Richard M. Locke

Richard M. Locke
Provost of Brown University
In office 2015–2022
Personal details
Born	(1959-04-22) April 22, 1959 (age 66) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse	Zairo Cheibub (2014-present) Jessica Barton (divorced)
Education	Wesleyan University University of Chicago MIT

Richard Michael Locke (born April 22, 1959) was the former dean of Apple University, and is the current dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management. ^{[1] [2]} Locke joined Apple after serving as the 13th provost of Brown University. ^{[3] [4] [5]} He served as provost for 7.5 years, one of the longest serving provosts of Brown University.

Biography

The second of four children of Franca Franzaroli, Locke is a 1981 graduate of Wesleyan University and holds a PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a master's degree in education from the University of Chicago. ^{[6] [7]} He served as chair of MIT's Political Science Department and deputy dean in the MIT Sloan School of Management. ^{[8] [9]}

Locke was named the Schreiber Family Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs at Brown University in January 2018. ^[10]

Locke currently serves as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, ^[11] and the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Better Work Program Advisory Committee. ^[12] He has also served as chair of the Academic Advisory Board at Apple Inc. ^[13]

For his research on fair and safe working conditions in global supply chains, Locke was awarded with an inaugural Progress Medal for Scholarship and Leadership on Fairness and Well-being by the Society for Progress in 2016. ^[14]

Locke left his position at Brown in December 2022 to become vice president and dean of Apple University. ^[3]

In 2014, Locke married his MIT classmate, Zairo Cheibub.

Selected publications

• "Remaking the Italian Economy". Cornell University Press. 1995. ^[15]
• "Production in the Innovation Economy". MIT Press. 2014. ^[16]
• "The Promise and Limits of Private Power". Cambridge University Press. 2013. ^[17]
• "Does Monitoring Improve Labor Standards? Lessons from Nike". IRL Review. 2007. ^[18]
• "Working in America". MIT Press. 2001. ^[19]
• "Employment Relations in a Changing World Economy". MIT Press. 1995. ^[20]

References

1. "MIT Sloan welcomes Dean Locke". MIT Sloan Office of the Dean. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
2. "Richard M. Locke Faculty Page" . Retrieved 1 July 2025.
3. McGregor, Amanda (11 August 2022). "Provost Richard M. Locke to step down as Brown provost in December 2022". Brown University. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024. Following nearly a decade of distinguished leadership at Brown University, Locke is named vice president and dean of Apple University.
4. Knobloch, Baylor (2015-12-04). "A dynamic provost, paving the way for Brown". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
5. Knobloch, Baylor (2015-06-01). "Richard Locke named next provost". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
6. "Brown Daily Herald". December 4, 2015.
7. "Locke '81 Named Director at Brown University". News @ Wesleyan. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
8. "Richard Locke - Faculty | MIT Sloan School of Management". mitsloan.mit.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
9. Cai, Anne (4 December 2012). "Course 17 head, Sloan dean to leave MIT". The Tech. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
10. "Locke named 13th provost of Brown University" . Retrieved 2018-02-09.
11. "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
12. "Richard LOCKE – Better Work". betterwork.org. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
13. "Apple creates academic advisory board to oversee its Supplier Responsibility program". Engadget. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
14. societyforprogress.org. "Richard M. Locke | Society for Progress". societyforprogress.org. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
15. Locke, Richard M. (1997). Remaking the Italian Economy . Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN   9780801484216.
16. "Production in the Innovation Economy". MIT Press. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
17. "Promise and limits private power promoting labor standards global economy | Comparative politics". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
18. Locke, Richard M.; Qin, Fei; Brause, Alberto (2007). "Does Monitoring Improve Labor Standards? Lessons from Nike". Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 61 (1): 3–31. doi:10.1177/001979390706100101. JSTOR   25249121. S2CID   220636876.
19. Working in America. MIT Press. 23 August 2002. ISBN   978-0-262-65062-5 . Retrieved 2018-04-04.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
20. Employment Relations in a Changing World Economy. MIT Press. 25 September 1995. ISBN   978-0-262-12191-0 . Retrieved 2018-04-04.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)