Alison Taylor
- Clinical Associate Professor of Business & Society
Joined Stern 2019
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Kaufman Management Center
44 West Fourth Street, 7-147
New York, NY 10012
About Alison Taylor
Alison Taylor joined New York University Stern School of business as a clinical associate professor in January 2023. Her research focuses on the organizational dimension of corporate responsibility and business ethics. She has expertise in strategy, sustainability, political and social risk, culture and behavior, human rights, ethics and compliance, stakeholder engagement, anti corruption and professional responsibility. Alison's first book, Higher Ground, was published by Harvard Business Review Press in February 2024. Her previous work experience includes being a Managing Director at non-profit business network Business for Social Responsibility and a Senior Managing Director at Control Risks. She holds several advisory roles, including with sustainability non-profit Business for Social Responsibility, VentureESG, Pictet Group and KKR. Alison is also a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Good Governance. Alison received her Bachelor of Arts in Modern History from Balliol College, Oxford University, her MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago, and MA in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.
- Business and Society Program
- Anti-corruption
- Business ethics
- Social impact
- Sustainability strategy
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Ethics
- Human Rights
- Professional Responsibility
- Professional Responsibility & Leadership
- Sustainability for Competitive Advantage
- Sustainable Business: Challenges & Opportunities
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MA, Organizational Psychology
Columbia University
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MA, International Relations
University of Chicago
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BA, Modern History
Balliol College, Oxford University
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