College of Business
Stony Brook University
Interests
Biography
Richard Chan is an Associate Professor at the College of Business at Stony Brook University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Management & Organization, with Minors in Technology Entrepreneurship, Behavioral Decision Theory, and Research Methods, from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., he worked as a researcher, project manager, and consultant across several industries.
Awards
2023 Emerald Literati Awards - Outstanding Reviewer: Emerald Publishing
2020 KSG Entrepreneurship Research Award: G-Forum
2013 William H. Newman Award: Academy of Management
2007 Best Student Paper Award: Academy of Management MOC Division
2003 Betty Nesvold Award: Annual Social Science Research and Instructional Council Student Research Conference
Research
His research domain is broadly situated at the intersection of psychology, technology, and entrepreneurial finance. Specifically, he investigates how actors' cognitive processes, shaped by individual differences and altered by social and ambient environments, influence the evaluations of entrepreneurial opportunities. His recent research interests examine factors shaping funding success using computational linguistics, computer vision, and emerging technologies. His work has appeared in the Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Strategic Management Journal, and Venture Capital, among others. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Business Venturing and the Journal of Management.