William A. Sundstrom
Dr. William A. Sundstrom is the Stephen and Patricia Schott Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. He teaches courses in data analysis and econometrics, the economics of race, ethnicity, and gender, and managerial economics at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Dr. Sundstrom is the author of numerous scholarly publications in economics, economic history, and related disciplines. His current research examines the impacts of diversified farming practices and climate change on food and water security among smallholder farmers in Central America, racial disparities in the criminal legal system, and interactions among housing, local crime, and political behavior in California cities.
At Santa Clara, Dr. Sundstrom has served in several leadership roles, including President of the Faculty Senate (2017-2018), department chair, director of faculty development, and associate dean. He was named Faculty Senate Professor for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Dr. Sundstrom holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking, gardening with native plants, cooking, jazz, and reading fiction and poetry.