Dr. Christopher Rider

Biography

Chris Rider is the Thomas C. Kinnear Professor and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. His research examines the reciprocal relationship between entrepreneurship and societal inequality, with a particular focus on racial disparity in empirical contexts, especially in sports settings. His work has been published in prestigious journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, the American Journal of Sociology, and the Strategic Management Journal, and has been featured in various media outlets including ESPN, The New York Times, and the Washington Post. Professor Rider also serves as a Consulting Editor for the American Journal of Sociology and has previously held editorial roles at other leading journals in the field. He teaches courses on entrepreneurship, strategic leadership, and analytics at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels. Before joining the faculty at Michigan Ross, he held academic positions at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, and the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, and worked in strategic management roles at Intel Corporation and Verizon Communications.

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