Bill Chase establishes $1.2M fund for research in ethical decision making
June 13, 2025 09:49 AM
The newly established Chase Family Research Fund will provide research grants and sponsor annual forums, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary perspectives and long‑term impact.
The Chase Family Research Fund will enhance collaboration among scholars confronting one of business’ most overlooked questions: how do leaders navigate ethical ambiguity while honoring fiduciary responsibility? The Fund builds on the College’s broader investment in values-driven business education and research, adding a new dimension to Gies Business’ growing portfolio of support for inquiry that connects classroom learning and academic theory to practice.
Since graduating from Gies Business with a bachelor's in finance in 1988, Bill Chase spent more than 20 years at Abbott Laboratories before becoming CFO of AbbVie, where he helped lead the company through its historic spinout and early growth. Today, Chase serves on multiple corporate boards and draws on a career shaped by global experience and problem‑solving to invest in his family, education, and public service. That perspective led to a simple conviction: business needs a better way to talk about right and wrong.
