Benoît Monin
The Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Professor of Ethics, Psychology, and Leadership
Professor of Psychology, School of Humanities and Sciences
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Administrative Titles
Co-Director, Leading with an Improv Mindset
Academic Degrees
- PhD in Psychology, Princeton University, 2002
- MSc in Social Psychology, London School of Economics, 1995
- ESSEC Diploma, Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC), Cergy, France, 1994
Academic Appointments
- The Bowen H. and Janice Arthur McCoy Professor of Ethics, Psychology, and Leadership, Stanford GSB, 2016-Present
- Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford GSB, 2012-Present
- Professor of Psychology, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, 2012-Present
- Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford GSB, 2008–12
- Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, 2008–12
- Visiting Professor, Psychology Department, Université de Paris X (Nanterre), May 2008
- Visiting Scholar, Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2005–06
- Assistant Professor of Psychology, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, 2001–08
Awards and Honors
- Hank McKinnell-Pfizer Inc. Faculty Fellow, 2023–24
- Business School Trust Faculty Fellow for 2021–22
- Philip F. Maritz Faculty Fellow, Stanford GSB, 2012–13
- Fletcher Jones Faculty Scholar, Stanford GSB, 2009–10
- Richard E. Guggenhime Faculty Scholar, Stanford University, 2006–09
- Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, Stanford University, 2005
- Finalist, Honorific Dissertation Fellowship, Princeton University Graduate School, 2000
- Dissertation Fellowship, Fellowship of Woodrow Wilson Scholars, Princeton, 1998-2000
- Médaille de Bronze de la Défense Nationale, 1996 (French military medal)
Journal Articles
Book Chapters
Degree Courses
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In the Media
Stanford panel debates: Does teaching ethics do any good?