Finn Petersen

I am a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate in the Supply Chain and Operations department at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. Starting in July 2025, I will join the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Operations Decision Technologies.

 

My research focuses on understanding various aspects of organizational misconduct, a term I broadly define as firm behavior that violates established laws or social norms, potentially causing significant harm to consumers, employees, shareholders, and the environment. In my dissertation, I explore the roles of governance reforms and regulatory interventions in preventing misconduct using datasets and methods tailored to each research question.

 

Before joining the University of Minnesota, I worked in business development in the industrial manufacturing industry at LESER GmbH & Co. KG. In this role, I collaborated closely with maintenance departments and regulators to ensure process safety and prevent accidental misconduct. I have a Bachelor's degree from the Nordakademie (Germany) and a Master's degree from Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden).