Ken Shotts

DAVID S. AND ANN M. BARLOW PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL ECONOMY

PROFESSOR, BY COURTESY, OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Ken Shotts is The David S. and Ann M. Barlow Professor of Political Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He received his BA in Political Science from Stanford in 1993 and his PhD from the GSB in 1999. In addition to his time at Stanford, he has taught at Northwestern and the University of Michigan. In his research, Ken uses game theory to analyze how elections and political institutions influence policy choices made by government officials. He has published papers on electoral accountability, racial redistricting, policy entrepreneurship, and the politics of regulatory enforcement. Ken teaches GSB classes on Business Ethics, as well as Executive Education sessions on Leadership in Turbulent Times and Values Based Leadership.