Faculty Affairs
The Faculty Office at the Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi plays a vital role in ensuring academic excellence across all programs. Dedicated to supporting our world-class faculty, the office manages curriculum development, updates, and implementation to maintain the highest academic standards. It coordinates course planning, facilitates access to teaching resources, and ensures smooth communication between faculty and administration. The Faculty Office also supports the integration of innovative teaching methods and timely updates to course content, keeping our programs relevant and impactful. By enabling faculty to focus on teaching and research, the office helps deliver an exceptional learning experience.
Barbara Scheck
Clinical Associate Professor of Management
Email: barbara.scheck@nyu.edu
Barbara Scheck works the intersection of entrepreneurship and social impact, focusing on the financing of social enterprises, impact investing, and the evaluation of social outcomes.As a recognized expert in social entrepreneurship, Scheck co-founded the European Center for Social Finance as well as VerifyImpact, which support research and provides technical assistance to foster the growth of impact investing and social finance.She has published widely on these subjects, authoring numerous articles and books that explore innovative financial models and strategies for social enterprises.
Prior to joining NYUAD, Scheck was Professor for Entrepreneurship at Munich Business School and Associate Professor for Social Investment at Hamburg University. She held visiting faculty positions at National University Singapore and Kedge Business School in Bordeaux. Scheck is a member of Mirova’s MILE Private Equity Impact Fund Impact Committee.She has worked in banking with Credit Suisse and insurance with Allianz SE. At Allianz she co-founded Germany’s largest Corporate Volunteering Initiative and served as the subsidiary’s CEO. Scheck has been awarded several research grants on the topics of (social) entrepreneurship and impact finance, amongst others from the European Commission, OECD, EEA Norway Grants, and the Rockefeller Foundation.