Faculty and Research

Toby E. Stuart is the Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was the Arthur J. Samberg Professor of Organizations & Strategy and Academic Director of the Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School. He was also course head for Strategy Formulation. From 1995 to 2003, he was on the faculty at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, where he was the Fred G. Steingraber-A.T. Kearney Professor of Organizations & Strategy. He received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He holds an A.B., summa cum laude, in economics from Carleton College. Prior to earning his Ph.D., Dr. Stuart was a Research Associate at the Harvard Business School.

His research has examined the formulation of firm strategies in a number of industries; the formation, governance, and consequences of strategic alliances; organizational design and new venture formation in established firms; venture capital networks, and the role of networks in the creation of new firms. In a recent project, he is examining the circumstances surrounding academic life scientists’ technology commercialization initiatives, including starting and advising firms. He has published numerous articles in refereed management, strategy, and general field journals, including Administrative Science Quarterly, American Journal of Sociology, Science, Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Research Policy, and Industrial and Corporate Change. He has served as an Associate Editor of the American Journal of Sociology and is a member of the editorial boards of Administrative Science Quarterly, Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Research Policy, and Industrial and Corporate Change.

Professor Stuart is the recipient of the 2007 Kauffman Prize Medal for Distinguished Research in Entrepreneurship, which is granted every other year to recognize one individual’s contributions to entrepreneurship research. He has also received the Administrative Science Quarterly’s Scholarly Contribution (best paper) award, as well as the Columbia Business School’s Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence.

Professor Stuart teaches MBA and executive education courses in the areas of corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, technology strategy, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Stuart has served as a consultant and executive educator to many companies.