by Shari Arison

Endowed Professor of Doing Good Values will focus on advancing the Doing Good Model by Shari Arison, and exploring its application in business and philanthropy to promote values-based activity.

“George Mason University is committed to making a positive difference in the global economy, and this professorship melds perfectly with the university’s mission to create a more just, free, and prosperous world,” said Mason’s President Ángel Cabrera. “It will help strengthen our goals to create innovative teaching practices and research that not only encourage people to think in different ways, but also make them better citizens and professionals.”

American-Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist Shari Arison: “The Doing Good Model is all about making the circles of good grow in the world. It captures the approach of making a positive difference, bringing fundamental values into the hearts of people, communities, businesses, and organizations. This model, and the academic research involved, practically bridge between values and organizational structures, to enable decision making processes to be foremost values-based, for the benefit of society, the economy, and the environment.”

The Arison professor will be located in George Mason’s New Century College within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and will be dedicated to research and education that focuses on the application of fundamental human values to global business and a strong global “moral economy.”

“The Arison professorship complements New Century College’s mission of preparing students to address pressing social questions and global challenges,” said Lisa Gring-Pemble, associate dean of New Century College. “Upon graduation, our students embody many of the Arison values—they are engaged, well-rounded leaders, committed to creating a more just world through work in business enterprises, law, government, medicine, education, and non-profits, among others.”

About George Mason University

George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., Mason provides students access to diverse cultural experiences and the most sought-after internships and employers in the country. Mason offers strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering and information technology, organizational psychology, health care and visual and performing arts. With Mason professors conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as climate change, public policy and the biosciences, George Mason University is a leading example of the modern, public university. George Mason University-Where Innovation Is Tradition.

About Shari Arison

American-Israeli businesswoman and philanthropist Shari Arison, is listed by Forbes as one of the World’s Greenest Billionaires (2010), repeatedly ranked as Forbes Most Powerful Women (2011, 2012), and is a member of The B Team.

Arison is the owner of the Arison Group, a global conglomerate of businesses and philanthropic organizations that operate to improve lives worldwide through values-based investments. Its business arm, Arison Investments, includes companies in the fields of finance, infrastructure and real estate, renewable energy, salt, and water, which create long-term business investments combining substantial financial results with sustainable moral responsibility. The Ted Arison Family Foundation, its philanthropic arm, comprises philanthropic organizations and vision ventures that are committed to making impactful social investments and strategic philanthropy.

Shari Arison directs her businesses to maintain a diversified portfolio of ventures that have moral responsibility at their core.