Mitzi Eaker interviews Dr. Patrick Murphy, the Goodrich Chair of Entrepreneurship, a full professor, and Director of the Entrepreneurship Program in the Collat School of Business at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Murphy gives his insight into the changes in the ever-evolving academia and entrepreneurship, particularly since 2020.
Dr, Murphy is a multi-award winning teacher and researcher, and is the Professor in Residence at Innovation Depot, the largest entrepreneurial co-working/incubation center in the southeastern USA, located in downtown Birmingham, AL. In 2017, prior to moving to Alabama, he was selected as Future Founder’s inaugural “Entrepreneurship Professor of the Year” across all colleges and universities in the state of Illinois. In 2016, he was named to AmericanInno’s “50 on Fire” for his impact on Chicago’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
He is the author of "Mutiny and Its Bounty," published in 2013 by Yale University Press. He has published extensively in leading journals and outlets including Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Academy of Management Perspectives, Journal of Small Business Management, and Entrepreneurship and Regional Development.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profpjm