Michael D. Greenberg
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Education
Overview
Biography
Michael Greenberg is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation and director of the RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance (CCEG). He is a lawyer and a clinical psychologist by training. Greenberg's work at RAND has included empirical research projects in areas including civil justice, law and business, health care, and national security. He has led or co-led projects at RAND in all of these areas; examples of his work include studies on fair value accounting and systemic risk; medical malpractice litigation and hospital-based patient safety; and the impact of the financial collapse on the civil justice system. In his role as director of CCEG, Greenberg leads RAND efforts in developing new research and pathbreaking symposium events designed to contribute to better policy. In this regard, his recent activities have included hosting conferences on the impact of the Dodd-Frank whistleblower rules on the corporate community; and the role of public company directors, and management, in contributing to better compliance and ethics performance within their firms.
Greenberg worked as an attorney at Ropes & Gray, a large Boston law firm, prior to joining RAND.
Greenberg received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duke University.
Research Focus
Concurrent Non-RAND Positions
Adjunct Professor, University of PIttsburgh Schools of Law and Medicine; Adjunct Instructor, Heinz College of Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon UniversityRecent Projects
- Symposium Conference: Impact of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules on Corporate Community
- Symposium Conference: Directors as Guardians of Compliance and Ethics Within the Corporate Citadel
- Fair Value Accounting and Systemic Risk: A Review of Issues and Options
- Impact of the Financial Collapse on the Civil Justice System
- Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice Redux: Examining Evidence from Three Western States
Selected Publications
Michael D. Greenberg, For Whom the Whistle Blows: Advancing Corporate Compliance and Integrity Efforts in the Era of Dodd-Frank, RAND Corporation (CF-290-CCEG), 2011 (forthcoming)
Michael D. Greenberg and M. Susan Ridgely., "Clinical Decision Support and Malpractice Risk," Journal of the American Medical Association, 306:90-91, 2011
Michael D. Greenberg, Directors as Guardians of Ethics and Compliance in the Corporate Citadel: What the Policy Community Needs to Know, RAND Corporation (CF-277-CCEG), 2010
Michael D. Greenberg, "On the Shoulders of Giants: Directors as Pillars of Ethics and Rectitude in the Corporation," Corporate Finance Review, 15, 2010
Michael D. Greenberg, ". The Fault Lies Not in Our Stars, But in Ourselves: Energizing Compliance and Ethics in U.S. Firms," Corporate Finance Review, 14, 2009
Michael D. Greenberg et al., "Corporate Governance in China: A Tale of Rapid Change," Corporate Finance Review, 13, 2009
Michael D. Greenberg, M. Susan Ridgely and Richard J. Hillestad, "Crossed Wires: How Yesterday's Privacy Rules Might Undercut Tomorrow's Nationwide Health Information Network," Health Affairs, 28(2):450-452, 2009
Michael D. Greenberg, Amelia M. Haviland, Yu Hao, and Donna O. Farley, "Safety Outcomes in the United States: Trends and Challenges in Measurement," Health Services Research, 44(2p2):739-55, 2009
Honors & Awards
- Named to the NACD Directorship 100, National Association of Corporate Directors
- Thomas Lord Distinguished Scholar, RAND Institute for Civil Justice
- RAND Silver Medal Award, RAND Corporation, Office of the President
Civil Justice
Biography
Michael Greenberg is a senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation and director of the RAND Center for Corporate Ethics and Governance (CCEG). He is a lawyer and a clinical psychologist by training. Greenberg's work at RAND has included empirical research projects in areas including civil justice, law and business, health care, and national security. He has led or co-led projects at RAND in all of these areas; examples of his work include studies on fair value accounting and systemic risk; medical malpractice litigation and hospital-based patient safety; and the impact of the financial collapse on the civil justice system. In his role as director of CCEG, Greenberg leads RAND efforts in developing new research and pathbreaking symposium events designed to contribute to better policy. In this regard, his recent activities have included hosting conferences on the impact of the Dodd-Frank whistleblower rules on the corporate community; and the role of public company directors, and management, in contributing to better compliance and ethics performance within their firms.
Greenberg worked as an attorney at Ropes & Gray, a large Boston law firm, prior to joining RAND.
Greenberg received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duke University.
Recent Projects
- Symposium Conference: Impact of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules on Corporate Community
- Symposium Conference: Directors as Guardians of Compliance and Ethics Within the Corporate Citadel
- Fair Value Accounting and Systemic Risk: A Review of Issues and Options
- Impact of the Financial Collapse on the Civil Justice System
- Patient Safety and Medical Malpractice Redux: Examining Evidence from Three Western States
Selected Publications
Michael D. Greenberg, For Whom the Whistle Blows: Advancing Corporate Compliance and Integrity Efforts in the Era of Dodd-Frank, RAND Corporation (CF-290-CCEG), 2011 (forthcoming)
Michael D. Greenberg and M. Susan Ridgely, "Clinical Decision Support and Malpractice," Journal of the American Medical Association, 90, 2011
Michael D. Greenberg, Directors as Guardians of Compliance and Ethics Within the Corporate Citadel: What the Policy Community Needs to Know, RAND Corporation (CF-277-CCEG), 2010
Michael D. Greenberg, Amelia M. Haviland, J. Scott Ashwood, Regan Main, Is Better Patient Safety Associated with Less Malpractice Activity? Evidence from California., RAND Corporation (TR-824-ICJ), 2010
Michael D. Greenberg, "On the Shoulders of Giants: Directors as Pillars of Ethics and Rectitude in the Corporation," Corporate Finance Review, 15, 2010
Michael D. Greenberg, Yong Kang, and Elizabeth Brown, "Corporate Governance in China: A Tale of Rapid Change," Corporate Finance Review, 14, 2009
Michael D. Greenberg, "Medical Malpractice and New Devices: Defining an Elusive Standard of Care," Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine, 19, 2009
Michael D. Greenberg, "The Fault Lies Not in Our Stars, But in Ourselves: Energizing Compliance and Ethics in U.S. Firms," Corporate Finance Review, 14, 2009
Honors & Awards
- Thomas Lord Distinguished Scholar, RAND Institute for Civil Justice
- RAND Silver Medal Award, RAND Corporation, Office of the President
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