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Creating a toolkit for equitable business

Future business leaders research organizational equity as a path to achieving DEI goals.

Hooked on finance, investing in relationships

Ben Ivey, a double Tar Heel, found his passion early in life.

Forging her own path with a dual degree

The business-pharmacy program was the route to a healthcare career for Grace Yook (MBA/PharmD ’21).

Investing in the next generation

Je’nique Harewood (MBA ’21) invested in our community in ways that will have an enduring impact.

Kristopher Keller In McColl building standing in front of art at UNC Kenan-FLagler

Marketing lessons

Marketing professor Kristopher Keller made sure to build even stronger connections with students as the pandemic changed everything.

Partnering with Management Leadership for Tomorrow

The partnership strengthens the School’s recruitment of students from underrepresented communities.

Keeping it in the family

Robert Ejupi (MBA ’21) came from Kosovo to learn how to lead his family business – and ended up guiding it through COVID and a digital transformation.

Building trust and expertise

Stephanie Chak (MBA ’21) worked in her family business as a kid. Today she continues to help companies meet new challenges.

Serving as a force for good and growth

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

Looking for the next challenge in consulting

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

Domino’s CEO Ritch Allison treasures his Carolina ties

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

One year later

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

Building businesses with purpose

Following his heart's calling, Chijioge Nwogu (MBA ’18) is determined to make a big difference in the world.

Recipe for success: Start with community and spread the word

Starting a business while earning his MBA, Alex Brandwein (MBA ’20) is tapping into the power of the Carolina network.

UCLA Competition winning UNC Kenan-Flagler Team 2021

MBA students bring home first-place in energy competition

A UNC Kenan-Flagler brought home top honors from the UCLA event for the second year in a row.

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.