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Leavey School of Business Santa Clara University
Department ofManagement & Entrepreneurship

MAS Business Ethics and Human Rights Lab

Michael A. Santoro Business Ethics and Human Rights Lab

Cultivating a community that centers ethics and human rights at the heart of business education and research.

About Us

As the economy grows to be increasingly globalized, businesses all over the world face more human rights challenges. From supply chain to PR, every aspect of a business and decision made interacts with business ethics

Researchers in the Michael A. Santoro Business Ethics and Human Rights Lab (MAS BEHR), along with professionals across the globe, explore these interactions to identify business models that address human rights. The lab is research based and composed of skilled undergraduates chosen by Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Michael Santoro.

The MAS BEHR is one of the first undergraduate research labs of its kind. Through working closely with Professor Santoro’s recent research, fellows think critically about current human rights challenges across multiple industries. Fellows conduct research and practice implementing Jesuit values in their business education. Focusing on more than just risk management, members of the lab gain the invaluable ability to implement ethical business standards as future industry leaders. 

About Our Fellows

A dynamic group united through their shared passion for business ethics.


Our Research

Through working closely with Professor Santoro’s recent research, fellows think critically about current human rights challenges across multiple industries.


Our Fellows

Our MAS BEHR fellows collaborate to form a dynamic group united through their shared passion for business ethics. Read more about each fellow here.

Founder

Michael Santoro

Professor

Senior Fellow

Melissa Thiriez

MBA

Fellow

Bethlehem Melaku

2026

Fellow

Ellie Tng

2025

Fellow

Jonathan Aidlberg

2025

Fellow

Olivia Vidal

2026

Fellow

Evan Westervelt

2026