Rich Lyons, a UC Berkeley leader of innovation and entrepreneurship who cultivated a culture of questioning the status quo as business school dean, has been named the new chancellor of the premier public research university following unanimous approval by the regents Wednesday. Lyons, 63, is a Berkeley alumnus who headed the Haas School of Business for a decade, shattering fundraising records, and currently serves as associate vice chancellor and chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer.
1% and UC San Diego at 25.1%. 'Berkeley ... is a profoundly important institution to society,' he said in 2020. 'The idea that we look so different than the society we serve is going to get more and more troublesome.' Sydney Roberts, Berkeley’s student body president, said financial support for underrepresented students to thrive and succeed was among top student priorities, along with affordable housing, safety and free speech protections.