Eric Leonard Talley
Eric Talley, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, is an award-winning teacher and expert on the intersection of corporate law, governance, and finance. He teaches, writes, and conducts research in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, quantitative methods, machine learning, contract law, finance, alternative investments, game theory, and economic analysis of law. As faculty co-director of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, Talley leads research and programs focused on the future of corporate governance and performance. The graduating classes of 2017 and 2022 awarded him the Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Teaching.
Beyond the academy, Talley is frequently sought out by the media for analysis and commentary on a range of topics. In the past year, he has been quoted or interviewed by ABC News, Bloomberg Law, CNBC, CNN, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Wall St. Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among other outlets.
Talley earned a J.D. and a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.