Thomas G. Ayers Chair in Energy Resource Management Professor of Management & Organizations
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of ManagementClimate Change, Energy, Environmental Sustainability, Global affairs
Klaus Weber is an Professor of Management & Organizations, and serves as the deputy director of the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. He is also affiliated with the Department of Sociology and the Northwestern Institute for Sustainability and Energy. His research is grounded in cultural and institutional analysis, and employs a range of methodological approaches. His substantive interests are a) the intersection between social movements, organizations and markets; b) environmental sustainability; and c) the globalization of economic policies and business practices. Klaus' research has been widely published in journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, American Sociological Review, Organization Science, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal and many others. His work has won best paper awards at the American Sociological Association, Administrative Science Quarterly, and the SYNTEC Conseil en Management. He was a senior editor at Organization Science and has guest edited volumes for Organization Studies and Organization Science. Klaus teaches MBA courses on environmental sustainability and on power in organizations; and doctoral seminars on cultural analysis, organization theory and research methods. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan and joined the Kellogg faculty in 2003.
Faculty, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences
New York Institute of Technology, New York TechEnvironmental Sustainability, forever chemicals, Health And Safety, PFAS, PFAS and water, PFAS chemicals, PFAS Expert, polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances, Sustainability
David Nadler is a research faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences at New York Institute of Technology. He joined the university after a long tenure as a director within the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and holds professional certifications in sustainability and occupational health and safety. In addition to his expertise in environmental sustainability, he has conducted research on ways to safely break down PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” which have been in use for decades and are found in common products, including water-resistant fabrics and stain-resistant carpeting.