# Steven A. Altman ![Steven A. Altman profile photo](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_543h/public/media/saa558.jpg?h=f4cbd88f&itok=PnumOBLE) Research Assistant Professor Director, Center for the Future of Management, DHL Initiative on Globalization Joined Stern 2014 Leonard N. Stern School of Business Kaufman Management Center 44 West Fourth Street, 10-62 New York, NY 10012 ## About Steven A. Altman Steven A. Altman is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and Organizations at the New York University Stern School of Business, as well as Senior Research Scholar and Director of the DHL Initiative on Globalization at NYU Stern’s Center for the Future of Management. He holds a PhD in International Business and Strategy from the University of Reading, an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School, an MPA from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a B.S. in Economics summa cum laude from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Altman’s research focuses on understanding the patterns of international flows of goods and services, capital, information, and people, how cross-country differences and distances shape those flows, and their implications for business and public policy. He has managed the development of a variety of teaching and decision-making tools based on that research, and is the co-author of the DHL Global Connectedness Index, a detailed country-by-country examination of globalization. Prior to joining NYU Stern, Professor Altman was a Senior Research Associate and Lecturer at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. Professor Altman also brings to his academic work more than ten years of experience as a management consultant. He has assisted clients with international and emerging market strategies across a variety of industries and geographic regions. ## Departments - Management and Organizations - Center for the Future of Management ## Research Interests - Globalization - International strategy - International management ## Areas of Expertise - Economics - Emerging Markets - Globalization & Trade - International Economic Policy - Management - Global Expansion ## Courses Taught - Global Strategy ## Academic Background - **PhD, International Business and Strategy, 2019** - Henley Business School, University of Reading - **MBA, 2006** - Harvard Business School - **MPA, 2006** - Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government - **B.S., Economics, 1998** - Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania ## Related News & Research - [Tech Beats Tariffs: Global Trade Growth Accelerates and Globalization Sets New Record – DHL Globalization Tracker, 2026 Update](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/research-highlights/tech-beats-tariffs-global-trade-growth-accelerates-and-globalization-sets-new-record-dhl) - [Adjunct Professor Steven Altman interview: “The Review Continues:  USMCA Faces Uncertain Future.”](https://www.ajot.com/premium/ajot-the-review-continues-usmca-faces-uncertain-future) - [Adjunct Professor Steven Altman interview: “‘It's Optimistic.’ Prof. Altman Talks About World Trade." (Translation Required)](https://businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/prof-altman-ma-rade-dla-polski-dystans-ma-znaczenie/69krjt0) - [Commentary from Adjunct Professor Steven Altman is cited: “Transit Load Should Be Connected to Production According to DHL Report.” (Translation Required)](https://www.fortuneturkey.com/dhl-raporuna-gore-transit-yuk-uretime-baglanmali) - [Globalization Holds Firm at a Record Level, While the U.S. and China Continue to Decouple – DHL Global Connectedness Report 2026](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/research-highlights/globalization-holds-firm-record-level-while-us-and-china-continue-decouple-dhl-global-connectedness) - [Adjunct Professor Steven Altman interview: “‘If Europe Joins Forces With the Trans-Pacific Bloc…’: A Nightmare Scenario for Donald Trump and China.” (Translation Required)](https://www.lexpress.fr/idees-et-debats/si-leurope-sallie-au-bloc-transpacifique-ce-scenario-cauchemar-pour-donald-trump-et-la-chine-TDQPWUTBUFHETO2YFZS4KTVQMI/?utm_medium?cmp_redirect=true) - [15 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Globalization.](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/15-reasons-be-optimistic-about-globalization) - [Global Trade Withstands Tariff Turbulence – DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, 2025 Special Update ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/global-trade-withstands-tariff-turbulence-dhl-global-connectedness-tracker-2025-special-update) - [Senior Research Scholar Steven Altman interview: “Trump Helps Global Trade.” (Translation Required)](https://www.faz.net/pro/weltwirtschaft/oekonom-dank-trump-steigt-die-unterstuetzung-fuer-den-globalen-handel-accg-110643026.html) - [Senior Research Scholar Steven Altman interview: “Globalization Can Survive the U.S. Trade War.”](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-13/trump-and-tariffs-globalization-can-survive-the-us-trade-war?srnd=phx-opinion) - [Commentary from Senior Research Scholar Steven Altman is cited: “Has Donald Trump ‘Won’ With His Tariffs?”](https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/economics/article/has-donald-trump-won-with-his-tariffs-c03dm9r99) - [Global trade set for growth despite U.S. policy shifts, reveals DHL Trade Atlas 2025](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/global-trade-set-growth-despite-us-policy-shifts-reveals-dhl-trade-atlas-2025) - [DHL Global Connectedness Tracker: Globalization Remains at a Record Level, Despite Geopolitical Tensions and Uncertainties](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/dhl-global-connectedness-tracker-globalization-remains-record-level-despite-geopolitical-tensions) - [DHL Global Connectedness Report: Globalization at a Record High – Despite Pandemic and Geopolitical Conflict](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/dhl-global-connectedness-report-globalization-record-high-despite-pandemic-and-geopolitical-conflict) - [DHL Global Connectedness Index: Globalization Resilient Even As U.S.-China Decoupling Advances](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/dhl-global-connectedness-index-globalization-resilient-even-us-china-decoupling-advances) - [New DHL Trade Growth Atlas: Global trade surprisingly strong despite recent shocks](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/new-dhl-trade-growth-atlas-global-trade-surprisingly-strong-despite-recent-shocks) - [DHL Global Connectedness Index: Globalization Proves Resilient During Covid-19 Crisis](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/dhl-global-connectedness-index-2021-update) - [DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 Signals Recovery of Globalization from COVID-19 Setback](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/dhl-global-connectedness-index-2020-signals-recovery-globalization-covid-19-setback) - [How Globalized is the World Today? ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/how-globalized-world-today) - [Globalization in Troubled Times ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research/globalization-troubled-times)