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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, Director of Equity and Inclusion at Harvard University, UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Steve Beisser, 40+ years of experience across healthcare, education, and other industries, UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Bill Carter, Professor of the Practice of Consulting and former Bain consultant
• Bob Fellows, Partner in marketing and brand strategy company, former Hanesbrands and Sara Lee Corp executive
• Chris Gosk, Former Vice President of ABC Consortium and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Meghan Gosk, Honors Carolina director, former Associate Director of Career & Leadership and career coach in sustainability, healthcare and energy
• Peter Hare, Former vice president at GSK and Quintiles
• Steve Hicks, 30+ years of experience in education and leadership, UNC alum
• Mansoor Kazi, 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
• Mark G. Johnson, Serial Entrepreneur and investor with 30+ years of experience
• Dudley Lacy, Former president of a major architectural firm
• Ed Landry, Adjunct Professor of Consulting, partner at PwC, former manager at P&G, UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Miriam Leshnock, Assistant headmaster of finance and operations, former Booz Allen consultant, UNC Kenan-Flagler BSBA alum
• Stevie McNeal, Professor of the Practice of Consulting, 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, 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, Honors Carolina coach, 25+ years in finance, investment, and consulting
• Chris Peronto, Consultant, former vice president at Blue Cross NC, UNC alum
• Andy Podolsky, Senior executive in strategy consulting and financial services and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA and BSBA alum
• Dave Roberts, Professor of the Practice of Marketing, 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, 20+ years in consulting, entrepreneurship, and coaching, research background in polymer chemistry
• Thomas Stith, Distinguished Fellow at The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, 35+ years of experience in government, education, and business
• Charles (Chuck) Williams, Professor of the Practice of Consulting, former executive at McKinsey, J.P. Morgan, and Bank of America and former captain in the U.S. Navy

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.