Richard Revesz

Professor Richard L. Revesz

Born	(1958-05-09) May 9, 1958 (age 59) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Residence	New York City, New York
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Princeton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yale Law School
Occupation	Director
Employer	New York University School of Law
Known for	Dean of NYU School of Law Environmental Law
Title	Lawrence King Professor of Law Dean Emeritus Director, Institute for Policy Integrity
Spouse(s)	Vicki Been
Children	2

Richard L. "Ricky" Revesz (born May 9, 1958) is the director of the American Law Institute and a law professor and dean emeritus at the New York University School of Law. He is one of the nation's leading experts on environmental law, regulatory law and policy.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Richard Revesz graduated summa cum laude in civil engineering and public affairs from Princeton University and received an M.S. in civil engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He continued his studies at Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of Yale Law Journal. Upon graduation, he clerked first for chief judge Wilfred Feinberg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and then clerked for U.S. Supreme Court associate justice Thurgood Marshall, where he met his wife, Vicki Been who was also clerking at the Supreme Court, for associate justice Harry Blackmun.

Revesz began his academic career in 1985, joining the faculty of NYU Law as an assistant professor. By 1990, he was a full professor of law, teaching environmental and administrative law. In 2001, he was named Lawrence King professor of law and, a year later, he succeeded John Sexton as dean. He stepped down as dean after 11 years in May 2013. Revesz also has been a visiting professor at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.