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Faculty advisors guide student teams

Faculty advisors are former corporate executives with a professorial appointment or tenured or clinical faculty. Advisors bring executive experience, industry knowledge, mentoring skills and consulting expertise to each STAR team.

• Bill Carter, Professor of the Practice and former Bain Consultant
• Alex Dickey, Professor of the Practice, former Accenture partner, 30+ years in consulting and UNC Kenan-Flagler alum
• Bob Fellows, Professor of the Practice, partner in marketing and brand strategy company, former Hanesbrands and Sara Lee Corp executive
• Paul Friga, Clinical Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, former consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and McKinsey & Company
• Chris Gosk, Professor of the Practice, former Vice President of ABC Consortium and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Meghan Gosk, Professor of the Practice, Honors Carolina director, former Associate Director of Career & Leadership and career coach in sustainability, healthcare and energy
• Mansoor Kazi, Professor of the Practice, Bain partner, 17+ years in consulting and UNC Kenan-Flagler alum
• Claudia Kubowicz-Malhotra, Clinical Marketing Professor, former McKinsey consultant and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA and PhD alum
• Dudley Lacy, Professor of the Practice and former president of a major architectural firm
• Shannon McKeen, Professor of the Practice, data analytics and consulting, and consultant
• Stevie McNeal, Professor of the Practice, former Vice President at BCBSNC, former McKinsey consultant and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Mark McNeilly, Professor of the Practice of Marketing, former global marketing executive with IBM and Lenovo and author of strategy books
• Michael Meredith, Clinical Professor of Management and Corporate Communication, background in management, sales, and consulting in the US, Europe, and South America
• Charles Merritt, Professor of the Practice, Honors Carolina coach, 26+ years in finance, investment, and consulting
• Andy Podolsky, Professor of the Practice, senior executive in strategy consulting and financial services and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA and BSBA alum
• Randy Myer, Professor of the Practice of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and former consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton
• Jill Ridky-Blackburn; Adjunct Associate Professor, former Chief Operating Officer, Piedmont Health, and Chief Finance and Operating officer, UNC School of Medicine
• Markus Saba, Professor of the Practice of Marketing; Executive Director of the Center for the Business of Health, former Eli Lilly executive and UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA alum
• Jaap Schut, Professor of the Practice, 20+ years in consulting, entrepreneurship, and coaching, research background in polymer chemistry
• Thomas Stith, Professor of the Practice, Distinguished Fellow at The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, 35+ in government, education, and business

Student ambassadors assist STAR

Each year, STAR selects MBA and Undergraduate Business students who have demonstrated excellence on a STAR project to serve as STAR Ambassadors supporting the leadership team and STAR students.