Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Gunther Glenk is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Mannheim and a Climate Fellow at Harvard Business School. He received his BSc, MSc, and Dr from the Technische Universität München. He has been invited to Stanford University, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for research visits. Before his appointment at the University of Mannheim, he worked in consulting and entrepreneurship.
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 Administration, 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: 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: 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 & Environmental Science, Energy Policy, European Accounting Review, German Research Foundation, iScience, Journal of Business Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Production Economics, Joule, Nature Communications, Nature Energy, Nature Sustainability, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Resources for the Future, 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
MIT - Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR), 2016-now
ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, 2024