Sean D. Carr, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and an Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Professor Carr provides administrative leadership for an endowed center of excellence that advances research and teaching in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation and technology at Darden, recently ranked among the top entrepreneurship programs in the world. Professor Carr’s applied research, which has examined entrepreneurial dynamics, social networks, venture capital, and financial crises, has resulted in award-winning books, articles, case studies, digital media, and numerous teaching materials. His work has been cited by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Newsweek, NPR and CNBC.