Skip to content Skip to Programs Navigation

Meet Our Team

About Leadership Experience

At UNC Kenan-Flagler, our tradition of collaboration and mutual support extends to how we run the School. Our continuing success is built directly on the efforts of our dedicated leadership team, faculty and staff.

Our Dean

Mary Margaret Frank

Mary Margaret Frank

Dean and Professor of Accounting

Our program leaders

Jessica Brinker

Jessica Brinker

Assistant Dean of the Master of Accounting Program

Mike Christian

Associate Dean of the PhD Program, Bell Distinguished Scholar, Area Chair of Organizational Behavior and Professor of Organizational Behavior
Jesse Davis

Jesse Davis

Associate Dean of the Full-Time MBA Program and Associate Professor of Finance

Wendell Gilland

Associate Dean of the Evening Executive MBA, Weekend Executive MBA and Charlotte Executive MBA Programs and Associate Professor of Operations

Jordan Hale

Assistant Dean of the Undergraduate Business Program
Dave Hoffman

Dave Hofmann

Senior Associate Dean of UNC Executive Development and Hugh L. McColl, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior
President of UNC Executive Development Stephen Hyde

Stephen Hyde

President of UNC Executive Development
Courtney Knoll

Courtney Knoll

Associate Dean of the Master of Accounting Program and Clinical Professor of Accounting

Shimul Melwani

Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Business Program, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar

Paige Ouimet

Executive Director of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and Professor of Finance
Sarah Perez

Sarah Perez

Associate Dean of MBA Programs and Executive Director of Admissions and Student Recruitment​
Michael Stepanek

Michael Stepanek

Associate Dean of MBA Programs and Executive Director of Academics and Operations​

Sriram Venkataraman

Associate Dean of the MBA@UNC Program and Professor of Marketing

Our area chairs

Chris Bingham

Christopher Bingham

Phillip Hettleman Distinguished Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Assistant Dean of Strategy and Innovation and Area Chair of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Michael Christian

Professor of Organizational Behavior, Bell Distinguished Scholar, Area Chair of Organizational Behavior and Associate Dean of the PhD Program
Rajdeep Grewal

Rajdeep Grewal

The Townsend Family Distinguished Professor of Marketing and Area Chair of Marketing

Eva Labro

The Michael W. Haley Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Area Chair of Accounting
Adam Mersereau

Adam Mersereau

Professor of Operations, Sarah Graham Kenan Scholar and Area Chair of Operations

Adam Reed

Julian Price Distinguished Professor of Finance and Area Chair of Finance
Judy Tisdale

Judy Jones Tisdale

Clinical Professor of Management and Corporate Communication and Area Chair of Management and Corporate Communication

Dean's suite

Shawn Gavin

Shawn Gavin

Associate Dean for Advancement

Melissa Garrido Hlavac

Senior Associate Dean for Innovation, Strategy and Partnerships
Dave Hoffman

Dave Hofmann

Senior Associate Dean of UNC Executive Development and Hugh L. McColl, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Christian Lundblad

Christian Lundblad

Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research and Richard "Dick" Levin Distinguished Professor of Finance

Jana Raedy

Jana Raedy

Senior Associate Dean of Business and Operations, Associate Professor of Accounting, EY Scholar in Accounting
Tammy Samuels

Tammy J. Samuels

Associate Dean of Talent and Administration

Brad Staats

Senior Associate Dean for Strategy and Academics, Ellison Distinguished Professor of Operations and Faculty Director of the Center for the Business of Health

Our advisors

We don’t run this school on our own. It takes a village. We’re fortunate to be able to tap into the experience and insight of talented groups to help us guide the School’s direction. Our boards include: