The recipients of the Kenan Investment Management Fellowships for 2017 were announced by the Institute for Private Capital and Center for Excellence in Investment Management in partnership with the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Nonpartisan business policy think tank connects corporate executives, academic researchers and policymakers with next-generation business leadership at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Kenan Institute Board of Advisors Chair Karen A. Popp is the recipient of the inaugural Award for Services to Diversity, bestowed by the Global Investigations Review (GIR).
This conference convenes executives from the private sector, academic researchers and public policy leaders to discuss the most pressing problems in healthcare today. Conference themes include Paying the Healthcare Bill, Healthcare Innovation, and Transforming Delivery.
The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise will host its Annual Open House Tuesday, August 28, showcasing its work and the work of its affiliated centers to the UNC-Chapel Hill community and beyond.
On Jan. 18, members of the Kenan Scholars program met up on a sunny afternoon to assist in building senior housing with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. In support of affordable housing, scholars suited up in gloves and goggles to prep and install windows and shower stalls.
Renewable energy sources – particularly wind and solar – offer many benefits. One downside, however, is that they only produce electricity when nature cooperates. What are the costs of this intermittency?
On Monday, Sept. 24, a standing room-only crowd gathered at the Kenan Center in Chapel Hill to participate in a fireside chat with Krishnamurthy Subramanian, the 17th chief economic advisor to the government of India. The program was led by UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School professors Anusha Chari and Christian Lundblad.
Kenan Scholar JoLynn Smith reflects on the KIFE 2020 keynote address from Backstage Capital Founder Arlan Hamilton and argues that the venture capital space needs to adopt more of Hamilton's "disruptive" strategies.
Co-hosted by the UNC Healthcare Club and the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, this conference convened executives from the private sector, academic researchers and public policy leaders to discuss the most pressing problems in healthcare today.
On Thursday, Sept. 6, the Kenan Institute welcomed new UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School faculty with an interdisciplinary seminar and dinner at the Kenan Center. Dean Doug Shackelford, Kenan Institute Director Greg Brown and others spoke about opportunities for Kenan-Flagler faculty to get involved with the mission of the institute.
This nonpartisan event considered the effect of recent North Carolina tax reform on the economic outcomes in the state. U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, who was the North Carolina Speaker of the House during the reform process, presented a keynote address. The summit provided the opportunity to hear from both Republican and Democratic legislators, multi-state tax practitioners, leading academic researchers, as well as representatives from North Carolina businesses.
Advancing the next generation of research in entrepreneurship 100 thought-leaders from academics, industry and government debate the most challenging current issues in the field of entrepreneurship and set the agenda for future research and policy.
Business owners and leaders need real ways to think about diversity, equity, and inclusion in their workplace. No matter how early you are in your business, building a strong foundation of inclusivity should always be top priority. Join Launch Chapel Hill to discuss how to define workplace inclusion in your business. This session will be led by Dee McDougal, Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion at Pacific Western Bank.
American Indian communities face a growing housing crisis, compounding long-standing social and economic challenges. In this Kenan Insight, we examine the structural and historic factors that underlie the current lack of affordable housing, and identify several promising options for both addressing the immediate crisis and improving the broader economic situation for tribal communities.
Please join us for an exclusive conversation with Lyft Chief Policy Officer and Advisor to the Co-Founders Anthony Foxx on Wednesday, April 29. This virtual experience is part of the Dean’s Speaker Series, hosted by UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Dean Doug Shackelford.
Please join us for an exclusive conversation with Kindbody Founder and CEO Gina Bartasi on Friday, Nov. 5. This virtual fireside chat is part of the Dean’s Speaker Series, hosted by Kenan-Flagler Business School Dean Doug Shackelford. The discussion will be lead by Brad Staats, Associate Dean of MBA Programs, Professor of Operations, Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar & Faculty Director of the Center for the Business of Health.
As venture capital markets have surged in recent years, early access to capital remains highly localized. We examine changes that can help investors connect with underrepresented entrepreneurs outside traditional funding hubs, from innovative organizations to improvements in transportation.
CEO pay is the latest point of contention in the political fight over ESG, but the arguments have become oversimplified. When we think about good corporate governance, what does the evidence say about CEO pay? The results may surprise you.
Crowdsourcing as a mechanism of open innovation is a popular way for organizations to solicit ideas from external agents. Our research focuses on the relationship between examples in problem statements provided to a crowd and the subsequent number of ideas submitted by the crowd.