Vinod K. Aggarwal is Distinguished Professor and Alann P. Bedford Endowed Chair, Department of Political Science; Affiliated Professor, Haas School of Business; Director of the Berkeley Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Study Center (BASC); and Fellow in the Public Law and Policy Center, Berkeley Law School. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Business and Politics. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute, INSEAD, Yonsei University, NTU, Chung-Ang University, and has consulted with business, governments, and international organizations. He won the Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award for both MBA and Ph.D. teaching at the Haas School of Business. Prof. Aggarwal has published over 24 books and 140 articles and book chapters. His latest books are the Oxford Handbook on Geoeconomics and Economic Statecraft (2025) and Governing Growth (2026). His B.A. is from the University of Michigan and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University.
