Dan Simpson

Education
MBA, Marketing and Organization Behavior, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
BS, Education, Northwestern University
Positions Held
at Haas since 2013
2014 – present, Lecturer, Haas School of Business
2013, Executive in Residence, Haas School of Business
2004 – 2013, Vice President, Office of the Chairman, The Clorox Company
1989 – 2003, Vice President, Strategy and Planning, The Clorox Company
1979 – 1989, Various positions in brand management, finance, and business development, The Clorox Company
External Service and Assignments
Member, Strategic Management Society
Member, Academy of Management
2000-2004, Board of Directors, Oakland Zoo
Current Research and Interests
- Strategy development - Strategy execution and organization change - Innovation

Selected Papers and Publications
- “Making Capabilities Strategic” McKinsey Quarterly, October 2014 - “What Strategists Need: A Meeting of the Minds” McKinsey Quarterly, October 2014 - “How Chief Strategy Officers Think About Their Role: A Roundtable” with Renee Dye, McKinsey Quarterly, May 2008

Teaching
- Corporate-Level Strategy, EWMBA 296.1 - Strategy Development Practicum, EWMBA 296.11