C.J. Ryan
Professor of Law
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Christopher J. (C.J.) Ryan Jr. is professor of law at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics. He is also an affiliated scholar at the American Bar Foundation.
His research examines the incentives shaping individual and firm behavior across legal institutions, with a focus on law & economics, tax law, trust and estate law, nonprofit law, and higher-education policy, including student-loan regulation.
Ryan previously served as associate professor of law at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and, before that, associate professor of law at Roger Williams University School of Law.
His distinctions include the Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, and recognition as a Provost Graduate Fellow.
He earned a Ph.D. in policy studies from Vanderbilt University, a J.D. from the University of Kentucky, a master’s in education from the University of Notre Dame, and a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College.
