Richard A. Bierschbach is the 14th president of Wayne State University. As Wayne State’s chief executive, he leads the university in creating and advancing knowledge, preparing a diverse student body to thrive, and making a positive impact in local and global communities. Under Bierschbach’s leadership, Wayne State has launched the Institute for AI and Data Science, refreshed the university’s strategic plan, and achieved record-setting results in philanthropy, research expenditures, and first-year student enrollment.
An accomplished scholar and educator, Bierschbach has written extensively on administrative law, regulation, corporate governance, and criminal law and procedure, with his work appearing in leading national law journals. Before entering academia, Bierschbach clerked for Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.