Top-Performing EMAs for 2025
1: Austin
Texas
2: San Francisco Bay Area
California
3: Seattle
Washington
4: Raleigh and Durham
North Carolina
5: Nashville
Tennessee
6: Salt Lake City
Utah
7: Dallas
Texas
8: San Antonio
Texas
9: Portland
Oregon
10: Phoenix
Arizona
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Experts
Greg Brown
Founder and Research Director, Institute for Private Capital; Van and Kay Weatherspoon Distinguished Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School; Faculty Director, Luther Hodges Scholars
Gerald Cohen
Chief Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Research Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Sarah Dickerson
Research Economist, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Assistant Research Professor, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Camelia Kuhnen
Director of Research, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Faculty Director, NCGrowth; and Professor of Finance and Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Scholar, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Mark Little
Executive Director, NCGrowth
Paige Ouimet
Executive Director, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Professor of Finance, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School