Richard M. Locke

Richard Michael Locke (born April 22, 1959) is an American political scientist who is currently provost of Brown University, a position he has held since July 2015.[4][5] Locke became Brown's fourth Provost in six years, after his predecessor, Vicki Colvin, announced her resignation after less than one year in the position.[6] A scholar on labor rights[7] and corporate social responsibility,[8][9] he previously served as the Howard R. Swearer Director of the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown, and the deputy dean of MIT's Sloan School of Management.[10]

Richard M. Locke
13th Provost of Brown University
Assumed office
July 2015 (2015-07)
Preceded byVicki Colvin
Personal details
Born (1959-04-22) April 22, 1959
Boston, MA
Spouse(s)Zairo Cheibub (2014-present) Jessica Barton (divorced)
ChildrenJuliana (1990) Nate (1993)
ResidenceProvidence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Alma materWesleyan University
University of Chicago
MIT
ProfessionAdministrator
Awards2018 Dorothy Day Award for Outstanding Labor Research,[1]
2016 Progress Medal Laureate,[2]
Alvin J. Siteman Chair in Entrepreneurship[3]
Class of 1922 Chair in Political Science and Management[3]
WebsiteOffice of the Provost of Brown University

Biography

The second of four children of Franca Franzaroli, Locke is a 1981 graduate of Wesleyan University and holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a master's degree from the University of Chicago.[11][12] He began his academic career at MIT as an Assistant Professor of International Management, before becoming the Alvin J. Siteman Chair in Entrepreneurship, and later the Class of 1922 Professor of Political Science and Management. He also served as chair of MIT's Political Science Department and deputy dean in the MIT Sloan School of Management.[13][14]

Locke was named the Schreiber Family Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs at Brown University in January 2018.[15]

Locke currently serves as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations,[16] and the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Better Work Program Advisory Committee.[17] He has also served as chair of the Academic Advisory Board at Apple Inc.[18]

For his ongoing research on fair and safe working conditions in global supply chains, Locke was awarded with an inaugural Progress Medal for Scholarship and Leadership on Fairness and Well-being by the Society for Progress in 2016.[19]

In 2014, Locke married Zairo Cheibub.

Selected publications
  • "Remaking the Italian Economy". Cornell University Press. 1995.[20]
  • "Production in the Innovation Economy". MIT Press. 2014.[21]
  • "The Promise and Limits of Private Power". Cambridge University Press. 2013.[22]
  • "Does Monitoring Improve Labor Standards? Lessons from Nike". IRL Review. 2007.[23]
  • "Working in America". MIT Press. 2001.[24]
  • "Employment Relations in a Changing World Economy". MIT Press. 1995.[25]

References
  1. "Publications | Richard M. Locke | Brown University". www.brown.edu.
  2. societyforprogress.org. "The Medals". Society for Progress. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  3. "Brown provost joins global leaders awarded for work on fairness and human rights". News from Brown. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  4. Knobloch, Baylor (2015-12-04). "A dynamic provost, paving the way for Brown". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  5. Knobloch, Baylor (2015-06-01). "Richard Locke named next provost". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  6. "Brown Daily Herald". 2015-05-19.
  7. Walsh, Declan; Greenhouse, Steven (2012-09-19). "Pakistan Factory Passed Inspection Before Fire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  8. Yardley, Jim (2012-12-06). "Bangladesh Fire Exposes Safety Gap in Supply Chain". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  9. Greenhouse, Steven (2013-05-30). "U.S. Retailers Announce New Factory Safety Plan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  10. Wieder, Ben (2013-11-18). "Director Makes the Most of an 'Iffy Thing' at a Brown U. Institute". The Chronicle of Higher Education. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  11. "Brown Daily Herald". 12/4/15. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. "Locke '81 Named Director at Brown University". News @ Wesleyan. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  13. "Richard Locke - Faculty | MIT Sloan School of Management". mitsloan.mit.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  14. #<Author:0x00007fd4fca3db98>. "Course 17 head, Sloan dean to leave MIT". The Tech. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  15. "Locke named 13th provost of Brown University". Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  16. "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  17. "Richard LOCKE – Better Work". betterwork.org. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  18. "Apple creates academic advisory board to oversee its Supplier Responsibility program". Engadget. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  19. societyforprogress.org. "Richard M. Locke | Society for Progress". societyforprogress.org. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  20. Locke, Richard M. (1997). Remaking the Italian Economy. Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801484216.
  21. "Production in the Innovation Economy". MIT Press. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  22. "Promise and limits private power promoting labor standards global economy | Comparative politics". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  23. Locke, Richard M.; Qin, Fei; Brause, Alberto (2007). "Does Monitoring Improve Labor Standards? Lessons from Nike". Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 61 (1): 3–31. doi:10.1177/001979390706100101. JSTOR 25249121. S2CID 220636876.
  24. Press, The MIT. "Working in America". The MIT Press. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  25. Press, The MIT. "Employment Relations in a Changing World Economy". The MIT Press. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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