Michael Morris

Dr. Michael H. Morris is the George and Lisa Etheridge Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Florida, and previously served as the Malone Mitchell Chair in Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. He has built top-ranked entrepreneurship programs at three universities, including launching the first academic school of entrepreneurship. A pioneer in curricular innovation and experiential learning, his entrepreneurial outreach efforts have facilitated the development of many hundreds of ventures. He is especially focused on entrepreneurship as a solution to poverty and disadvantage. Dr. Morris has published eleven books and over 130 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is co-editor of the Prentice-Hall Entrepreneurship Series and a Past President of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. A former Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Morris was selected as one of the top twenty entrepreneurship professors in the U.S. by Fortune Small Business, and is the recipient of the Leavey Award from the Freedoms Foundation for impacting private enterprise education and the Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award from the Academy of Management. He received his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.