Faculty

At the Ross School of Business, academic excellence has been the means for personal achievement, industry innovation, and global leadership. Students begin their future here by learning from both accomplished academics and business professionals who teach entrepreneurial courses. Please refer to the Fall and Winter term course listings for the faculty member associated with each course.

Peter Adriaens, Ph.D., P.E., BCEEM
Professor of Entrepreneurship; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering; Professor of Natural Resources and Environment, School of Natural Resources and Environment; Distinguished Professor, Sichuan University; Director, Asia Operations, LimnoTech; and Director, CleanTech Acquisition Partners

Allan Afuah, MS, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Strategy

Peter T. Allen, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Real Estate; and Adjunct Lecturer of Urban Planning, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Anocha Aribarg, MBA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing

David J. Brophy, MBA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of  Finance; and Director, Center for Venture Capital & Private Equity Finance
Zell Lurie Institute Executive Committee Member

J. Michael Davis, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies; and President & CEO of Wolverine Capital Partners

Timothy L. Faley, MBA, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies; Managing Director, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies

Fred Feinberg, Ph.D.
Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow; D. Maynard Phelps Professor of Marketing

Richard (Erik) Gordon, J.D.
Associate Director, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies; Clinical Associate Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies; and Managing Director, Wolverine Venture Fund

Tony Grover, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies

Gautam Kaul, Ph.D.
John C. and Sally S. Morley Professor of Finance; Managing Director, Social Venture Fund

Thomas C. Kinnear, MBA, Ph.D.
Eugene Applebaum Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies; Professor of Marketing; Executive Director, Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies; and Managing Director, Wolverine Venture Fund; Zell Lurie Institute Executive Committee Member (Ex-officio)

Nancy A. Kotzian
Lecturer of Business Communication

M.S. Krishnan, MS, Ph.D.
Joseph Handelman Professor of Business Information Technology; Chair of Business Information Technology

Francine Lafontaine, Ph.D.
William Davidson Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy; Professor of Economics, LSA; Chair of Business Economics

Andrew F. Lawlor, MBA
Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Strategy; and Director of Global MBA Projects:  Business School & William Davidson Institute; Zell Lurie Institute Executive Committee Member

Nigel Melville, MS, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Business Information Technology

Len M. Middleton, MBA
Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Strategy; Co-Director, Global MBA Projects; and President, Middleton & Company; Zell Lurie Institute Executive Committee Member

Thomas S. Porter, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies; Executive-in-Residence of the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies; and General Partner, Trillium Ventures

James Price, MBA
Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurial Studies; and President, CompanyCrafters LLC; Zell Lurie Institute Advisory Board Member; Zell Lurie Institute Executive Committee Member

Srinivasaraghavan (S) Sriram, Ph.D.
Arnold M. & Linda T. Jacob Assistant Professor of Marketing

Cindy A. Schipani, J.D.
Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Business Law; Chair of Law, History and Communication

Janet A. Weiss, Ph.D.
Dean, Rackham Graduate School; Mary C. Bromage Collegiate Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Public Policy; and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

To reach any of the faculty members listed here, please contact Carolyn Maguire at 734-615-4419 or cmaguire@umich.edu