Sharon Oster

Sharon M. Oster
BornSeptember 3, 1948
DiedJune 10, 2022(2022-06-10) (aged 73)
Alma materHofstra College
Harvard University
Spouse
(m. 1977)
Children3, including Emily
AwardsHonorary Doctor of Letters, Hofstra University, 2001
Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, 2011
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
InstitutionsYale University
Websitehttp://som.yale.edu/sharon-m-oster

Sharon Monica Oster (September 3, 1948 – June 10, 2022) was an American economist. She was the Frederic D. Wolfe Professor Emerita of Management and Entrepreneurship and the dean of Yale School of Management, where she was the first woman to receive tenure, and the first female dean.[1][2] She was widely known as an economist focusing on business strategy and non-profit organization management.[3]

  1. ^ Guzman, Karen (November 28, 2017). "Professor Sharon M. Oster". Yale School of Management. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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  3. ^ "Ten Questions - Sharon Oster". Financial Times. January 24, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2016.