Andy Baker is Professor of Political Science and faculty affiliate of the Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program at Purdue University. Andy conducts research on Latin American politics, mass political behavior, and international political economy. He is the author of three books, including Persuasive Peers: Social Communication and Voting in Latin America, which won the 2021 American Political Science Association Political Networks Section Best Book Award, and Shaping the Developing World: The West, the South, and the Natural World: Second Edition (2022, Congressional Quarterly Press). His articles have appeared in American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Politics, Latin American Research Review, World Development, World Politics, and other journals.
Kelly Blanchard, PhD is a Clinical Professor of Economics and Associate Dean for Student Experience and Undergraduate Programs. Dr. Blanchard has taught at Purdue in the economics department since 1998. Her current research interests focus on the economics of information, particularly in labor markets and in higher education. In addition, Dr. Blanchard acts as a consultant for clients involved in antitrust litigation. Her expertise has guided nationally recognized institutions such as ARCO and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Before her appointment at Purdue, she taught at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Dr. Blanchard received her bachelor's degree in economics from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, and completed her MS and PhD degrees in economics at the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.
James “Jim” Bullard serves as dean of Purdue University’s Mitch Daniels School of Business. Prior to joining Purdue, he was president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, where he played a prominent role in U.S. monetary policy for more than 15 years. His research and leadership focus on macroeconomics, economic growth, and the future of free enterprise.
John Butler is a proud Purdue and IU graduate, who earned a BA in history in 1997 from Purdue and a M.A. and PhD in history from IU in 2002 and 2012. He specializes in modern U.S. history, focusing on how the histories of landscape and transportation have shaped cities and the built environment. His doctoral dissertation was written about the history of train depots in Bloomington, Indiana and Roanoke, Virginia. He has also written a book on the history of Indiana Wine as well as articles and lectures on a wide range of historical topics including; the history of the 1919 flood and drought in Indiana, the history of railroad depots in Monroe County, Indiana, the history of transportation in Monroe County, the evolution of canals to railroads in Indiana, and most recently the history of the Wabash and Erie Canal. Currently, John is working on a history of what travelling to the city has meant for Hoosiers.
Alok Chaturvedi is a professor of Management Information Systems at Purdue University’s Daniels School of Business and founder of Purdue’s Synthetic Environment for Analysis and Simulations (SEAS) Laboratory. His research explores digital transformation, simulation technologies, artificial intelligence, and the intersection of technology, business, and public policy.
Michael B. Cline is Senior Vice President for Administrative Operations at Purdue University and Chief Operating Officer for Purdue University in Indianapolis. A licensed professional engineer and Purdue alumnus, he oversees major university operations, capital projects, public safety, infrastructure, and strategic growth initiatives across both campuses. Previously, he served as Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation, where he led the delivery of major statewide infrastructure investments and groundbreaking public-private partnership projects. His career spans decades of leadership in engineering, operations, economic development, and public service.
Jonathan W. Dahlsten (PhD, University of California, Davis, Political Science) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Purdue University’s Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program and a core faculty member in the Cornerstone Institute for Civic Thought. His research and teaching focus on civic education and formation through the history of political thought, especially in the works of Plato, Rousseau, and Nietzsche. He also writes on public festivals, political affect, and the practices of citizenship and leadership in contemporary liberal democracies, connecting classic texts to contemporary American democratic life.
Mitch Daniels serves as Interim President of Purdue University after previously leading the university as its 12th president from 2013 to 2022. He also served as Indiana’s 49th governor from 2005 to 2013. Throughout his career in public service, higher education, and business, Daniels has championed innovation, economic opportunity, fiscal responsibility, and institutional excellence. His leadership has helped shape conversations around the future of higher education, free enterprise, and public policy.
Maria Goyette (PhD, Baylor University, Political Science) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Purdue University’s Cornerstone Liberal Arts Integrated Liberal Arts program and a core faculty member in the Cornerstone Institute for Civic Thought. Her research and teaching interests include political theory and American politics, with a particular focus on ancient, early modern, and American political thought. She is especially interested in the ancients’ rich account of friendship, love, virtue, poetry, and education.
Sebastian Graham (PhD, University of North Texas, Political Science) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Purdue University’s Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program and the Assistant Director of the Cornerstone Institute for Civic Thought. His areas of expertise include ancient, modern, and American political thought, politics and literature, and the study of leadership. He also studies constitutional law, rhetoric, and American political development. His research focuses on the relationship between democracy and its leaders, with a particular emphasis on the phenomenon of demagoguery and its effects on constitutionalism.
