News | Kenan-Flagler

Serving as a force for good and growth

Matt Pirrello (MBA ’21) is unstoppable as he finds ways to serve and lead.

UNC student entrepreneur wins $25,000 to fund her sustainable venture

Kirstie Moore (BSBA '21) has received $25,000 for her sustainable venture.

Virtual competition ends in a “photo finish”

Student teams from six countries competed in the first global competition focused on addressing climate change through investment in India.

Changing minds – and lives

Professor Jim Johnson has spent his career making a difference. The range of his efforts and the diversity of people he reaches are inspiring.

Ananya Mallik Endless A Villian's Love Story

Venturing into fiction

As Ananya Mallik (BSBA ’23) studies VC and consulting, her newest venture is publishing her novel.

Shaping the future of work

Technology and our desire for autonomy are forces in the changing world of work.

Looking for the next challenge in consulting

Reinaldo Caravellas (MBA ’19) came from Brazil to UNC Kenan-Flagler to fulfill his career dreams.

Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion

Professor Elizabeth Dickinson is integral to understanding and valuing DEI at UNC Kenan-Flagler.

Putting the Carolina Way into practice

When the catastrophic winter storm hit Texas, Austin Helms (BSBA ’16), founding partner of Ease Plumbing and Air, headed to Dallas to help

Domino’s CEO Ritch Allison treasures his Carolina ties

His story is the kind that inspires people – evidence that the American dream carries on.

Shepard and Finlay lead through estate gifts

Leading through estate gifts

Alumni Council members Margo Warhola Shepard (BSBA ’78) and Steve Finlay (MBA ’90) cemented their legacies at the School by creating endowments backed through their estates.

A day like no other

Kenan-Flagler Day was a day like no other. The UNC Kenan-Flagler community came together on March 30, to achieve its best giving day in the School’s history.

UNC and NCCU students create event to address diversity in business

The April 9 event will highlight collaboration and conversation to build more diverse, equitable businesses.

Studying how we act and finding humor along the way

Professor Ovul Sezer fell in love with research, her students and comedy.

One year later

COVID’s toll on our lives is incalculable, but UNC Kenan-Flagler is preparing for a “better normal.”

In the News

It’s true: Our emotions can make us rich (or poor)

Professor Camelia Kuhnen came to the U.S. from Romania to study at MIT. Today she is an expert in neuroeconomics, behavioral finance and corporate finance. She studies the intersection of human nature and finance.

Boomerang CEOs: What happens when the CEO comes back?

Professors Chris Bingham and Brad Hendricks and Travis Howell (PhD '20) write about the consequences of bringing a former CEO back to the firm.

To open or not: Case study in strategic decision-making

How can college leaders come to such different decisions about reopening campuses? Because we all have blind spots in our decision-making processes, writes Professor Paul Friga.