A Conversation With the Chancellor
Join Chancellor Lyons for a conversation with faculty and alumni on the history of innovation and entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley. Learn why UC Berkeley ranked first in the 2024 startup rankings, leading the way globally with the most founders with venture capital backing, the most new companies, and the most female-founded companies–outpacing all public and private universities–and how combined with our commitment to providing long-term societal benefits industries are transformed in support of the greater good.
Speaker:
Rich Lyons began his term as the 12th chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, on July 1, 2024, as the first undergraduate alum to serve as chancellor, receiving his B.S. degree from Berkeley in 1982. He returned to Berkeley in 1993, joining the faculty after earning his Ph.D. in economics from MIT and following six years on the faculty at Columbia University. Prior to serving as chancellor, Rich served as both the dean of Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and, as chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer, led the development and expansion of innovation and entrepreneurship campuswide.