About us
The vision of B Academics is to advance the state of academic study into business as a force for good.
B Academics is a network of educators, researchers, students and practitioners from around the world who are committed to accelerating the sustainable business movement by studying B Lab, B Corporation certification and benefit corporations. B Academics work with each other, the global B Lab network, and the B Corp community to share best practices and identify opportunities for collaboration with regard to research, teaching, and engagement.
Strategic Priorities
Teaching & Curriculum Innovation
To develop, implement, and highlight relevant and engaging curricula and best practices related to B Corps, benefit corporations, and B Impact teams / experiential learning.
B Local & B Lab Engagement
Global Engagement
Funding Structure & Opportunity
To develop B Academics organizational and funding structure and opportunities for collaboration with existing academic and professional networks.
Event Hosting
Research Collaboration
To catalyze, develop, and disseminate rigorous academic research related to Certified B Corporations, Benefit Corporations, and Impact Investing.
Student Engagement
Establish a working subcommittee to generate ideas and execute initiatives designed to engage, connect, and learn from students.
Membership Engagement
Develop a membership platform and value proposition that builds off of the B Academics strategic priorities to engage and build a global community of B Academics.
Communication Development
Contribute to the purpose of B Academics managing relationships and increasing the stakeholders engagement by creating and strengthening participation and mutual understanding through our communication strategies.
Board of Directors
Staff
Former B Academic Board Members
B Academics would like to recognize the contributions of the following former board members:
- Rosanna Garcia, co-founder and former Treasurer, University of Denver.
- Maria Emilia Correa, former Chair of the Global Engagement Committee, Sistema B & Academia B.
- Garima Sharma, former Chair of Research, Georgia State University.
- Fiona Wilson, former B Lab Engagement Chair, University of New Hampshire.
- Calvin Chung, former Information Sharing Platform Chair, Mary Baldwin University.
- Maria Ballesteros-Sola, former Membership Chair, California State University Channel Islands.
Get Involved
Learn more about our annual elections to get involved on the board of directors
Board Elections
Learn more about how to get engaged on one of our board committees
Committee Engagement
Institutional Supporters
