Entrepreneur-in-Residence Peter Linder joined the Muhlenberg faculty in 2004; prior to that he was an adjunct instructor in the department. He earned a B.S. from Penn State University and an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Linder teaches an introductory course in Entrepreneurship, the core of that course is writing a business plan for a start-up company. He also teaches a senior level course in the principles of venture capital and also directs the capstone course in the Entrepreneurship concentration. Mr. Linder is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the MAG Fund, a new venture fund that bridges the gap between angel funding and institutional venture captial funding. He is former Chairman of LORE, one of the oldest angel investment groups in the country. Mr. Linder is a member of the Board of Directors, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA, and a member of the Advisory Board of Edison Venture Fund V. He is a member of the Board of Governing Trustees of The Jackson Laboratory, the premier genetics research and genetics resource institution in the world. He was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Angel Capital Educational Foundation, an organization founded and funded by the Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City to promote best practices across the country for organized angel investment groups. Mr. Linder was the founder and President of ETHIX, a managed care company operating HMO and PPO managed health plans in 13 states. Mr. Linder also founded American Interactive. a company specializing in hospital laboratory data processing systems. Mr. Linder is a frequent keynote speaker and panel member at angel and venture capital conferences.