Stokes taught at Case Western Reserve University and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received tenure.
He recently served as Editor-in-Chief of the leading journal in the field, Business History.
The prime objective of the CBH is to encourage, facilitate and conduct research in all aspects of business history, with particular emphasis on corporate governance, innovation and organisational change.
[6] Tony Slaven was appointed as the inaugural Director of the Centre, also holding the Chair in Business History.
Most recently he has made headlines for a project examining the links between Thalidomide and Nazi Germany.