Marquis received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Michigan. His research is focused on how business can have a positive impact on society and the natural environment and he is currently pursuing two streams of research in this area. The first seeks to assess how organizations can engage diverse stakeholders in ways that maximize both business and social value. The second explores how environmental sustainability initiatives have developed in China and are influenced by key stakeholders such as the government and investment community. Based on this research, Marquis has developed two elective courses. Creating Shared Value: Entrepreneurial and Corporate Approaches focuses on how businesses can most effectively combine business and social objectives, and he leads an MBA immersion class to China focused on China’s current social and economic challenges.