Lang Research Chairs
Commitment to Research Excellence.
Research chairs at the Lang School are an eclectic group of academic and research leaders from a wide range of disciplines that consistently produce breakthrough research and generate substantial impact. The research chairs contribute to Lang’s pillar of generating research with impact that informs policy, business and practice.
Lang Research Chairs
The Lang Chairs help advance Lang’s position as a globally focused business school, dedicated to improving life through purpose-driven management education. Funding for the Lang Chair positions comes from the transformation $21-million gift from Stu and Kim Lang in 2019 which named U of G’s business school after Stu’s late father Gordon.
Dr. Laurie Barclay, Lang Chair in Leadership
Dr. Laurie Barclay research explores fairness and its intersection with leadership and creating healthy workplaces.
Dr. Sourav Ray, Lang Chair in Marketing
Dr. Sourav Ray a highly sought-after expert in strategic issues in business-to-business marketing, distribution channels, pricing, emerging technologies and technology-intensive markets.
Dr. Ilias Tsiakas, Lang Chair in Finance
Dr. Ilias Tsiakas is an active researcher in asset pricing, international finance, financial econometrics, and climate finance.
Ann Pegoraro
Dr. Ann Pegoraro is a leading expert in sport management and focuses on working with sport organizations from the grassroots to the professional level to address the ever-evolving strategic issues impacting sport.
University Research Leadership Chairs
Research Leadership Chairs recognize research excellence of mid- to late-career-stage faculty who have proven records of distinguished and sustained scholarly work. Research Leadership Chairs are prominent researchers who have received significant recognition on both a national and international level.