Richard Ehrenborg is a Swedish mathematician working in algebraic combinatorics.
[1] He is known for developing the quasisymmetric function of a poset.
[2] He currently holds the Ralph E. and Norma L. Edwards Research Professorship at the University of Kentucky [3] and is the first recipient of the Royster Research Professor at University of Kentucky.
[4] Ehrenborg earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 1993[5] under the supervision of Gian-Carlo Rota.
He is a descendant of another Richard Ehrenborg [sv],[3] (born 1655) who was a professor and Rektor of Lund University.