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Ofer Eldar

Ofer Eldar is a Professor at UC Berkeley School of Law, where he teaches business associations, corporate finance, venture capital, and social entrepreneurship. He also serves as a senior research fellow at the Halle Institute of Economic Research (IWH) and a research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute. His research interests include corporate governance, entrepreneurial finance, social impact, and law & economics.
ESG, Corporate Governance & Future of the Firm

Is Nonprofit Ownership Really About Purpose?

Ofer Eldar
Why is nonprofit ownership gaining traction in the U.S., with companies like OpenAI and Patagonia mirroring long-standing models in Europe, such as Novo Nordisk and IKEA? In new research, Ofer Eldar and Mark Ørberg unpack the economic rationales behind nonprofit business ownership, challenge the idea that it’s all about purpose, and highlight the overlooked risks of nonprofit control.
Income Inequality

To Make a Difference, Businesses Must Have a Stake in Social Missions

Ofer Eldar
Despite their promises to change the world for the better and remedy social ills, the truth is that corporations are rarely designed to solve...

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