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Our faculty are renowned teachers and scholars who have broad experience across academia and business, and many of them are actively engaged in research and publication.
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Accounting





Dr. Tom Canace
D. Wayne Calloway Professor; Associate Professor of Accounting

Dr. Anna Cianci
Thomas C. Taylor Faculty Fellow; Associate Professor of Accounting



Dr. Jon Duchac
Associate Dean for the Master of Business Administration and Working Professional Programs; Delmer P. Hylton Accounting Professor; Professor

Mark Evans
Dale K. Cline Department Chair for Accountancy; Associate Professor of Accounting




Dr. Norma R. Montague
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs & Innovation; John B. McKinnon Professor; Associate Professor of Accounting

Dr. Lauren Reid
Lambert Family Accounting Faculty Fellow; Associate Professor

Whitney Simpson
PWC Faculty Fellow for Teaching Excellence; Associate Professor of the Practice

Professor James Willis (Jim)
Dr. Dale Martin Faculty Fellow; Professor of the Practice

Dr. Ya-wen Yang
Thomas C. Taylor Faculty Fellow; Associate Professor of Accounting
Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character

Dr. Patrick J Sweeney
Professor of the Practice of Management & Executive Director, Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character

Lyn B. Myers
Senior Operations Manager, Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character


Dr. Sean Hannah
J. Tylee Wilson Chair in Business Ethics; Professor of Management; Senior Research Associate, ACLC

Bronnie Queen
Administrative Coordinator, Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character, School of Business

Dr. John Sumanth
James Farr Faculty Fellow in Leadership and Organizational Development; Associate Professor of Management; Associate, ACLC
Analytics




Shannon McKeen
Executive Director, Experiential Learning & Innovation; Professor of the Practice



Pelin Pekgun
Department Chair for Analytics, Information Systems, Marketing & Operations Management; Thomas H. Davis Professor in Business; Professor


Dr. Christopher Smith (Chris)
Executive Director, Center for Analytics Impact; Associate Teaching Professor
Center for Analytics Impact


Shannon McKeen
Executive Director, Experiential Learning & Innovation; Professor of the Practice
Center for the Study of Capitalism



Dr. Michelle Steward
Hendley-Lightcap Faculty Fellow in Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship; Associate Professor

Dr. Robert Nash (Rob)
Thomas W. Smith Presidential Chair; Research Affiliate & Advisor, Center for the Study of Capitalism; Professor

Ali Zeytoon-Nejad
Iglehart-Lightcap Faculty Fellow; Associate Teaching Professor
Economics

Ali Zeytoon-Nejad
Iglehart-Lightcap Faculty Fellow; Associate Teaching Professor
Entrepreneurship

Professor Ben King
Director of Interdisciplinary Programs; Professor of the Practice
Finance




Dr. Philip Howard
Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow in Banking and Finance; Assistant Professor

Mark Johnson
Faculty Fellow in Investments and Portfolio Management; Teaching Professor


Martin Malloy (Marty)
Faculty Director of the Wall Street Prep Track Program; Professor of the Practice


Dr. Robert Nash (Rob)
Thomas W. Smith Presidential Chair; Research Affiliate & Advisor, Center for the Study of Capitalism; Professor

Dr. Ajay Patel
Department Chair for Finance & Economics; Thomas S. Goho Chair in Finance; Professor

Dr. Deon Strickland
L. Glenn Orr Faculty Fellow of Financial Services; Teaching Professor


Legal Studies





Management Information Systems


Dr. Charles L. Iacovou
Dean of the School of Professional Studies & Vice Provost of Charlotte Programs; Professor of Management


Dr. Richard Martin (Justin)
Coca-Cola Faculty Fellow; Associate Teaching Professor

Stacie Petter
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; Peter C. Brockway Chair of Strategic Management; Professor

Marketing




Dr. Kenny Herbst
Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Business Program; Board of Visitors Faculty Fellow in Marketing; Associate Professor of Marketing


Dr. Michelle Steward
Hendley-Lightcap Faculty Fellow in Free Enterprise & Entrepreneurship; Associate Professor
Operations



Dr. Scott M. Shafer
Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Programs; Faculty Director for the Master of Science in Business Analytics Program; Professor
Organizational Behavior

Lisa Dragoni
Caron-Lightcap Faculty Fellow; Associate Professor of Management

Dr. Sean Hannah
J. Tylee Wilson Chair in Business Ethics; Professor of Management; Senior Research Associate, ACLC

Dr. J. Kline Harrison (Kline)
Associate Provost for Global Affairs; Kemper Professor of Business


Dr. Sherry Moss
Benson Pruitt Professor in Business; Professor of Organizational Studies

Greg Stewart
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Research; Department Chair for Management; Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. Professor; Professor

Dr. John Sumanth
James Farr Faculty Fellow in Leadership and Organizational Development; Associate Professor of Management; Associate, ACLC

Dr. Patrick J Sweeney
Professor of the Practice of Management & Executive Director, Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character


Dr. Julie Wayne
David C. Darnell Presidential Chair in Principled Leadership; Professor
Strategy






Dr. Annette L. Ranft
Dean and F.M. Kirby Foundation Chair in Business Excellence; Professor

Stephen Smulowitz (Steve)
McNicholas-Lightcap Faculty Fellow; Assistant Professor

Professor Bren Varner
Assistant Dean of the Master of Science in Management Program; Senior Lecturer
Center for Private Business


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