Richard Coughlan - Faculty Athletics Representative - Staff Directory

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Richard Coughlan

Title:
Faculty Athletics Representative
Email:
Phone:
289-8556

Richard Coughlan was named the department's NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) in August of 2020. Coughlan, a member of the Richmond faculty since 1998, succeeds Linda Boland, who earlier this summer completed a two-year stint in that post.

In his role as faculty athletics representative, Coughlan will be tasked with representing Richmond and its faculty in relations with the NCAA and the Atlantic-10 Conference. In addition, he will provide campus leadership on athletically-related issues and act as a liaison with the University’s governance system. Coughlan is a former member of the university’s Faculty Athletics Committee, which he chaired in 2018-19, and has served as faculty representative on the University’s Athletics Committee since 2018.

Coughlan joined the faculty of the Robins School of Business in 1998. During his time at Richmond, he has taught courses on business ethics, organizational behavior, and negotiations to audiences ranging from undergraduates to chief executives. In recognition of his work in the classroom, he earned the University’s Distinguished Educator Award.
Coughlan’s latest research focuses on creating accountable cultures in organizations. His previous research, on loyalty in organizations, earned him the Robins School’s Outstanding Scholar Award.

Outside the classroom, Coughlan hosts a pair of popular interview programs. In 2011, he created “C-Suite Conversations,” a series of unscripted, on-stage interviews conducted live in front of audiences drawn from the business and campus communities.

In 2013, Coughlan launched “Dialogue on Decision Making,” a weekly podcast in which he and Richmond head men’s basketball coach Chris Mooney discussed parallels between decision-making in sports and decision-making in business. In 2018, the series expanded to include interviews of leaders from business, non-profit organizations, and other sectors.

Coughlan received his bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Virginia in 1989, before going on to earn both an MBA and M.S. degree in management from the University of Arizona in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Coughlan later earned a Ph.D. in Management (Judgment and Decision Making) from the University of Arizona in 1998.

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