Assistant Professor for Business

Professor Glenk holds a BSc, MSc, and Doctorate in Management and Technology from the Technische Universität München. Before his appointment as an Assistant Professor for Business at the University of Mannheim, he has worked in consulting and entrepreneurship. He has been invited to Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for research visits. 

Harvard Business School
Loeb House #305
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163


gglenk[at]hbs.edu
+1 617 495 3055
@guntherglenk

Universität Mannheim
Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies
Schloss, 68131 Mannheim

glenk[at]uni-mannheim.de
+49 621 181 1715
@guntherglenk

Appointments

Harvard University - Harvard Business School
Climate Fellow, Institute for the Study of Business in Global Society, 2023-now

Universität Mannheim  -  School of Business
Assistant Professor of Business, Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies (MISES), 2019-now

Stanford University - Graduate School of Business
Visiting Scholar, 2022

Education

Technische Universität München - School of Management
Dr in Business (Summa cum laude), Committee: Gunther Friedl, Stefan Reichelstein, Christoph Fuchs, 2016-2019

Stanford University - Graduate School of Business
Visiting Student Researcher, 2015, 2018

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Energy Initiative
Visiting Student Researcher, 2016

Technische Universität München - School of Management
MSc in Management & Technology (1.4, Top 10%), Majors: Finance & Accounting, Chemistry, 2013-2016

Tsinghua University - School of Economic and Management
Exchange Term MSc in Economics & Management (92, Top 5%), 2014-2015

Technische Universität München - School of Management
BSc in Management & Technology (1.6, Top 10%), Majors: Finance & Accounting, Chemistry, 2010-2013

Honors & Grants

Harvard University: Harvard Climate Fellowship, 2023

German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs & Climate Action: Research Grant (€427,788 with S. Reichelstein), 2022

University of Mannheim, Business School: Junior Researcher Award, 2021

Bundesverband Alternative Investments: Science Award, 2021

Gregor Louisoder Umweltstiftung: Research Award in Economic Sciences, 2021

Willi-Dauberschmidt-Stiftung: Award for Extraordinary Academic Achievements, 2016, 2021

State of Baden-Württemberg: Research Grant (€503,828 with S. Reichelstein), 2020

European Energy Exchange: Research Excellence Award, 2020

EFMD: Outstanding Doctoral Research Award, 2020

German Economic Association of Business Administration (GEABA): Best Paper Award, 2019

Joachim Herz Stiftung: Add-on Fellowship Economics, 2019

Dr. Tyczka Energiestiftung: Research Award, 2019

Technische Universität München: Research Excellence Program, 2018

Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung: PhD Stipend, 2017

University of Mannheim: PhD Stipend, 2016

Academic Service

Advisory Board
Cell Reports Sustainability, 2023-now

Referee
Applied Energy, Energy Policy, European Accounting Review, German Research Foundation, Journal of Business Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Production Economics, Joule, Nature Communications, Nature Energy, Nature Sustainability, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Review of Accounting Studies, Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research

Organization
Universität Mannheim: Bi-weekly Decarbonization Seminar, 2021-now
Technische Universität München: Brown-bag seminar on accounting, energy, and economics, 2016-2019
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Symposium on "Transatlantic Perspectives on Energy Storage", 2016

Research Affiliate
MITei - Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR), 2016-now