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Faculty advisors guide student teams

Faculty advisors are former corporate executives with a professorial appointment or tenured or clinical faculty. Advisors bring executive experience, industry knowledge, mentoring skills and consulting expertise to each STAR team.

• LaChaun Banks, Professor of the Practice, Director of Equity and Inclusion at Harvard University, UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Steve Beisser, Professor of the Practice, 40+ years of experience across healthcare, education, and other industries, UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Bill Carter, Professor of the Practice and former Bain consultant
• Bob Fellows, Professor of the Practice, partner in marketing and brand strategy company, former Hanesbrands and Sara Lee Corp executive
• Chris Gosk, Professor of the Practice, former Vice President of ABC Consortium and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Meghan Gosk, Professor of the Practice, Honors Carolina director, former Associate Director of Career & Leadership and career coach in sustainability, healthcare and energy
• Peter Hare, Professor of the Practice, former vice president at GSK and Quintiles
• Steve Hicks, Professor of the Practice, 30+ years of experience in education and leadership, UNC alum
• Mansoor Kazi, Professor of the Practice, Bain partner, 17+ years in consulting and UNC Kenan-Flagler alum
• Claudia Kubowicz-Malhotra, Clinical Marketing Professor, former McKinsey consultant and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA and PhD alum
• Dudley Lacy, Professor of the Practice and former president of a major architectural firm
• Ed Landry, Adjunct Professor, partner at PwC, former manager at P&G, UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Miriam Leshnock, Professor of the Practice, assistant headmaster of finance and operations, former Booz Allen consultant, UNC Kenan-Flagler BSBA alum
• Shannon McKeen, Professor of the Practice, data analytics and consulting, and consultant
• Stevie McNeal, Professor of the Practice, former vice president at BCBSNC, former McKinsey consultant and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Mark McNeilly, Professor of the Practice of Marketing, former global marketing executive with IBM and Lenovo and author of strategy books
• Wes Melville, Professor of the Practice, strategy consultant & executive performance coach, former Booz Allen consultant, UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Michael Meredith, Clinical Professor of Management and Corporate Communication, background in management, sales, and consulting in the US, Europe, and South America
• Charles Merritt, Professor of the Practice, Honors Carolina coach, 25+ years in finance, investment, and consulting
• Chris Peronto, Professor of the Practice, consultant, former vice president at Blue Cross NC, UNC alum
• Andy Podolsky, Professor of the Practice, senior executive in strategy consulting and financial services and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA and BSBA alum
• Dave Roberts, Professor of the Practice, 40+ years of experience in global sales and technology with Hewlett Packard, Oracle, and Siebel Systems
• Markus Saba, Professor of the Practice of Marketing; executive director of the Center for the Business of Health, former Eli Lilly executive and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Jaap Schut, Professor of the Practice, 20+ years in consulting, entrepreneurship, and coaching, research background in polymer chemistry
• Jane Sommers-Kelly, Professor of the Practice, founder JSK Leadership, former vice president at J.P. Morgan
• Thomas Stith, Professor of the Practice, Distinguished Fellow at The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, 35+ in government, education, and business

Student ambassadors assist STAR

Each year, STAR selects MBA and Undergraduate Business students who have demonstrated excellence on a STAR project to serve as STAR Ambassadors supporting the leadership team and STAR students.