Daniel Bauer

Hickman-Larson Chair in Actuarial Science
Oliver Levine

Oliver Levine

Howard and Judith Thompson Professor
Joann Peck

Joann Peck

Irwin Maier Distinguished Chair in Business
Tarun Kushwaha

Tarun Kushwaha

Irwin Maier Professor of Business
Tim Riddiough

Timothy Riddiough

James A. Graaskamp Chair in Real Estate
Stacie Laplante

Stacie Kelley

James L. Henderson Professor
Craig J Thompson

Craig Thompson

James R. McManus – Bascom Professor in Marketing, Gilbert & Helen Churchill Professor of Marketing
Dan Lynch

Dan Lynch

Jay Price Professor in Accounting
Anthony DeFusco

Anthony DeFusco

Jeffrey J. Diermeier Distinguished Chair in Finance
Aziza Jones

Aziza Jones

Jeffrey J. Diermeier Faculty Fellow
Florence Honore

Florence Honore

John and Anne Oros Term Professor
Jirs Meuris

Jirs Meuris

John and Anne Oros Term Professor
Sang Byung Seo

Sang Byung Seo

John and Anne Oros Term Professor
Yash Babar

Yash Babar

John and Anne Oros Term Professor
Yongheng Deng

Yongheng Deng

John P. Morgridge Distinguished Chair in Business
Page Moreau

Page Moreau

John R. Nevin Chair in Marketing
Min-Seok Pang

Min-Seok Pang

Karen A. and William S. Monfre Professor in Business
Evan Polman

Evan Polman

Kuechenmeister-Bascom Professor in Business
Dan Sacks

Dan Sacks

Leslie P. Schultz Professor in Risk Management and Insurance
Allen Li

Allen Li

Michael and Mary Sue Shannon Professor
Jan Heide

Jan B Heide

Michael E. Lehman Distinguished Chair in Business
Nicholas Petruzzi

Nicholas C Petruzzi

Michael E. Lehman Distinguished Chair in Business
Lu Han

Lu Han

Nathan F. Brand Chair in Real Estate
Erwan Quintin

Erwan Quintin

Nathan S. Brand Distinguished Chair in Finance
Enno Siemsen

Enno Siemsen

Patrick A. Thiele Distinguished Chair in Business
Sung Kim

Sung S Kim

Peter T. Allen Professor
Bob Batt

Bob Batt

Procter & Gamble – Bascom Professor
Daniel Wangerin

Dan Wangerin

PwC Chair in Accounting
Jonathan Eckhardt

Jon Eckhardt

Pyle Bascom Professor in Business Leadership
Randall Wright

Randall Wright

Ray B. Zemon Chair in Liquid Assets
Anita Mukherjee

Anita Mukherjee

Richard G. and Julie J. Diermeier Professor in Business
Emily Griffith

Emily Griffith

Robert and Monica Beyer Professor in Accounting
Willie Choi

Willie Choi

Robert Beyer Professor
Abdullah Yavas

Abdullah Yavas

Robert E. Wangard Real Estate Chair
Hengjie Ai

Hengjie Ai

Robert M. Steiner Chair in Business
Martin Ganco

Martin Ganco

Robert Pricer Chair in Enterprise Development
Charlie Trevor

Charlie Trevor

Ruth L. Nelson Chair in Business
Mahka Moeen

Mahka Moeen

Skillrud Family Chair in Business
Alex Stajkovic

Alexander D. Stajkovic

The Dean’s Professor in Business
Ishita Chakraborty

Ishita Chakraborty

Thomas and Charlene Landsberg Smith Faculty Fellow
Ivan Shaliastovich

Ivan Shaliastovich

Thomas D. and Barbara C. Stevens Distinguished Chair in Finance
Thomas Linsmeier

Tom Linsmeier

Thomas G. Ragatz Accounting and Law Distinguished Chair & Richard J. Johnson Chair of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems
Russell Coff

Russ Coff

Thomas J. Falk Distinguished Chair in Business
Qing Liu

Qing Liu

UW Foundation Chairman Orr – Bascom Professor
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Neil A. Morgan

Welch Family Professor in Business
Amber Epp

Amber Epp

Wilbur Dickson-Bascom Professor in Business
Dean Corbae

Dean Corbae

William Sellery Trukenbrod Chair in Finance
Jordan Tong

Jordan Tong

Wisconsin Naming Partners Professor
Hessam Bavafa

Hessam Bavafa

Wisconsin School of Business Bascom Professor