Melissa Geil
Clinical Associate Professor of Management and Corporate Communication
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McColl 4706 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3490
Melissa Hull Geil teaches business and corporate communication and entrepreneurship at UNC Kenan-Flagler.
In addition, she designs and teaches professional communication courses for the Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dr. Geil’s current research project “Rethinking Executive Presence” examines the origins of the term “executive presence” and considers how its complex history impacts contemporary evaluations of professional credibility.
She also researches and consults on networks of trust in private-equity dealmaking, storytelling, inclusive workplace practices for neurodivergent professionals, and current best practices for entrepreneurial pitch decks.
Dr. Geil has worked with corporate and executive clients in banking, private equity, commercial lending and pharmaceutical industries, including The Institute for Defense and Business, Plexus Capital and Wells Fargo.
Before joining UNC Kenan-Flagler, she taught business communication, writing and literature in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of English and Comparative Literature, where she received the Joseph Flora award for teaching excellence.
Dr. Geil received her PhD in English from Vanderbilt University and earned her BA in English and economics with highest honors from UNC-Chapel Hill.
