NEWTON LIVE
A. Richard Newton Lecture Series Fall 26 | Making an Impact for Greater Good
Tue · Sep 1, 2026
Scott Galloway
Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern, serial entrepreneur, and best-selling author of The Algebra of Wealth and The Four. Host of the Prof G Pod and co-host of Pivot.
Tue · Oct 27, 2026
Eric Ries
A NYT best selling author of The Lean Startup and Incorruptible. Founder of the Long Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) and originator of the lean startup methodology now taught worldwide.
Tue · Dec 1, 2026
FREADA KAPOR KLEIN
& MITCH KAPOR
in conversation with Chancellor Rich Lyons
Co-founders of the Kapor Center and Kapor Capital, and co-authors of Closing the Equity Gap, on building a tech economy that works for everyone.
About A. Richard Newton
The Newton Series is named in honor of former UC Berkeley Engineering dean A. Richard Newton. The Series highlights individuals like Dean Newton, who exemplify the qualities of an innovative changemaker.
A. Richard Newton was a distinguished professor and beloved dean of the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley from 2000-2007. He received his B.Eng. and M.Eng.Sci degrees from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 1973 and 1975. In 1975, he began to work on SPICE at UC Berkeley, a simulation program initially developed by Larry Nagel and Donald Pederson to analyze and design complex electronic circuitry with speed and accuracy. In 1978, Newton was awarded his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and computer sciences from UC Berkeley.
He joined the faculty at UC Berkeley as a professor of in 1978, and chaired the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences from 1999 to 2000. He became dean of the UC Berkeley College of Engineering from 2000 until he passed away in 2007. Robert Birgeneau, Chancellor of UC Berkeley described him as, "dynamic and entrepreneurial; he understood the power of engineering and technology in entirely new ways, and he connected them to address society's toughest problems. The vibrancy of his thinking shaped my own ideas about what engineering is and what it can be."