Chuck Eesley
Professor of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University
The institutional environment around founders matters more than we usually admit. I study how — and why.
I am a Professor of Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University and Co-Director for International Entrepreneurship at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP). My research examines how institutional environments, industrial policy, and platform design shape entrepreneurial outcomes — with particular focus on the United States, China, and emerging markets. Through STVP's global programs I have taught and run field research across six continents.
Engineering impact, by the numbers
200,000+
students reached through Stanford E145 and the global MOOC
$6T+
in alumni-founded company revenue documented across MIT, Stanford, and UVA
6,862+
citations across management, economics, and information systems · Google Scholar ↗
4
research universities using the alumni-survey methodology (MIT, Stanford, UVA, Tsinghua) — pioneered with Edward B. Roberts
Featured in
Nature · Bloomberg · Stanford Report · Stanford Engineering · Forbes · MIT News · Strategic Management Journal
Featured research
Latest essays
Long-form writing on entrepreneurship, institutions, industrial policy, and the global political economy of technology. New essays land roughly monthly on Substack.