Nathanael Fast
Jorge Paulo and Susanna Lemann Chair in Entrepreneurship, Associate Professor of Management and Organization, USC School of Business
Co-Director of the Psychology of Technology Institute, Director of the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making
University of Southern California
Disciplines: Business
Nathanael Fast studies the psychological underpinnings of power, leadership, and technology adoption. His research examines how power and status hierarchies shape decision making, how people’s identities shape their professional networks, and how AI is shaping the future. Fast is Director of the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making and Co-Director of the Psychology of Technology Institute. He received his PhD in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University and has been recognized for both teaching and research, including USC’s Golden Apple Teaching Award, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, and Poets & Quants "best 40 B-school profs under the age of 40.
