
Ph.D. - Doctoral Faculty
Doctoral Faculty
Darden's top-ranked faculty introduce Ph.D. candidates to a world of research and publishing opportunities that aim to push candidates' purpose toward professional reward.
Currently our program supports specialization in Ethics, Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Organizations.
Please note: The Ph.D. program is not accepting new applications. Check here for updated information on when the program will accept new applications.
Business Ethics

R. Edward Freeman
(Ph.D., Washington University) University Professor; Elis and Signe Olsson Professor of Business Administration; Senior Fellow, Darden Olsson Center for Applied Ethics; Academic Director, Darden Institute for Business in Society

Jared D. Harris
(Ph.D., University of Minnesota) Samuel L. Slover Research Chair and Associate Professor of Business Administration

Andrew C. Wicks
(Ph.D., University of Virginia) Ruffin Professor of Business Administration; Director, Darden Olsson Center for Applied Ethics; Director, Darden Doctoral Program

Bidhan "Bobby" L. Parmar
(Ph.D., University of Virginia) Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Entrepreneurship

Ming-Jer Chen
(Ph.D., University of Maryland) Leslie E. Grayson Professor of Business Administration

Gregory B. Fairchild
(Ph.D., Columbia University) Isidore Horween Research Associate Professor of Business Administration; Associate Dean, Washington, D.C., Area Initiatives; Academic Director, Public Policy and Entrepreneurship

Michael Lenox
(Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean; Darden School Chief Strategy Officer

Jeanne M. Liedtka
(DBA, Boston University) United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean for Degree Programs

Saras D. Sarasvathy
(Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University) Paul M. Hammaker Professor of Business Administration; Jamuna Raghavan Chair; Professor in Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore

Sankaran "Venkat" Venkataraman
(Ph.D., University of Minnesota) MasterCard Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research

L.J. Bourgeois III
(Ph.D., University of Washington) Professor of Business Administration; Senior Fellow, Darden Center for Global Initiatives
Leadership in Organizations

Peter Belmi
(Ph.D., Stanford University) Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Martin N. Davidson
(Ph.D., Stanford University) Johnson and Higgins Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean; Darden School Chief Diversity Officer

Jim Detert
(Ph.D., Harvard University) Professor of Business Administration; Associate Dean for Executive Degree Programs and Leadership Initiatives

Morela Hernandez
(Ph.D., Duke University) Associate Professor of Business Administration

Alexander B. Horniman
(DBA, Harvard University) Killgallon Ohio Art Professor of Business Administration; Senior Fellow, Darden Olsson Center for Applied Ethics

Lynn A. Isabella
(DBA, Boston University) Associate Professor of Business Administration
