Barringer, Bruce: - Dr Bruce Barringer is the Johnny D. Pope Entrepreneurship Chair at Oklahoma State University and the Director of the Masters in Entrepreneurship program at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Barringer taught at the University of Central Florida for 14 years before coming to Oklahoma. He is the author or coauthor of five books on entrepreneurship and small business management and teaches a Launching a New Business: The First 100 Days class.