Joined Stern 2019
Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Kaufman Management Center
44 West Fourth Street, 6/141
New York, NY 10012
E-mail ajt10@stern.nyu.edu
Alison Taylor
Biography
Alison Taylor joined New York University Stern School of business as a clinical associate professor in January 2023. Her research focuses on the organizational dimension of corporate responsibility and business ethics. She has expertise in strategy, sustainability, political and social risk, culture and behavior, human rights, ethics and compliance, stakeholder engagement, anti corruption and professional responsibility. Alison's first book, Higher Ground, was published by Harvard Business Review Press in February 2024. Her previous work experience includes being a Managing Director at non-profit business network Business for Social Responsibility and a Senior Managing Director at Control Risks. She holds several advisory roles, including with sustainability non-profit Business for Social Responsibility, VentureESG, Pictet Group and KKR. Alison is also a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Good Governance. Alison received her Bachelor of Arts in Modern History from Balliol College, Oxford University, her MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago, and MA in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.
Research Interests
- Anti-corruption
- Business ethics
- Social impact
- Sustainability strategy
Courses Taught
- Professional Responsibility
- Professional Responsibility & Leadership
- Sustainability for Competitive Advantage
Academic Background
MA, Organizational Psychology
Columbia University
MA, International Relations
University of Chicago
BA, Modern History
Balliol College, Oxford University
Related News & Research
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “Making Sense of Gen Z: Employers Seek Answers on Managing Younger Workers.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor’s book, “Higher Ground,” is featured: “Best Summer Books of 2024: Business.”
Five Ways Business Schools Can Pivot Towards Sustainability.
Commentary from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor is cited: “Business School Teaching Case Study: Unilever Chief Signals Rethink on ESG.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “Get Ready Bosses: Today’s Protesters Are Tomorrow’s Workers.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “Gen Zers Are Asking Their Parents For Job Help, Plus Is Activism Protected At Work?”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “If the Divestment Movement Succeeds, Will It Have an Economic Impact?”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “College Protesters Are Demanding Schools 'Divest' From Companies With Ties to Israel. Here's What That Means.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “Being Responsible Has Become ‘a Tangle of Traps’: Here’s Five For Business Leaders to Avoid.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “REI Fired A Popular Manager For Not Immediately Reporting Union Chatter.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “Preparation Guidance For Corporate Counsel to Meet SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rules.”
Commentary from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor is cited: “The Cries From Britain’s Struggling CEOs Are Growing Louder – How Can They Survive on a Mere £4.4m a Year?”
Commentary from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor is cited: “Talent Pipelines Fail to Include Women and Minorities.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “How the C-suite Got So Bloated.”
Insights from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor's book, "Higher Ground," are featured: "Companies Need to Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are – Especially in an Election Year."
Insights from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor’s new book, “Higher Ground,” are spotlighted: “How Business Can Avoid the Traps on the Way to Finding Purpose.”
Insights from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor's forthcoming book, "Higher Ground," are spotlighted: "Why All Workplaces Should Focus on Human Rights."
Corporate Advocacy in a Time of Social Outrage.
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “PwC Vets Finalists for Top Job as Industry Meets AI, Gen Z Era.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “The Corporations Weaponizing Trust to Obstruct Climate Action.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor’s book, “Higher Ground,” is featured: “Best Summer Books of 2024: Business.”
Five Ways Business Schools Can Pivot Towards Sustainability.
Commentary from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor is cited: “Business School Teaching Case Study: Unilever Chief Signals Rethink on ESG.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “Get Ready Bosses: Today’s Protesters Are Tomorrow’s Workers.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “Gen Zers Are Asking Their Parents For Job Help, Plus Is Activism Protected At Work?”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “If the Divestment Movement Succeeds, Will It Have an Economic Impact?”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “College Protesters Are Demanding Schools 'Divest' From Companies With Ties to Israel. Here's What That Means.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “Being Responsible Has Become ‘a Tangle of Traps’: Here’s Five For Business Leaders to Avoid.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “REI Fired A Popular Manager For Not Immediately Reporting Union Chatter.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “Preparation Guidance For Corporate Counsel to Meet SEC’s Climate Disclosure Rules.”
Commentary from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor is cited: “The Cries From Britain’s Struggling CEOs Are Growing Louder – How Can They Survive on a Mere £4.4m a Year?”
Commentary from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor is cited: “Talent Pipelines Fail to Include Women and Minorities.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “How the C-suite Got So Bloated.”
Insights from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor's book, "Higher Ground," are featured: "Companies Need to Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are – Especially in an Election Year."
Insights from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor’s new book, “Higher Ground,” are spotlighted: “How Business Can Avoid the Traps on the Way to Finding Purpose.”
Insights from Clinical Professor Alison Taylor's forthcoming book, "Higher Ground," are spotlighted: "Why All Workplaces Should Focus on Human Rights."
Corporate Advocacy in a Time of Social Outrage.
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “PwC Vets Finalists for Top Job as Industry Meets AI, Gen Z Era.”
Clinical Professor Alison Taylor interview: “The Corporations Weaponizing Trust to Obstruct Climate Action.”
Areas of Expertise
Ethics
- Human Rights