Profile
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Profile
Office: 72 Fifth Avenue, Room 618, New York, NY 10011 | 212-909-1617 | [email protected]
The New School for Social Research
Charles Henry Allison, Jr., Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Public and Urban Policy Program; Milano School of Policy, Management and Environment with focus on finance, accounting and financial management, entrepreneurship, impact investing, sustainability, urban policy analysis and management, leadership and infrastructure.
Courses Taught
Current Courses: Basic Accounting NMGT 2110, Fall 2025; Entrepreneurship NMGT 2140, Fall 2025; and Finance for Management NMGT 2133, Fall 2025
Future Courses: Elements of Finance NURP 5003, Spring 2026; and Entrepreneurship NMGT 2140, Spring 2026
Past Courses: Elements of Finance NURP 5003, Spring 2025; and Entrepreneurship NMGT 2140, Spring 2025
Academic Focus
My research and teaching interests include business administration, finance, management, entrepreneurship, strategy, and leadership development. I enthusiastically support initiatives exploring the integration of Generative AI in higher education pedagogy and its implications for the future of work.
Professional Background
Investment Banking, Risk Evaluation, Direct Private Market Investing, and Foundation Investing. Specialized work includes:
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Impact investing and sustainability finance
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State and local economic development initiatives
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Renewable energy project development (biodiesel, wind, and solar)
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Electricity generation solutions for housing
Global Experience
Commitment to sustainable development—Johannesburg, South Africa (1993 through 1998), provided support South Africa’s post-apartheid transition via a pan-African investment management company and a middle-market private equity fund.
Previous Positions
My professional journey includes roles at:
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JP Morgan & Co.
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Merrill Lynch & Co.
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James D. Wolfensohn Inc.
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Barclays Bank
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The F.B. Heron Foundation
External Academic Appointments
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Visiting Senior Lecturer, The Johnson School of Management at Cornell University, 2009
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Fellows Program Mentor, Global Entrepreneurship Program, MIT
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Executive Energy Leadership Program Participant, U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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Civilian Participant, National Security Seminar on Strategy and Leadership, U.S. Army War College
Education
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MBA, Harvard Business School (Finance, General Management, and Entrepreneurship), 1984
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AB, Dartmouth College (Geography with focus on Agricultural Land Use and Agribusiness; Minor concentration in Environmental Studies), 1978
Service and Leadership
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Admission Team Member (Candidate Interviewing and/or Observing), Harvard Business School, 2008 through present
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Appointed Member, Dartmouth College Fund Committee (DCFC),
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President, Dartmouth Club of New York (DCNY) (8,000+ member alumni organization in NY Metropolitan Area)
Non-Academic Positions:
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Directorship of WE ACT for Environmental Justice
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Alumni Council at Dartmouth College
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Co-Chair of the New School Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility (ACIR) which reports to the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees'
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Elected Member and Co-Chair of the University Faculty Senate
Updated: September 2025
Degrees Held
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M.B.A., Harvard Business School, Finance, General Management, and Entrepreneurship
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A.B., Geography (Agricultural Land Use and Agribusiness) and a minor/concentration in Environmental Studies
Professional Affiliations
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Academy of Management (multiple years over the last decade)
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Dartmouth College Fund Committee advising senior alumni fund leadership supporting Dartmouth's approximate $8 billion endowment (2024)
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U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Executive Energy Leadership Program (2012)
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U.S. Army War College Foundation (2013)
Performances and Appearances
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Invited by Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) to speak on Graduate Business Education (2025)
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Invited by the Museum of the City of New York to speak at Greening the Grid: New York's Energy Forum—a panel discussion with leaders in the field who are on the forefront of revolutionizing the City's energy in the face of changing demand, the rise of renewables, and the advent of community-based generation and distribution (2017)
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Invited by the Harvard Foundation of Mexico to speak in Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico on the topic of Graduate Business Education in the U.S. (2017)
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Invited to participate in the 2016 White House Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2016) at Stanford University
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Invited by the U.S. State Department, The U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Central Bank and Unibank to speak on what Azerbaijan Banking System Could Learn from the 2008 Financial Crisis in U.S. Banking (2015)
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Invited to attend the 7th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference (2015)
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Selected to participate in the 2012 Executive Energy Leadership Program at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)—earned a certificate in Renewable Energy Leadership
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Selected to participate in the 2013 National Security Seminar at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA—earned a certificate in National Security Leadership
Research Interests
For-profit and Not-for-profit Entrepreneurship, Community and Economic Development, U.S. Energy Independence, Sustainability and Climate Change, Food Policy and Food Security, General Management, Immigration Reform, Large-scale Environmental and Energy Infrastructure Development, National Security, Strategic Change, and most recently harnessing the power Generative AI as it relates to the Future of Work.
Degrees Held
M.B.A., Harvard Business School, Finance, General Management, and Entrepreneurship (1984)
A.B., Geography (Agricultural Land Use and Agribusiness) and a minor/concentration in Environmental Studies (1978)
Professional Affiliation
Academy of Management
Dartmouth College Fund Committee (DCFC) advising senior alumni fund leadership supporting Dartmouth's approximate $8 billion endowment (2024)
U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Executive Energy Leadership Program
U.S. Army War College (AWC) Foundation
Performances and Appearances
Invited by Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) to speak on Graduate Business Education (2025)
Invited by the Museum of the City of New York to speak at Greening the Grid: New York's Energy Forum - a panel discussion with leadners in the field who are on the forefront of revolutioning the CIty's energy in the face of changing demand, the rise of renewables, and the advent of community-based generation and distribution (2017).
Invited by the Harvard Foundation of Mexico to speak in Mexico CIty and Monterrey, Mexico on the topic of Graduate Business Education in the U.S. (2017).
Invited to participate in the 2016 White House Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2016) at Stanford University.
Invited by the U.S. State Department, The U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Central Bank and Unibank to speak on what Azerbainjan Banking System Could Learn from the 2008 Financial Crisis in U.S. Banking (2015).
Invited to attend the 7th Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference (2015).
Selected to participate in the 2012 Executive Energy Leadership Program at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - earned a certificate in Renewable Energy Leadership.
Selected to participate in the 2013 National Security Seminar at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA. - earned a certificate in National Security Leadership.
Research Interests
For-profit and Not-for-profit Entrepreneurship, Community and Economic Development, U.S. Energy Independence, Sustainability and Climate Change, Food Policy and Food Security, General Management, Immigration Reform, Large-scale Environmental and Energy Infrastructure Development, National Security, Strategic Change, and most recently harnessing the power Generative AI as it relates to the Future of Work.