Cameron Anderson

Cameron Anderson is a Professor in the Management of Organizations at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. His research focuses on power, status, influence processes, leadership, negotiations, and team dynamics. Anderson teaches courses in Power and Politics in Organizations, Negotiations, and Conflict Resolution. He was awarded the Earl F. Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award in 2008. Prior to joining the Haas faculty in 2005, he taught at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Stern School of Business at New York University, where he was named Professor of the Year. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

Cameron Anderson, a psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley, focuses on understanding the psychological mechanisms underlying social status, power, and influence. Their research explores how personality traits, physical attributes, and emotional states shape social dynamics and individual outcomes within groups. Key areas include the effects of power on behavior, the pursuit of status, and the role of dominance in social hierarchies. Anderson's work also examines emotional convergence, overconfidence, and the impact of status on well-being. Their studies often integrate both experimental and observational methods to uncover the complexities of human social behavior.