David Hummels teaches courses in International Economics, and Growth and Innovation, and has won multiple teaching awards at the graduate and undergraduate level. His research focuses on a broad range of issues in international trade, including offshoring and its impact on labor markets, product differentiation, barriers to trade and the broader impacts of aviation, infrastructure, and trade facilitation on trade and economic development. More recently he has worked on a set of issues related to labor markets, including executive compensation, the intersection between worker health and labor outcomes, and the economics of higher education.
He has published four books and many research articles in major economic journals including American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of International Economics, and the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Hummels is a Distinguished Professor of Economics, the Dean Emeritus of the Daniels School of Business, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has worked as a consultant for and visiting scholar at a wide variety of central banks, development banks and policy institutes around the world.
Cherie Maestas is Associate Dean for Research, Innovation, and Graduate Education in the College of Liberal Arts and Co-Director of the Cornerstone Institute for Civic Thought. Broadly, her work explores the individual and institutional features of American politics that shape representation. Her current research explores the role of emotion and emotion management in political life. Her research has appeared in The American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, Legislative Studies Quarterly, and Political Analysis, among others. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the DOD Army Research Office, and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Previously, she served as the Department Head of Political Science and is past president of the Southern Political Science Association.
Matthew M. “Matt” Miller is senior vice president of government relations for Business Roundtable, where he leads outreach to Capitol Hill and the Administration on behalf of leading U.S. CEOs. His career has focused on tax, fiscal, energy, corporate-finance, budget, and small-business policy. A Purdue graduate, he also holds a J.D. from Seton Hall and an LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown.
Victoria Prowse is the Marge Magner Chair and Professor of Economics at Purdue University’s Daniels School of Business. An expert in labor and policy economics, her research explores how skills, education, technology, and public policy shape economic opportunity and workforce outcomes. Her work has been published in leading journals, including the American Economic Review, and she is known for helping audiences understand the economic implications of technological change, from early automation to generative AI.
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Daniel Schiff is an Associate Professor of Technology Policy in Purdue University’s Department of Political Science and co-director of the Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL). A policy scientist with a background in philosophy, his research examines the governance of artificial intelligence and its social, ethical, and policy implications. Prior to academia, Schiff served as the founding Responsible AI Lead at JPMorgan Chase and helped develop IEEE 7010, the first AI ethics industry standard. His work has been featured in leading academic journals and outlets including The New York Times, TIME, and The Atlantic.
Ambassador Kristen Silverberg is President and Chief Operating Officer of Business Roundtable and will become President and Chief Executive Officer on February 1, 2027. At Business Roundtable, Ambassador Silverberg works with more than 250 CEOs of leading U.S. companies to advance a strong U.S. economy and expanded economic opportunity. She brings extensive experience across business and government, with a career spanning senior leadership roles in both the public and private sectors.
Prior to joining Business Roundtable, she was a Managing Director at the Institute of International Finance. She previously served as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union and as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. Earlier in her career, she held senior positions at the White House.
Ambassador Silverberg also served in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003, for which she received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. She began her career in law at Williams & Connolly and clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge David Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
She holds a B.A. from Harvard College and a J.D., with High Honors, from the University of Texas School of Law.
Jeanna Smialek is the Brussels bureau chief at The New York Times. She has covered economic policy in one way or another since 2013 and is the author of Limitless, a book on the history and future of the Federal Reserve. She has previously written for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek. A native of Pittsburgh, Smialek has spent most of her career in New York City and Washington, D.C., and now lives in Belgium with her husband.
Michael Woronoff is a writer and speaker on classical liberalism, markets, and individual liberty after a decades-long career as a private-equity, M&A, and capital-markets partner. A nationally recognized transactional lawyer and experienced corporate director, he has advised on prominent, complex transactions across entertainment, retail, finance, and technology. His writing on voluntary exchange and government intervention has appeared in Commentary and National Review Online.
Melinda S. Zook is the Germaine Seelye Oesterle Professor of History and Director of Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts for the College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University. She specializes in the history of political thought, religion, and women in early modern Britain and teaches courses on English and medieval history, as well as on such topics as Shakespeare’s Kings, the history of toleration, and higher education. She has published books, articles, and essays on radical politics, martyrdom, political poetry, queenship, religion, women in the academy, and teaching.
Zook is the primary architect of the Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts, a nationally recognized model for general education that enables STEM and Business majors to integrate liberal arts coursework into their degree programs. Cornerstone teaches more than 10,000 students each year through its Transformative Text sequence. Additionally, this academic year, she and Associate Dean Cherie Mateas (Political Science) launched the Cornerstone Institute on Civic Thought.
