Many experts consider 1968 one of the most consequential years in U.S. history. The nation was at a crossroads after terrible tragedies, looking for young leaders to pave the way for a better tomorrow. UNC Kenan-Flagler was among those in … Read more

There’s a perception in the U.S. and around the world that some companies don’t pay their “fair share” of taxes. Tempers can flare and protests ensue when large, successful companies are outed as not paying any – or enough – … Read more

Jayashankar “Jay” Swaminathan has served in just about every academic role at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School you can imagine. “UNC Kenan-Flagler is a great place, and I have great colleagues,” says Swaminathan, the GlaxoSmithKline … Read more

Examples of extraordinarily successful and creative individuals who, early in their lives, cultivated relationships with people from other cultures are easy to find. Marie Curie was born in Poland, but moved to Paris where she met and married Pierre Curie. … Read more

The next generation of leaders need to explore the world beyond their own borders, says Rick Ely ’03 MBA, an executive at Johnson & Johnson. The journey can begin, as it did for him, at business school. Students should take … Read more

Larry Chavis is the essence of what it means to be a teacher – a passion for guiding young minds and serving the community. Teaching was a calling, says Chavis, a strategy and entrepreneurship professor at the Kenan-Flagler Business School … Read more

Back in 2000, Christian Lundblad, having completed his doctoral degree in financial economics, went to work at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C. as an advisor on international financial market developments. That experience helped define his approach to academia. … Read more

Jake Mendys ’16 is working as a Basketball Health Corps Fellow with Shooting Touch in Kayonza, Eastern Rwanda. The nonprofit uses the power of basketball to educate and empower at-risk youth to reach their full potential by providing access to basketball through courts, coaches … Read more

Resilient is one way to describe Karina Gonzalez Sanchez ’17, who despite her youth, is already a global citizen. During the summer of 2016, she was making plans complete her studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School in December – a semester ahead of schedule – when her mother was diagnosed with mesothelioma.

The Aspen Institute named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumnus Dan Draper MBA ’99 a Finance Leaders Fellow. He is one of just 22 senior leaders who will participate in a two-year fellowship designed to inspire an active … Read more