Patrick J. Murphy

Dr. Murphy is the Goodrich Endowed Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a full professor, and Director of the Entrepreneurship Program in the Collat School of Business at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A multi-award winning teacher and researcher, he has designed and led many entrepreneurship and technology programs in university and ecosystem settings and has trained and coached hundreds of successful entrepreneurs worldwide. A range of major media outlets often cite his perspectives on entrepreneurial phenomena and he consults to many firms and universities.