Kelly Blanchard, PhD is a Clinical Professor of Economics and Associate Dean for Student Experience and Undergraduate Programs. Dr. Blanchard has taught at Purdue in the economics department since 1998. Her current research interests focus on the economics of information, particularly in labor markets and in higher education. In addition, Dr. Blanchard acts as a consultant for clients involved in antitrust litigation. Her expertise has guided nationally recognized institutions such as ARCO and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Before her appointment at Purdue, she taught at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Dr. Blanchard received her bachelor's degree in economics from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, and completed her MS and PhD degrees in economics at the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.
Tim Lemper is a Clinical Professor and Academic Director, Cornerstone for Business at Purdue University. Prof. Lemper is a distinguished legal scholar and educator specializing in business law. Prior to joining the Daniels School, he served on the faculty of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, where he held multiple leadership roles. He has published in both legal and business journals and is co-author of the widely used textbook Law for Business. Prof. Lemper brings practical legal experience to his teaching, having practiced law at two large international law firms. He has advised organizations ranging from multinational corporations to student-run start-ups on legal issues. Prof. Lemper has taught courses in undergraduate, graduate, and executive education programs in the U.S. and internationally, and has received numerous teaching and service awards. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and holds an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and dual B.A. degrees from Indiana University, where he was a Wells Scholar and Truman Scholar. Beyond academia, Prof. Lemper is National President of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and has served on the board of directors for several nonprofit organizations.
Kevin Mumford is a Professor of Economics at Purdue University. He studies the impact of laws, regulations, and government programs in education, labor markets, and personal finance. His research has been published in many of the leading economics journals. He is currently serving as Associate Dean of Graduate Programs in the Daniels School of Business and as the Kozuch Director of the Purdue University Research Center in Economics.
James A. Mollison is an Assistant Professor of Purdue’s Integrated Liberal Arts Program, Cornerstone. His research focuses on the 19th century German philosophy and ethics. His work has appeared in Deleuze and Guattari Studies, History of Philosophy Quarterly, Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, and The Journal of Nietzsche Studies. Prior to joining Cornerstone in 2023, he directed Purdue’s Speech and Debate Program for 10 years.
Davi Moreira is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Quantitative Methods Department at the Mitch Daniels School of Business, Purdue University, and Director of the Undergraduate Business Honors Program. He also serves as the school's representative to Purdue's Office of Undergraduate Research. His research and teaching center on applied data science, spanning statistics, natural language processing, predictive analytics, causal inference, and artificial intelligence.
Rhodes Pinto (PhD, University of Cambridge, Classics–Ancient Philosophy) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Purdue University’s Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program, where he teaches Cornerstone for Business. He serves as editor of the journal of student work for Cornerstone for Business: The Exchange: Art, Business, and Literature, and is a past recipient of the Cornerstone for Business Teaching Award. A former Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Scholars in the Humanities at Stanford University, he has published on ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and science.
Cristin Prince O'Shaughnessy is an expert in cultivating innovative learning environments and leading case competition initiatives, bringing over 13 years of experience in higher education and program management. She also has extensive experience in event planning and recruitment. Cristin holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, along with a certificate in Organizational Change in Higher Education, enabling her to drive impactful academic and organizational initiatives.
Douglas E. Pruim is the Director of the Center for Business Communication and a distinguished scholar and educator renowned for his expertise in interpersonal communication and humor studies. He earned his PhD in Interpersonal Communication from Purdue University and has since published extensively in reputable journals and contributed chapters to influential books. With a passion for teaching, Pruim has received numerous awards for his innovative pedagogy and transformative impact on students. He actively participates in academic conferences, presenting papers and leading discussions on topics related to communication theories and pedagogy.
At the Daniels School of Business, Cara Putman serves as the Assistant Dean for Student Experience, Marsha B. Allen Director of the Brock-Wilson Center, and Clinical Associate Professor in the Strategy Department. An award-winning faculty member, she teaches undergraduate and graduate core courses in business law, employment law, and business ethics. In 2025 Cara received the highest undergraduate teaching award at Purdue University when she received the Charles B. Murphy Award, becoming the 8th faculty member to receive this at Daniels since the 1970s. She has also been selected as one of Poet & Quant's Top 50 Undergraduate Professors (2022) and received the Krannert Alumni Teaching Excellence Award in Course Delivery (2021) as well as the Dr. Charlene Sullivan Undergraduate Transformation Award for Faculty in (2026). She has been nominated by Daniels for university-wide awards in recognition of her teaching excellence, and in 2023 was accepted into the University's Teaching Academy. She has taught the core graduate business law class since 2007 and journeyed to Germany to teach it in the summer of 2012. In addition, she has led undergraduate study abroad experiences in Siena, Florence, Rome, London, Prague, and Dublin.
