Jonathan Simon a Lance Robbins Professor of Criminal Justice Law at the University of California, Berkeley. His research concerns the role of crime and criminal justice in governing contemporary societies, risk and the law, and the history of the interdisciplinary study of law.

For the 2023 Mary C. Parker Yates Lecture, The Murphy Institute welcomed Kai Ryssdal, host and senior editor of American Public Media’s Marketplace, a radio program dedicated to business and the economy that reaches over 11 million listeners each week on over 800 public radio stations. Mr. Ryssdal, an award-winning journalist, covers business and the economy in ways that increase economic intelligence for all, across all communities. Mr. Ryssdal is also the co-host of the podcast Make Me Smart.