The Institute for Business in Society (IBIS)
IBIS - People & Partners
People
The Institute for Business in Society has three academic directors who work with the leadership team to develop the institute’s programs and thought leadership. The institute also collaborates with faculty from across the University of Virginia as well as from other universities to further advance and extend the institute’s initiatives.
Academic Directors
R. Edward Freeman
Stephen E. Bachand University Professor of Business Administration and Elis and Signe Olsson Professor of Business Administration
Jared D. Harris
Samuel L. Slover Research Chair and Associate Professor of Research Administration
Staff
Joey Burton
Executive Director
Maggie Morse
Director
Anna Caughron
Program Manager
Jenny Mead
Senior Researcher
Prem Menghwar
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Advisory Committee
Founding support for the Institute for Business in Society was provided by biotechnology pioneer Amgen, leading security company Northrop Grumman Corporation and global packaging company WestRock. As a Center of Excellence at Darden, the Institute for Business in Society explores issues that affect the dynamics among business, government and society.
Amgen, Northrop Grumman and WestRock executives, as well as additional anonymous founding supporters, serve on the institute's Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee, along with Dean Scott Beardsley and Darden’s faculty, helps identify activities around the most pressing issues for business in society and advance knowledge to shape business practices.