Policy Director, Rock Center, Stanford Law School

The Rock Center is home to Stanford Law School's corporate governance research, policy, and curriculum. Drawing from the academic strengths of Stanford Law School, the Economics Department, and the Graduate School of Business, as well as from their network, the Rock Center's research focuses on the behavior and structure of corporate actors' organizations and incentives. The Rock Center aims to produce world-class research with real-world effects, and serves as the coordinating center for this group of corporate governance scholars, lawyers, and economists in the Stanford community, and bridges the disciplines of law, economics, and business. The Policy Director will lead the center's policy work: help set the Rock Center's policy agenda, and implement and update the center's policy and outreach strategy, curriculum, and publications relating to corporate governance-related policy; organize and lead an annual academic conference on corporate governance and policy, with stakeholder engagement and international policymakers; work with the Rock Center's faculty, fellows, and other affiliates to engage and build lasting relationships with policymakers, donors, and program partners, to develop high-impact programs, forums and events, policy briefs, and other ways to bridge research and policy; create a new initiative to invest in the Rock Center's work of filling the gap between its corporate governance research and its effect on practitioners and policymakers; pursue and develop external funding opportunities for Rock Center policy; serve as an ambassador of the Rock Center and the Center's policy work; and coordinate the Rock Center's regular internal academic workshops, event, blog, and newsletter with the goal of promoting the policy-related research and substantive work of the Rock Center's scholars and fellows. Required: a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in a relevant field or combination of eight plus years of experience in public policy or a similar policy or government-related role; demonstrated success in developing and managing a policy agenda for an organization or initiative, and thought-leader in the policy landscape of corporate governance; prior experience in the policy making process, and management and leadership skills; demonstrated ability to work with individuals of varied backgrounds at all levels of organizations, and to develop work plans for a variety of projects; willingness to work in and be an active member of a small, collaborative team of staff, and work with students, academies, and university staff. Desirable: a J.D. or Ph.D. in a relevant discipline. Work type: Hybrid. Work schedule: full time, Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, with overtime and after-hours work as needed. Compensation: the expected base pay range for this position is $133,036 to $185,000 per year.