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Edward B. Rust Professor of Political Science in the Graduate School of Business
Professor of Political Science (by courtesy), School of Humanities and Sciences
Robert and Marilyn Jaedicke Faculty Fellow for 2016-2017

At Stanford University since July, 1986.

Education and Employment History

University of Kansas BS 1977 and MA, 1979
University of Rochester MA 1981 and PhD, 1983
Lecturer, Univ. of Rochester, 1981-82
Assistant Professor, California Institute of Technology, 1983-86
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford, 1986-91
Hoover National Fellow, 1988-89 and 2012-13
Brookings Guest Fellow, 1991
Fellow, Senate Republican Leader’s Office, 1991
Professor, Graduate School of Business, 1993-present
Fellow, Center for Advanced Study, 1995-96 and 2002-03
Visiting Professor, Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School, 2001-02
Graduate School of Business Trust Faculty Fellow for 2005-06
Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University, Falls of 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Teaching and Research

At Stanford I have taught PhD courses on foundations of political economy, and applied formal models of collective choice in U.S. political institutions. MBA and executive education (Sloan, MSx, SEP). Courses I have taught include business political strategy, and business ethics.  My research focuses on strategic interaction of politicians within and across institutions of government, with an emphasis on the U.S. Congress.