Kasie Roberson, Ph.D. is a Clinical Associate Professor in OBHR at Purdue's Daniels School of Business. An award-winning educator, and a leading voice on business communication and AI fluency and authenticity, Kasie founded and scaled the core undergraduate business writing course in the business school at Purdue. She also authored Strategic Business Writing: A People-First Approach (Kendall Hunt, 2024), one of the first business writing textbooks to address AI best practices, with a second edition coming in 2027. Her accolades include the 2024 Teaching Excellence in Daniels Award and a spot on Poets&Quants' 2024 list of Top 50 Undergraduate Business School Professors.
Beyond the classroom, Kasie leads Purdue's Hayes Leadership Coaching Institute within the Center for Working Well, helping professionals and emerging leaders build confident, empathetic leadership skills. She also co-founded and co-directs the Business AI Fellows program, where students tackle real-world business problems using AI.
A sought-after speaker, Kasie has appeared at events like Hello Sunshine/Sunnie's Sunniefest and on the "This Is Purdue" podcast, and regularly gives workshops and keynotes on AI & Authenticity and people-first workplace communication.
Christopher Yeomans was chosen as the Justin S. Morrill Dean of Purdue’s College of Liberal Arts effective December 8, 2025. Chris joined Purdue in 2009 and served as head of the Department of Philosophy beginning in 2017. Chris earned his PhD at the University of California, Riverside, and authored four monographs with Oxford and Cambridge University Presses. He taught courses for our Cornerstone program, a nationally recognized point of pride by which Purdue is helping renew American liberal arts education, and which is being adopted by more than 80 colleges and universities worldwide.
Alex Chen is a senior double-majoring in Marketing and Creative Writing. She is a former Larson Leaders member, board member of the Doster Leadership Conference, and the president emeritus of Boiler Catholics.
Akshita Choraria is a junior majoring in Marketing (Innovation Management) with a minor in Communication and a certificate in Entrepreneurship. She has received the Gold Carpet Award for Excellence in Print Materials from the Lamb School of Communication, a Distinction Award in the Purdue Spring 2026 Undergraduate Research Expo for work on AI disclosure in advertising, and is part of Dr. Jinsuh Lee’s Purdue Marketing Lab.
Sara D’Urso is a senior at Purdue University studying Quantitative Business Economics and Global Studies, with a minor in Spanish and a certificate in Public Policy. She serves as an ambassador for the Daniels School of Business and has held leadership roles in Delta Sigma Pi. Sara is also a member of Mortar Board and an active participant in campus ministry and intramural sports. Her internship experience spans public, nonprofit, and private sectors, including roles at the US Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit in Barcelona, and NielsenIQ in Chicago.
Sophie Hua is a sophomore majoring in General Management with a minor in Communication. She won first place in the Fraser Speaking Competition for a speech on the psychology behind brain rot.
Gregory Kotsiviras is a senior at Purdue University's Mitch Daniels School of Business studying Accounting and Finance, where he is a Stephen and Pam Can Scholar and a Bruce White Undergraduate Institute Fellow. On campus, he is the President of the Investment Banking Academy and has served as a teaching assistant for several finance courses. He previously interned with PMCF Investment Banking in Chicago. He is an Eagle Scout.
Adithya Mahasenan is a sophomore majoring in Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE) with a minor in Global Studies. He is the team Lead for the Purdue VIP EmpRet program, which consults with local companies on how they can improve their hiring practices and has lived in three different countries over the past seven years.
Dariana Mori is a sophomore majoring in Economics with a minor in Finance. She received second place in the Anchor and Accelerate 2025 Case Pitch Competition for pitching an IoT company, and has participated in the Economics Scholars programs.
Abhipsa Prajapati is a Bachelor of Science in Economics student at Purdue University's Mitch Daniels School of Business, with minors in Political Science and Mathematics. A recipient of the DeVos Scholars Award and a Principled Business Leadership Ambassador, she serves as an AI Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and as a Portfolio Manager for Purdue's Student Managed Investment Fund, helping oversee a $600,000+ equity portfolio. Her experience spans investment research, private credit, financial analysis, and market research. Abhipsa is a Dean's List student, active campus leader, and Treasurer of the Purdue Sailing Club.
Henry Schwartz is a senior at Purdue University studying Integrated Business and Engineering with a minor in Finance. He is an incoming Associate Consultant at Bain & Company, where he completed a summer internship in 2026. His internship experience spans strategy consulting, mergers and acquisitions advisory, and operations finance. At Purdue, he has held leadership roles in Boilermaker Consulting, the Larsen Leaders Academy, and the Financial Management Association, while also serving as an undergraduate teaching assistant in finance.
