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Making the change from the Navy to Google

Meghan Wilkens (MBA ’20) values the collaborative culture at UNC Kenan-Flagler.

Telling her story

Nancy Johnson (MBA ’09) has been telling stories – as a journalist, brand communicator and now a novelist – all of her life.

The greatest entrepreneur of all time

A first-generation college grad, Tyrell Carter (BSBA ’21) aims to make it easier to start and run a business.

Taking hoops journey to Rwanda to make lives better

Jake Mendys (BSBA ’16) uses basketball and business to change lives from Rwanda to the NBA.

Harnessing business as a mechanism for good

Conducting business compassionately was a theme of Mary Laci Motley’s (BSBA ’21) time at Carolina.

Hooked on finance, investing in relationships

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

Blessing Adesiyan Speaking At Mother The Summit

Building the support working moms need

As a chemical engineer, Blessing Adesiyan (MBA ’19) is trained to solve problems. As an entrepreneur, she is developing the resources working mothers need to thrive.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In the News

When malls and department stores close, what happens next?

Professor Saravanan Kesavan discusses the changing retail economy.

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.