Stefan Reichelstein
William R. Timken Professor in the Graduate School of Business, Emeritus
Accounting
Bio
Stefan Reichelstein is known internationally for his research on the interface of management accounting and economics. Much of his work has addressed issues in cost- and profitability analysis, decentralization, internal pricing and performance measurement. His research projects have spanned analytical models, empirical work and field studies. Reichelstein’s papers have been published consistently in leading management and economic journals. Insights from his research have been applied by a range of corporations and government agencies. In recent years, Reichelstein has also studied the cost competitiveness of low-carbon energy solutions, with a particular focus on solar PV and carbon capture by fossile fuel power plants.
Stefan Reichelstein received his Ph.D. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1984. Prior to that, he completed his undergraduate studies in economics at the University of Bonn in Germany. Over the past 30 years, Reichelstein has served on the faculties of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, the University of Vienna in Austria, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. His teaching has spanned financial and managerial accounting courses offered to undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral students. In recent years, he has introduced new courses on Sustainability and Clean Energy at the Stanford Business School. Reichelstein’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and a range of private foundations; several of his papers have won “Best-Paper” awards. Reichelstein serves on the editorial boards of several journals; he is also currently an editor of the Review of Accounting Studies and Foundations and Trends in Accounting. Until 2010, he served as the Department Editor for Accounting at Management Science. Professor Reichelstein has been a consultant to select companies and non-profit organizations. He has received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Fribourg (2008) and Mannheim (2011). In 2007, Reichelstein was appointed a Honorar-Professor at the University of Vienna.
Academic Appointments
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Professor Emeritus, Accounting
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Senior Fellow, Precourt Institute for Energy
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Affiliate, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
2024-25 Courses
- Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization
EBS 332 (Win) - Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization
GSBGEN 332 (Win) - The Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability
GEP 349 (Win) - The Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability
GSBGEN 693 (Win) -
Independent Studies (3)
- Directed Reading in Environment and Resources
ENVRES 398 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Directed Research in Environment and Resources
ENVRES 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum) - Individual Research
GSBGEN 390 (Win)
- Directed Reading in Environment and Resources
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Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization
GSBGEN 332 (Win) - Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization
SUSTAIN 332 (Win) - The Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability
GSBGEN 693 (Win) - The Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability
SUSTAIN 349 (Win)
2022-23 Courses
- Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization
GSBGEN 332 (Win) - Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization
SUSTAIN 332 (Win) - The Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability
GSBGEN 693 (Win) - The Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability
SUSTAIN 349 (Win)
2021-22 Courses
- Clean Energy Opportunities: Business Models and Innovations
GSBGEN 532 (Win) - Financial Reporting and Management Control
ACCT 609 (Win)
- Climate Tech for Rapid Decarbonization