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Fellows

The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Research Fellowship is an opportunity for advanced doctoral students, post docs and early career faculty researching the topics of entrepreneurship, economic development, or global competitiveness.

Senior Faculty Fellows

The Kenan Institute draws on the expertise and insights of its Senior Faculty Fellows. Fellows represent an intellectually diverse group of business and policy scholars that advise the Institute’s core initiatives and affiliated centers.


Chris Bingham

Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Phillip Hettleman Distinguished Scholar and Area Chair of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

Jennifer Blouin

Professor of Accounting, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

    Anusha Chari

    Professor of Economics, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

      Maryann P. Feldman

      Watts Endowed Professor of Public Affairs, Arizona State University School of Public Affairs

        Eric Ghysels

        Edward Bernstein Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Finance, Faculty Director of Rethinc. Labs

          Robert S. Harris

          C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia

          David J. Hartzell

          Steven D. Bell and Leonard W. Wood Distinguished Professor in Real Estate; Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

          David A. Hofmann

          Hugh L. McColl, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

          Jim Johnson

          William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center 

          Christian Lundblad

          Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research & Richard "Dick" Levin Distinguished Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

          Albert H. Segars

          PNC Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

          Michael Smith

          Dean, School of Government; Professor of Public Law and Government; Executive Director, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors, UNC-Chapel Hill

          Jayashankar M. Swaminathan

          GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Professor of Operations, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

          Valarie Zeithaml

          David S. Van Pelt Family Distinguished Professor of Marketing, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

          Distinguished Fellows

          The Kenan Institute’s Distinguished Fellows comprise an exemplary set of global scholars committed to leveraging their individual expertise, thought leadership, research and networks to further the institute’s efforts to examine – and drive solutions to – the most complex and timely issues facing business and the economy today. Appointed on an annual basis, the 2023 Distinguished Fellows work to support the Kenan Institute’s grand challenge initiative – workforce disrupted: seeking the labor market's next equilibrium.


          John Haltiwanger

          Dudley and Louisa Dillard Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow

            Angelica Leigh

            Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, Duke Fuqua School of Business, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow

              Arvind Malhotra

              H. Allen Andrew Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow

              Ricardo Perez-Truglia

              Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow

                Thomas Stith

                CEO, The Michael Thomas Group Inc.; former president, North Carolina Community College System; and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow

                  Tara Watson

                  Professor of Economics, Williams College, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow

                    Fellows

                    Connections between leaders of in the private sector, policy makers, and the academy are central to the mission of the Institute. Kenan Institute Fellows play an instrumental role in advancing our mission by advising initiatives and affiliated centers on current developments in business and policy as well as facilitating outreach to key constituents.


                    LaChaun Banks

                    Director for Equity and Inclusion, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

                      Betsy L. Battle

                      Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner, Lone Peak Partners

                        Seth Bennett

                        Senior Vice President of Marketing, Entertainment & Interactive Media, Hornets Sports & Entertainment

                          Susan E. Cates

                          Managing Partner, Leeds Illuminate

                            Mary Moore Hamrick

                            Don Evans Family Managing Director of Domestic Policy, The George W. Bush Institute; CEO, Political Quotient Advisors LLC

                              Patrick G. Hartley

                              Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise

                              Donald Holzworth

                              Executive in Residence, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

                                Howard Lee

                                Founder, Howard N. Lee Institute

                                  Dwayne Keith Pigues

                                  Founder & CEO, Luminas Strategy

                                    Joan Siefert Rose

                                    Senior Partner, CREO, Inc. & CEO, LaunchBio Inc.

                                      Christy Shaffer

                                      Venture Partner & Managing Director, Hatteras Discovery
                                        LaChaun Banks
                                        Director for Equity and Inclusion, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
                                        Betsy L. Battle
                                        Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner, Lone Peak Partners
                                        Seth Bennett
                                        Senior Vice President of Marketing, Entertainment & Interactive Media, Hornets Sports & Entertainment
                                        Chris Bingham
                                        Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Phillip Hettleman Distinguished Scholar and Area Chair of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
                                        Jennifer Blouin
                                        Professor of Accounting, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
                                        Susan E. Cates
                                        Managing Partner, Leeds Illuminate
                                        Anusha Chari
                                        Professor of Economics, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
                                        Maryann P. Feldman
                                        Watts Endowed Professor of Public Affairs, Arizona State University School of Public Affairs
                                        Eric Ghysels
                                        Edward Bernstein Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Finance, Faculty Director of Rethinc. Labs
                                        John Haltiwanger
                                        Dudley and Louisa Dillard Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow
                                        Mary Moore Hamrick
                                        Don Evans Family Managing Director of Domestic Policy, The George W. Bush Institute; CEO, Political Quotient Advisors LLC

                                        Robert S. Harris
                                        C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
                                        Patrick G. Hartley
                                        Fellow, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
                                        David J. Hartzell
                                        Steven D. Bell and Leonard W. Wood Distinguished Professor in Real Estate; Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
                                        David A. Hofmann
                                        Hugh L. McColl, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
                                        Donald Holzworth
                                        Executive in Residence, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
                                        Jim Johnson
                                        William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Director of the Urban Investment Strategies Center 
                                        Howard Lee
                                        Founder, Howard N. Lee Institute
                                        Angelica Leigh
                                        Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations, Duke Fuqua School of Business, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow
                                        Christian Lundblad
                                        Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research & Richard "Dick" Levin Distinguished Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
                                        Arvind Malhotra
                                        H. Allen Andrew Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow
                                        Ricardo Perez-Truglia
                                        Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow
                                        Dwayne Keith Pigues
                                        Founder & CEO, Luminas Strategy
                                        Joan Siefert Rose
                                        Senior Partner, CREO, Inc. & CEO, LaunchBio Inc.
                                        Albert H. Segars
                                        PNC Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
                                        Christy Shaffer
                                        Venture Partner & Managing Director, Hatteras Discovery
                                        Michael Smith
                                        Dean, School of Government; Professor of Public Law and Government; Executive Director, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors, UNC-Chapel Hill
                                        Thomas Stith
                                        CEO, The Michael Thomas Group Inc.; former president, North Carolina Community College System; and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow
                                        Jayashankar M. Swaminathan
                                        GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Professor of Operations, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
                                        Tara Watson
                                        Professor of Economics, Williams College, and 2023 Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow
                                        Valarie Zeithaml
                                        David S. Van Pelt Family Distinguished Professor of Marketing, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School