He teaches in the area of the social, political, ethical and legal environment of business. In 1998 he completed a 25-year career with Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the last eight directing environmental policy for the company. His primary research interests focus on institutionalized incentives for corporate social and environmental responsibility and the relationship of corporations to their external constituents. While lecturing at San Jose State University in 2005, he developed a graduate course which helped students understand why public and private-sector environmental planning is in the self-interest of the business community. He received his Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning from U.C. Berkeley and his M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.