Morgan C. Benton is Co-Founder of the Burning Mind Project, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) at James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Information Systems from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a B.A. in Leadership Studies/Sociology/Physics from the University of Richmond. His research focuses on innovation in learning, higher education, and transformation.