Wharton Dean Geoff Garrett announced the appointment of Martine Haas as the Lauder Professor at the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies.

The Lauder Professorship was established by brothers Leonard A. Lauder (W’54) and Ronald S. Lauder (W’65) when they founded the Lauder Institute in honor of their father, Joseph H. Lauder. Dr. Haas’s appointment as the Lauder Professor accompanies her role as the Anthony L. Davis Director of the Lauder Institute (Almanac May 28, 2019).

“Leonard and I are pleased to have Professor Haas hold the Lauder Professorship,” said the Honorable Ronald S. Lauder, chairman of the Lauder Institute Board of Governors. “Martine embodies our vision for the global connectivity and understanding that we seek to support through the Lauder Institute. Professor Haas has already raised the Institute’s international profile by highlighting the expertise of our Global Fellows and faculty, and we look forward to many more achievements and the great success that will, no doubt, follow in the coming years.”

“This is a wonderful moment,” added Leonard A. Lauder. “Professor Haas is a great leader and thinker with a strong vision for the worlds of today and tomorrow. She knows how to inspire and motivate, and is the perfect person to guide the next generation of global leaders. My family and I are honored that she has been appointed as Lauder Professor.”

Dr. Haas has been a member of the Penn faculty since 2007. An expert on global business, including collaboration in multinational firms, global teamwork, and the sociology and social psychology of organizations, she has received scholarly awards from the Academy of Management and Academy of International Business and teaching awards from both the Wharton MBA and undergraduate programs. She has worked for McKinsey & Company and Oxfam, and served on the faculty of Cornell University and as a visiting faculty member at London Business School. Dr. Haas earned a PhD in organizational behavior and an MA in sociology from Harvard, an MA in international relations from Yale, and a BA in human sciences from Oxford.