Sir Oliver Hart is currently the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1993. He is the 2016 co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

Prof. Hart has used his theoretical work on firms and contracts in several legal cases. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, and the American Finance Association, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, and has several honorary degrees. He was recently made a Knight Bachelor in the King’s Birthday Honours List in 2023.

Dr. Hart’s research centers on the roles that ownership structure and contractual arrangements play in the governance and boundaries of corporations. His recent work focuses on how parties can write better contracts and on the social responsibility of business. 

Registration for Shareholder Voice, A talk by Dr. Oliver Hart is required at this Link. 

As one of the Bryant University Climate Change and Sustainabitlity Speaker Series, this event is co-sponsored by The Provost Office, Bryant Office for Sustainability, and NASA RI Space Grant Consortium. 

Lunch will be provided.