James L. Schorr
Clinical Professor of Management
Subject Area(s):
Ethics and Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship
Biography:
Professor Jim Schorr has 15 years of experience working at the intersection of business and society, and is among the nation’s leading experts on issues of social enterprise and entrepreneurship. In 1993, he co-founded Net Impact, a global network which has since enabled more than 25,000 graduate business students and professionals on five continents to integrate social and environmental priorities into their education and career.
His career has also included leadership and consulting positions with major corporations, start-up companies and government agencies, giving Professor Schorr unique insights into the role of business in society from a wide variety of perspectives. Among the organizations in which Schorr has served are Juma Ventures, EcomBrands, Cobra Golf, Windermere Associates and Florida Leisure Corporation.
Prior to joining Owen, Schorr was a faculty member at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, within the school’s Center for Responsible Business. He continues to serve as board chair of Net Impact, and is on the board of directors for the Social Enterprise Alliance, Global Social Venture Competition and Juma Ventures.
Professor Schorr’s perspectives on social enterprise have been published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and he has been a featured speaker at numerous conferences and events, including the 2008 World Forum on Social Enterprise in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Education:
BS, Tennessee, 1989
MBA, Northwestern, 1994
Course(s) Taught:
- MGT 422: Business & Society
- MGT 423: Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability
- MGT 428: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Area(s) of Expertise:
Social enterprise, corporate social responsibility, entrepreneurship, environmental issues, corporate philanthropy
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