Daniel Diermeier is the IBM Professor of Regulation and Competitive Practice, a Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management, and a Professor of Political Science at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, all at Northwestern University.
He is also co-creator and academic director of the CEO Perspectives Program, a joint venture between the Kellogg School of Management, Corporate Leadership Center, and Kellogg’s most senior executive education program.
Diermeier is the director of the Ford Motor Company Center for Global Citizenship which is home to the Global Health Initiative (GHI), a partnership between Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, Feinberg School of Medicine, Abbott, Inverness Medical and IDEO. In 2006, Northwestern University received a $5M grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to research and develop affordable diagnostic devices related to testing and treating HIV/AIDS. Professor Diermeier also served as the founding director of the Social Enterprise at Kellogg program (SEEK) and the founding co-director of the Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO).
Professor Diermeier’s teaching and research focuses on political institutions, the interaction of business and politics, crisis leadership, reputation management, integrated strategy, and strategic aspects of corporate social responsibility. He has lectured globally and led customized programs on crisis and reputation management, activists and consumer boycotts, political strategy and biotechnology, energy, financial services, manufacturing, medical marketing, pharmaceuticals, media management, regulatory management, security management, and transportation management.
Media Publication and Awards
His work has been published in numerous academic journals in management, economics, and political science and has been featured globally in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, the Financial Times, Newsweek, the Chicago Tribune, and De Telegraaf. He has received numerous awards including the prestigious L.G. Lavengood Professor of the Year Award (Kellogg School of Management) and the Faculty Pioneer Award from the Aspen Institute.
Advisory Relationships
Professor Diermeier has been advisor to some of the world’s leading companies including Abbott, Accenture, Allianz , Baker & McKenzie , BP, Cargill, the City of Chicago (Office of the Mayor), CIBC, Exelon, the FBI, W. W. Grainger, Guidant, HSBC, Intercontinental Exchange, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, McDonald’s, Metro AG, People’s Energy, Roche Diagnostics, Shell, and State Farm.
Membership and Boards
Member - The Economic Club of Chicago
Board - Appointed in December 2004 to the Management Board of the FBI
Senior Strategic Advisor - has served for PricewaterhouseCoopers
Advisory board member - Quantum Secure, a security management technology company
Advisory board member - The Point, a technology company facilitating social organization
Education
PhD, 1995, Political Science, University of Rochester
MA, 1993, Political Science, University of Rochester
MA, 1990, Political Science, University of Munich
MA, 1989, Philosophy, University of Southern California
