John Hasnas

John Hasnas

Executive Director

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John Hasnas

Executive Director

John Hasnas is the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics, professor of business at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, and professor of law (by courtesy) at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches courses in ethics and law. Hasnas has held previous appointments as associate professor of law at George Mason University School of Law, visiting associate professor of law at Duke University School of Law and the Washington College of Law at American University, and Law and Humanities Fellow at Temple University School of Law. Also, he has been a visiting scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics in Washington, D.C. and at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. He received his B.A. in philosophy from Lafayette College, his J.D. and Ph.D. in legal philosophy from Duke University, and his LL.M. in legal education from Temple Law School. His scholarship concerns ethics, criminal law, and jurisprudence.

With GISME, John manages the annual ethics symposium and the occasional law symposia. He is also a lecturer for GISME’s annual Workshop on Teaching Professional Business Ethics.

Work History

Professor of Ethics
McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
2015 – Present
Professor of Law (by courtesy)
Georgetown University Law Center
2015 – Present
Executive Director
Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics
2011 – Present
Associate Professor of Ethics
McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
2006 – 2015
Associate Professor of Law (by courtesy)
Georgetown University Law Center
2006 – 2015
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Duke University School of Law
2009 – Present
Associate Professor of Law
George Mason University School of Law
1999 – 2005
Visiting Associate Professor of Law
Washington College of Law, American University
2002 – 2003
Visiting Scholar
Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Washington, DC
2002 – Present
Assistant General Counsel
Koch Industries, Inc.
1997 – 1999
Assistant Professor of Business Ethics and Adjunct Professor of Law and Philosophy
Georgetown University
1991 – 1997
Senior Research Fellow
Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Washington, DC
1991 – 1997
Visiting Scholar
Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green, OH
1994 – Present
Law and Humanities Fellow
Temple University School of Law
1989 – 1991

Alma Mater

Temple University School of Law
LL.M., Legal Education
Duke University
Ph.D., Philosophy
Duke University School of Law
J.D., Juris Doctor
Lafayette College
B.A., Philosophy

Books


Publications


July 20, 2021 • Amazon

Business Ethics for Better Behavior

A clear and concise roadmap for ethical business behavior using commonsense moral principles.

December 24, 2019 • Georgetown Law

The Real Danger of the Responsibility Surplus

The Responsible Corporate Officer doctrine permits the criminal punishment of an executive who neither participated in nor was aware of a criminal offense commi