Andrew John Hoffman (born 1961) is a scholar of

environmental issues Environmental issues are disruptions in the usual function of ecosystems. Further, these issues can be caused by humans (human impact on the environment) or they can be natural. These issues are considered serious when the ecosystem cannot recov ...

and

sustainable business A sustainable business, or a green business, is an enterprise that has (or aims to have) a minimal negative (or potentially positive) impact on the global or local environment, community, society, or economy. Such a business attempts to meet the ...

. He is the Holcim Professor in Sustainable Enterprise at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

Career

Since 2004, Hoffman has been Holcim Professor in Sustainable Enterprise at the

, with joint appointments at the

Ross School of Business The University of Michigan Ross School of Business (branded as Michigan Ross) is the business school of the University of Michigan, a Public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school was originally established ...

and the School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS). He has also served as Faculty Director and Associate Director of the Frederick A. and Barbara M. Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, and as Education Director at the Graham Sustainability Institute. Prior to the University of Michigan, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the

Kellogg School of Management The Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management (branded as Northwestern Kellogg) is the graduate business school of Northwestern University, a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois. History Early ...

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

and served on the faculty of the Boston University School of Management (now the Boston University Questrom School of Business). He earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the

University of Massachusetts at Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the Flagship university, flagship campus of the Univer ...

, his MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering from

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of modern technology and sc ...

, and his PhD in both Management and Civil & Environmental Engineering from

. For his PhD, he studied under John Ehrenfeld, Fred Moavenzadeh, David H. Marks, Willie Ocasio, William F. Pounds and Robert Thomas.

Selected works

Books

Hoffman has published nineteen books. Some notable ones include: * * Joint winner of the 2011 Connecticut Book Award, memoir category.

Papers

Hoffman has published over a hundred articles and book chapters. Some notable ones include: *

References

External links

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Harvard Business School bio

Social Science Research Network page

Impactstory page

Web of Science page

Scopus page
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