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How to Grow Diversity in High-Growth Startups

How to Grow Diversity in High-Growth Startups

Aug 24, 2022 • Kenan Insight

Some analysis indicates companies with diverse executive teams drive more revenue and are more likely to experience higher profits relative to their nondiverse peers, yet founding teams for both high-growth startups and the private capital groups that fund them stand in stark contrast to the U.S. working age population. Why? And why should it matter? In this week’s Kenan Insight, Kenan Institute Distinguished Fellow Emmanuel Yimfor unpacks statistics on the composition of both high-growth startups and private capital groups, explores the economic and societal implications of their lack of diversity and provides suggestions to facilitate change.
Office Space Workers

A Different Business Case for Diversity

Jan 12, 2022 • Kenan Insight

Greater focus on social justice has brought systemic inequities in the corporate sector to light, leading companies to step up their efforts in attracting and retaining a diverse workforce – but many challenges remain in implementing those goals. Following a joint report between the Kenan Institute and EY, this week’s Kenan Insight breaks down some challenges companies may face while trying to reach their diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
Private Equity Research Symposium
May 27, 2026

13th Annual Private Equity Research Symposium

Please join us for the upcoming 13th annual Private Equity Research Consortium hosted by the Institute for Private Capital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina this fall. The symposium will highlight recent research on buyouts, private credit, and venture capital, among other topics. This event brings together the world’s leading academics and practitioners to share ideas and present research. The Private Equity Research Consortium (PERC) is an assemblage of academic researchers and industry professionals dedicated to advancing research on private equity and credit.
healthcare
May 27, 2026

Virtual Event – 11th Annual UNC Business of Healthcare Conference

The healthcare industry experienced massive disruption in 2020 and continues to face unprecedented times. Persistent challenges presented by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have forced organizations to rethink their existing practices as well as how they intend to operate in future. Now more than ever, healthcare leaders need to exercise flexibility and be equipped with the right tools and ideas to lead the next generation of health.
Private Equity Research Consortium
May 27, 2026

Virtual Event: Institute for Private Capital — Spring Private Equity Research Virtual Symposium

The Private Equity Research Consortium and the Institute for Private Capital (IPC) at the University of Oxford, Saïd Business School will host the 2021 Spring Private Equity Research Symposium on May 27. The Spring Symposium supplements, and will follow the same format as, the long-standing PERC Fall Symposium that takes place each year at UNC. The conference will be held virtually this year for the safety of our members and attendees.
Seven Forces Reshaping the Economy Risk Assessment by Capital Providers

Seven Forces Reshaping the Economy: Risk Assessment by Capital Providers

Nov 11, 2020 • Video

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, much uncertainty remains about how much more damage the pandemic will inflict on the U.S. economy, particularly on certain sectors and small businesses. What is clear, however, is that many businesses will continue to require infusions of capital to stay afloat, and that private sector capital providers will need to play a role in long-term recovery efforts. In this Kenan Insight, we explore how those providers will need to shift their approach to risk assessment in the post-COVID world, and what opportunities might be created for investors who can solve two outstanding issues.
Anusha Chari

Kenan Institute Senior Faculty Fellow’s Research on Capital Market Risk Featured in NBER Article

Oct 27, 2020 • News & Media

UNC Professor of Economics, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Professor and Kenan Institute Senior Faulty Fellow Anusha Chari's latest research was featured in a recent National Bureau of Economic Research article. Chari's co-authored paper with Kenan Institute Director of Research Christian Lundblad and Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economist Karlye Dilts-Stedman, is cited in the article that looks at capital market risks in emerging markets.
Inaugural Software Growth & Investment Symposium: Funding the Triangle’s Burgeoning Tech Ecosystem

Inaugural Software Growth & Investment Symposium: Funding the Triangle’s Burgeoning Tech Ecosystem

Dec 5, 2019 • News & Media

In partnership with Vista Equity Partners, NCIF hosted the inaugural Software Growth & Investment Symposium on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. The event brought together members of the Triangle’s burgeoning tech ecosystem to learn from leading software executives and their investors about proven approaches to scaling from $10 million to $100 million annual recurring revenue.
Institute Insights Private Equity in the Global Economy Evidence on Industry Spillovers Greg Brown

Institute Insights: Private Equity in the Global Economy: Evidence on Industry Spillovers

Sep 4, 2019 • Video

Private equity investments have risen dramatically during the last two decades, not only in developed countries but in developing economies as well. Several studies have found evidence of improvement in firm performance following a private equity (PE) transaction, but surprisingly little is known about the implications of PE transactions for the economy – particularly the global economy. Kenan Institute Executive Director Greg Brown shares takeaways on his research with George Mason University Assistant Professor of Finance Serdar Aldatmaz.