Karl Boedecker

Professor Karl Boedecker has been teaching in the School of Management at USF since 1976. Karl has a PhD in Business Administration, along with an M.A in Economics and a J.D from USF Law. Karl's research combines his expertise in business, economics and law. He is currently researching employment law, product safety, unfair competition and corporate governance.

Karl's previous research has been published in dozens of academic journals and he has given presentations at prestigious conferences such as, Academy of Legal Studies in Business Annual Conference and the Pacific Southwest Academy of Legal Studies Conference, among others. Karl not only teaches law, he has seen the law in action. He was a practicing attorney in civil litigation and trial practice and was a legal clerk for the Honorable Ira A. Brown, in the Law and Motion Department within the San Francisco Superior Court. Karl also fulfills the Jesuit mission to serve and help others, especially the less fortunate. He has spent time volunteering with Soup and Substance and has led a Dominican College Retreat. Karl is currently teaching Managerial Environment in the MBA program and Legal and Regulatory Environment at an undergraduate level within the School of Management at USF.