Jörg Spenkuch is an Associate Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences. He joined the Kellogg faculty in 2013, after receiving his PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago. He currently teaches core courses in the full-time and evening & weekend MBA programs, as well as Kellogg's MBAi program.

Porfessor Spenkuch's research interests are in political economy and applied microeconomics. He is currently working on issues related to decision-making in strategic environments, preference formation, and "private politics."

Political Economy and Applied Microeconomics

• Ph.D., 2013, Economics, University of Chicago
• M.A., 2009, Economics, University of Chicago
• B.A., 2007, Economics, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)
• B.A., 2007, Business Administration, University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)

• Associate Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Assistant Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 8/31/2017
• Donald P. Jacobs Scholar, Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1/1/2014

• MinE Best Paper Award, European Economic Association
• Chair's Core Teaching Award
• Deutschlands "Top 40 unter 40", Capital (Germany)
• FEEM Award, European Economic Association
• Best Paper Award, RGS Doctoral Conference

Leadership and Crisis Management (PACT-440-5)
This course was formerly known as KPPI 440-A
In recent decades corporations have increasingly become the dominant source for political and social change. Increased globalization and technological progress have further accelerated this process. Businesses are now held accountable by standards other than legal compliance or financial performance. Successful business leaders have recognized that these challenges are best mastered by a commitment to values-based management. However, simply "doing the right thing" is not enough. Rather, companies increasingly find themselves as targets of aggressive legal action, media coverage and social pressure. Organizations must be prepared to handle rapidly changing environments and anticipate potential threats. This requires a deep understanding of the strategic complexities in managing various stakeholders and constituencies. To confront students with these challenges in a realistic fashion, the class is structured around a rich set of challenging case studies and crisis simulation exercises.

MBAi AI Leaders (MBAI-920-5)


MBAi Business Analytics (DECS-435-0)
DECISION ANALYSIS