Patrick Hartley is a Fellow at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. For many years, he served as a Professor of the Practice at Kenan-Flagler Business School as the lead instructor of the Alternative Investments course.  In addition to his work with the Kenan Institute, Patrick is an investment consultant and financial advisor with one of the world’s leading financial services firms—serving both institutional and private clients. 

Patrick is also the former president of the board of directors of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation. He holds a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University School of Government and Business Administration (now School of Business), and a BSBA degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has participated in executive management programs at Harvard Business School and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.