Alan Murray Appointed Executive Fellow of Yale Program on Stakeholder Innovation and Management

The Yale Program on Stakeholder Innovation and Management (Y-SIM) today announced the appointment of Alan Murray, chief executive officer of Fortune Media, as its inaugural Executive Fellow.

Y-SIM’s mission is to develop new thinking that helps leaders become experts in creating long-term value for the stakeholders who matter to the success of their organizations by supporting academic research and developing robust curricula for students, executives, and entrepreneurs.

For four decades as a business journalist and media executive, Murray has been examining the issues and challenges confronting leaders at the intersection of business and society. Before becoming CEO of Fortune Media, he was chief content officer for Time, Inc., president of Pew Research Center, an editor and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, and Washington bureau chief for CNBC. He is the author of several books. In 2022, he wrote, with Catherine Whitney, Tomorrow’s Capitalist. In 2015, he launched Fortune’s Change the World list to recognize corporate social impact. He consulted with Business Roundtable leaders on their 2019 statement recognizing the need for companies to create value for employees, customers and community members, in addition to shareholders.

“Alan has established himself as one of the most trusted and influential voices in business, journalism and public opinion,” says Jon Iwata, Y-SIM practice leader and lecturer at Yale School of Management. “For years, he has kept his finger on the pulse of CEOs as they navigate the new realities in which business operates. Our program and the SOM community will benefit greatly from his knowledge.”

Ravi Dhar, Y-SIM’s co-faculty leader, the George Rogers Clark Professor of Management and Marketing at SOM, and the director of the Yale Center for Customer Insights, says “Y-SIM executive fellows will provide a fresh perspective to advance new thinking on stakeholder management, speak at events, and mentor students,” Dhar says. “We are pleased to welcome Alan as our inaugural executive fellow.”

“Y-SIM is the first serious academic attempt to research and develop the principles behind stakeholder management, and I am both honored and excited to be associated with the effort,” says Murray. “Business is the most powerful force for change in our society, and this program is an important lever to help ensure that over the long-term, the interests of business and society are aligned.”

About the Yale Program on Stakeholder Innovation and Management

The Yale Program on Stakeholder Innovation and Management (Y-SIM) was established at the Yale School of Management in 2022. Its mission is to develop new thinking that helps leaders become experts in creating long-term value for the stakeholders who matter to the success of their organizations.