Shawn Cole
J-PAL Affiliated Professor
John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration
Harvard University
Shawn Cole is the John G McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. His research examines agriculture, corporate finance, banking, and consumer finance in developing countries. He has conducted randomized evaluations in education, financial literacy, agricultural risk management, and ICT for agriculture.
He previously served as Scientific Advisor for J-PAL's Corporate Impact and Sustainability Partnerships portfolio and has lectured at J-PAL training events.