Biography

Chris Rider joined the Goizueta Business School in 2008 after receiving a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. He also holds a MBA from the University of Chicago and a BA in economics from the Johns Hopkins University. Rider’s research investigates how the prior experiences and social networks of organizational members influence individual outcomes like labor market mobility and status attainment; organizational behaviors like hiring, investing and pricing; and organizational outcomes like founding, resource acquisition and survival. He studies these issues in a variety of industries, including venture capital and private equity, legal services, footwear manufacturing, winemaking, and magazines. Prior to his doctoral studies, Rider held strategic management positions at Classified Ventures, Intel Corporation, and Verizon Communications.

Publications

• “Entrepreneurs as Organizational Products: Revisited,” with P. Audia. Essay in The Psychology of Entrepreneurship, ed. J.R. Baum, M. Frese, and R.A. Baron. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.
• “A Garage and an Idea: What More Does an Entrepreneur Need?” with P. Audia, California Management Review 48, no. 1 (2005): 6-28.

Working Papers

• Rider, C. I. "Constraint on the control benefits of brokerage:  Evidence from U.S. venture capital fundraising."
• Rider, C. I. "Embedding inter-organizational relations in organizational members' prior eduction and employment networks."
• Rider, C. I., G. Negro and P. W. Roberts, "Corporate failure and intraprofessional status strain:  Some labor market consequences."
• Audia, P. G. and C. I. Rider, "Close, but not the same: Locally-headquartered organizations and agglomeration economies."
• Roberts, P. W., M. Khaire and C. I. Rider, "Basking in reflected glory:  Substantive and symbolic implications of winemaker mobility."

Areas of Specialization

• Organizational theory
• Economic sociology
• Networks
• Entrepreneurship
• Private equity

Achievements and Honors

• Finalist, 2007 INFORMS Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition
• Finalist, California Management Review 2007 Accenture Award
• 2007 Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH) Volunteer of the Year
• Ewing M. Kauffman Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
• Intel Foundation Robert N. Noyce Memorial Fellowship, 2005-08
• UC Berkeley Teaching Effectiveness Award
• UC Berkeley Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Academy of Management
• American Sociological Association

Academic Background
PhD, Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, 2008
MBA, University of Chicago, 2003
BA, Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 1998