Peter Klein Baylor’s Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation department is one of the nation’s elite—ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, and Entrepreneurship magazine for more than a decade. Peter Klein is the W. W. Caruth Chair and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Baylor. In this Baylor Connections, he examines the entrepreneurial mindset in a variety of settings, considers the impact of COVID-19 on business leaders, and shares how Baylor Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation has established itself as a top national program. Transcript Derek Smith: Hello and welcome to Baylor Connections, a conversation series with the people shaping our future. Each week, we go in depth with Baylor leaders, professors, and more, discussing important topics in higher education, research, and student life. I'm Derek Smith, and our guest today is Peter Klein. Dr. Peter Klein serves as the WW Caruth chair and professor of Entrepreneurship at Baylor University, and a senior research fellow with the Boss Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. Baylor Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation is recognized as one of the nation's elite, having been ranked in each of the last 12 years as a top 10 national program by US News and World Report, and earning the same recognition for more than a decade by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship Magazine. Dr. Klein's research focuses on the links between entrepreneurship, strategy, and organization, with application to innovation, diversification, vertical coordination, healthcare, and public policy. His work has appeared in numerous academic journals and his insights have been sought by media outlets like CNBC, Inside Higher Ed, and more. And certainly a lot of attention lately, as more great news has come out for entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation at Baylor, as again, those great rankings. I know a lot to brag about it in your program today, Dr. Klein. Thanks so much for taking the time to join us.