Dr. Sanford Devoe

Biography

Sanford DeVoe is a professor of Management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He currently serves as the senior associate dean for MBA programs, teaching leadership foundations and organizational behavior to the Full-Time, Fully Employed Executive MBA students. DeVoe’s research is centered on the psychological implications of placing monetary value on time. Utilizing a mix of survey and experimental methods, he explores how individuals perceive trade-offs between time and money and how these insights can enhance well-being for individuals, organizations, and society. DeVoe earned his bachelor's degree in psychology with high honors from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and pursued a Ph.D. in organizational behavior at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, where he received numerous fellowships and awards. He has been honored with the Excellence in Teaching award six times and was named the winner of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research in 2011. Prior to joining UCLA Anderson in summer 2015, he worked for eight years at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. An accomplished senior editor for Organization Science, DeVoe has served on the editorial board of leading journals in management and psychology. He is a sought-after expert and has been quoted in various media outlets, including The Economist, The Financial Times, The New Yorker, Time Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.

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