Category

Conflict of Interest

Information on required conflict of interest and commitment disclosures, undue foreign interference, types of sponsored research agreements, and available training.

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  • COI: Conflicts of Interest Overview

    Faculty may complete their disclosure of outside professional activities and consulting at opacs.stanford.edu. This overview contains a brief review of the policies and procedures associated with the disclosure and management of conflicts of commitment and interest at Stanford University. This page also includes information to help identify and mitigate potential conflicts.

    July 24, 2025

  • COI: Training and Other Information

    COI Training COI Training Slide Deck Changes to Annual Disclosures of Outside Professional Activities Starting January 2025, Stanford will transition its annual disclosure process for outside professional activities from an annual static cycle (in spring) to a rolling 12-month cycle. This change is designed to enable more timely certifications while reducing and streamlining the peak workload

    July 24, 2025

9 Policies

1 Glossary Terms

4 Forms & Tools

  • Guide

    Tips for Managing Your Outside Professional Activities To Avoid Conflicts of Commitment and Interest

    Introduction Stanford faculty owe their primary professional allegiance to the University, and their primary commitment of time and intellectual energies should be to the education, research, and scholarship missions of the institution. Outside professional activities can result in allocations of time and energies which represent conflicts of commitment. In addition, these activities can result in

    July 15, 2025

  • FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions about the OPACS Application

    This page addresses possible questions about the operation of this online reporting and certification application (called Outside Professional Activities Certification System, or OPACS). The answers on this page are intended to help you quickly, easily, and accurately file your required annual report on and certification of compliance with the Faculty Policy on Conflict of Commitment and Interest

    February 18, 2026

  • Guide

    Best Practices for Faculty Start-Ups

    Stanford is committed to avoiding either perceived or actual conflict of interest issues with respect to faculty start-ups. Both Stanford and faculty have responsibilities to optimize technology transfer and mitigate COI whenever licensing Stanford intellectual property to a faculty start-up is considered. University/Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) Responsibilities Make licensing decisions

    July 24, 2025

  • Reference List

    COI: Contacts List by School

    Graduate School of Business Karina Longinidis, Associate Director, Faculty Affairs, karinal@stanford.edu, (650) 497-9258 Charlotte Toksvig, Assistant Dean, Academic Administration, ctoksvig@stanford.edu, (650) 721-2586 Doerr School of Sustainability Jonathan Payne, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, jlpayne@stanford.edu, (650) 721-6723 Ronda Anderson, Director, Conflict of Interest and

    February 25, 2026