Chuck Eesley
Professor of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University School of Engineering
The institutional environment around founders matters more than we usually admit. I measure how, and build systems to change them.
I am a Professor of Management Science & Engineering at the Stanford University School of Engineering 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.
Currently
Working on a trade-press book on the institutional engineering of innovation ecosystems. Selectively considering additional board, advisory, and consulting engagements at the intersection of AI, industrial policy, and entrepreneurship. Press kit · speaking inquiries.
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 ↗
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former doctoral students in tenure-track faculty positions (Columbia, Oxford Saïd, CMU Tepper, JHU Carey, NUS, CUHK, Oregon, PUC Chile, & more) · Advising ↗
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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.