Richard Lyons
Title
Incoming Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer and former Dean of Berkeley Haas
Department
Haas School of Business
Faculty URL
Email
Phone
(510) 642-2708
Fax
(510) 642-5630
Research Expertise and Interest
foreign exchange markets
Research Description
Richard Lyons works on exchange rates, but from a "micro" perspective rather than the traditional "macro" perspective. The micro approach uses data on transactions in currency markets to address how this market absorbs new information. It is both "information theoretic" and quite applied in that it addresses the phenomenon (price determination) at its source. His most recent work in this area is on stable coins, which are cryptocurrencies pegged to other currencies like the US dollar or hard assets like gold. He is also writing more now on innovation and how cultures of innovation can be developed in companies and in geographic regions.
In the News
September 28, 2020
New rankings: UC Berkeley is the No. 2 school in the world for entrepreneurs
UC Berkeley ranks nationally as the No. 1 public and second-best university in the world overall for undergraduate programs that produce entrepreneurs who go on to obtain venture funding, according to PitchBook’s 2020 university rankings.
July 1, 2020
‘Berkeley Changemaker’ course turns self-discovery into tool for change
The instructors of a new UC Berkeley course have set an ambitious goal: changing the world, one student at a time.
“The Berkeley Changemaker: A Discovery Experience” is a three-week class offered this summer to first-year undergraduates to help them identify their passions and leverage their leadership traits to transform Berkeley and the world, for the better.
July 10, 2019
Former Haas dean named new campus innovation officer
Professor Richard K. Lyons is UC Berkeley’s first-ever Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer (CIEO).