Eppa Rixey studies and teaches strategy and international business with a particular focus on how smaller firms and interest groups build influence at the local and state level. His current research examines strategies for policy influence and stakeholder management in two contexts, the craft beer industry and the development of public natural areas. His research and teaching draw on his extensive experience as a corporate strategist focused on sustainability and government relations and as a community volunteer advocating for environmentally responsible urban development in an environmental justice community.
In addition to teaching and research, he consults on strategy for client organizations through his company Embedded Research and Consulting and works on urban sustainability as a leader of the Alewife Study Group (alewife.org) and as a board member of Green Cambridge (greencambridge.org/). Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked in corporate strategy for Bain & Company, Lagunitas Brewing Company, and Heineken.
Education
- PhD in Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
- SM in Management Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
- MBA, University of California Haas School of Business
- BE in Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Awards & Recognition
- MIT Goodwin Medal winner for “conspicuously effective” teaching 2024
- Strategic Management Society Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant Program Scholar 2023-2024
- Berkeley Haas Highest Academic Achievement Award, 2019
- Berkeley Haas Defining Principles Award: Student Always, 2019
- Founder's Medal for Engineering at Vanderbilt University, 2011
Selected Publications
- Gulati, Ranjay, and Eppa Rixey. “Nick Saban: Embracing “The Process” of Sustaining Success” Harvard Business School Teaching Case N2-423-033, January 4, 2023.
- Gulati, Ranjay, and Eppa Rixey. “Transforming BlackBerry: From Smartphones to Software” Harvard Business School Teaching Note 422-086, April 2022.
