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Eric Talley is the Marc Eva Stern Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, specializing in corporate law, governance, and finance. His research interests extend to mergers and acquisitions, quantitative methods, machine learning, contract and commercial law, alternative investments, and economic analysis of law. As co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, he leads research programs focused on the future of corporate governance and performance. A frequent media commentator, he addresses issues of fiduciary duties, governance, and finance and hosts the podcast 'Unprecedented,' which discusses the post-pandemic economy. Talley has received the Law School’s Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching twice, in 2017 and 2022. Before joining Columbia in 2015, he held tenured faculty roles at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Southern California and has held visiting appointments at several prestigious institutions including Caltech and Harvard. Talley is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Law and Economics Association.
Columbia Law School • New York, NY
Professor specializing in corporate law, governance, and finance.
Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership • New York, NY
Leads research programs focusing on corporate governance.
RAND Corporation • Santa Monica, CA
Conducted economic research.
University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall) School of Law • Berkeley, CA
Professor engaged in legal education and research.
Berkeley Center for Law, Business, and Economy • Berkeley, CA
Oversaw programs at the intersection of law and business.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)