Poets & Quants' Best 40-Under-40 Business School Professors of 2022

This is the 10th edition of our annual recognition, and our goal remains unchanged: To identify and celebrate the most talented young professors currently teaching in MBA programs around the world. … Overall, we received more than 2,240 nominations for nearly 140 individual professors. … For teaching, we consider the nominations received — both quality and quantity. For example, if we receive a hundred or more nominations for a professor but there’s little substance to the nominations, they’re probably not as likely to score as high as the professor that receives a dozen in-depth and thoughtful nominations. We also consider any teaching-related awards the professors have won. For research, we look at the volume and impact of the professor’s scholarly work. To do this we examine Google Citation numbers as well as major media attention received by the professor and his or her research work. Lastly, akin to teaching, we consider research awards and grants the professors have received. Once the professors are scored, we review the Top 60 and consult each editorial staff member before finalizing our Top 40. … Poets&Quants congratulates each man and woman in this year’s crop of 40-Under-40 MBA professors. No matter what they study, the courses they teach, or where they work, all are among the most promising young professors tasked with transferring their knowledge and experience to promising young professionals embarking on their careers. Their profiles on the following pages reveal the professors’ anxieties, triumphs, and personalities. In their answers to our questions, the professors are candid, funny, and insightful. They tell us about their favorite type of MBA student, as well as what they would be doing if they weren’t B-school professors. (For Christopher Myers, 34, of Johns Hopkins’ Carey Business School, he’d be a stand-up comedian: “Though based on how my jokes go over in class, my students would probably say it is a good thing the professor option worked out for me!”) Continue Reading…