The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise develops and promotes innovative, market-based solutions to vital economic issues. With the belief that private enterprise is the cornerstone of a prosperous and free society, the institute fosters the entrepreneurial spirit to stimulate economic prosperity and improve the lives of people in North Carolina, across the country and around the world.
Executive Director of Education Initiatives, Luther Hodges Scholars
Gerald Cohen
Chief Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Research Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
David Knowles
Managing Director
Mark Gabriel Little
Executive Director, NCGrowth
Christian Lundblad
Director of Research, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Richard “Dick” Levin Distinguished Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
John McKain
Director of External Affairs
Paige Ouimet
Executive Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Ashley Wolf
Director of Research Initiatives
Faculty
Scott Adams
Research Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Adjunct Research Professor, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
LaChaun Banks
Research Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Professor of the Practice, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Sarah Dickerson
Senior Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Assistant Research Professor, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Cody Morris
Research Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Research Assistant Professor, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Thomas Stith
Senior Director, NC Economic Forecasting; Professor of the Practice, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School