Richard Cyert

Richard Cyert
Born(1921-07-22)July 22, 1921
DiedOctober 7, 1998(1998-10-07) (aged 77)
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (BS)
Columbia University (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineEconometrics
School or traditionCarnegie School
InstitutionsCarnegie Mellon University
Doctoral studentsOliver E. Williamson

Richard Michael Cyert (July 22, 1921 – October 7, 1998) was an American economist, statistician and organizational theorist, who served as the sixth President of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He is known for his seminal 1959 work "A Behavioral Theory of the Firm", co-authored with James G. March.