Steinar Stjernø (born 10 January 1945) is a Norwegian academic.

degree (PhD equivalent) in Public Administration and Organizational Theory from the University of Bergen in 1971.

When the Oslo University College was established in 1994 through a merger, Stjernø became the rector there, a position he held until 2000.

[2] Stjernø was a member of the board of the Council of University Colleges in Norway from 1995 to 2000.

[2] In 2007 and 2008 he chaired the board of the Norwegian Work Research Institute.