Phillip is a class of 2020 MBA candidate concentrating in Corporate Finance. Prior to attending Kenan-Flagler Business School, Phillip worked as an Associate at Bluestem Asset Management, LLC, a family investment office focused on long-short equity hedge fund investing. Prior to working at Bluestem, Phillip worked as an Investment Performance Analyst for Cambridge Associates, LLC, an investment consulting firm that manages custom investment portfolios for high net worth and institutional clients. Phillip holds his Chartered Financial Analyst designation and graduated from Virginia Tech in 2009 with a B.S. in Finance and a minor in Economics.
SAM FUNKHOUSER
MANAGING DIRECTOR MBA '20
Sam is a first-year MBA candidate pursuing a concentration in Corporate Finance. Prior to Kenan-Flagler, Sam worked in strategic development at Myocardial Solutions, a medical device firm developing an MRI software diagnostic to transform cardiology care. Sam has also held positions in business development at high-growth companies in healthcare services and technology. He holds a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia and an M.A. in Management Studies from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
William Pitt
MANAGING DIRECTOR MBA '20
Prior to joining the MBA class of 2020 at Kenan-Flagler, William spent five and a half years in various roles at BB&T within its commercial and investment bank in Winston-Salem, NC. Most recently, William served as an associate at BB&T Capital Markets in its Syndicated Lending Group responsible for underwriting, structuring and distributing the bank’s syndicated credit facilities. In his role, he worked with bankers and companies across the country and across various industries on over $11 billion in credit transactions. William holds a B.S.B.A. from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.
Richard Segal
MANAGING DIRECTOR MBA '20
Richard is a class of 2020 MBA candidate concentrating in Corporate Finance. Prior to attending Kenan-Flagler Business School, Richard worked as an Audit Associate for PwC in the Financial Services group and for a family management consulting firm. Richard is a licensed CPA and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Elon University.
Mike Stethem
MANAGING DIRECTOR MBA '20
Mike is a class of 2020 MBA candidate concentrating in Corporate Finance. Prior to attending Kenan-Flagler, Mike was an Associate at Resilience Capital Partners, an operationally-focused, middle-market private equity firm. Before joining Resilience, Mike worked in investment banking as an Associate in the Food, Consumer & Retail Group at BMO Capital Markets and as an Analyst in the M&A Group at KeyBanc Capital Markets. Mike graduated from Ohio University with a B.B.A in Accounting and Finance.
UNDERGRADUATES
LAUREN LESHA
SENIOR ASSOCIATE BSBA '20
Lauren is a junior from Grosse Pointe, Michigan studying business administration at the Kenan-Flagler Business School and minoring in English. At UNC, Lauren is the President of the Finance Society and serves as an analyst in the industrials and consumer/retail sectors of the Reynolds Investment Fund. Following her sophomore year, Lauren spent two weeks studying abroad in South Africa and interned in investment banking for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Charlotte, where she will also intern after her junior year. Outside of school, Lauren is an avid tennis player, skier, and Detroit Red Wings fan.
PATRICK LYONS
SENIOR ASSOCIATE BSBA '20
Patrick is a junior in the Kenan-Flagler Business School from Wilmington, Delaware where he attended the Salesianum School. At UNC, Patrick is a member of the Men's Lacrosse team, serves on the Chancellor's Faculty-Athletics Council and Student-Athlete Advisory Council, and is Head of Asset Management for the UNC Undergraduate Finance Society. He has interned over the past two summers with Deloitte Consulting in New York City and Delle Donne & Associates in Wilmington, Delaware. This summer Patrick will be an incoming investment banking summer analyst at J.P. Morgan in New York City in the Real Estate, Gaming, and Lodging Group. Outside of school, Patrick enjoys fishing, golf, and rooting for the Philadelphia Eagles.
HENRY MCDONALD
SENIOR ASSOCIATE BSBA '20
Henry is a junior from Charlotte, NC double majoring in Business and Religion Studies. This past summer, Henry was a finance intern for Posigen Solar Solutions which is a residential solar panel company headquartered in New Orleans. During the summer of 2019, he will be interning in New York for Aquiline Capital Partners which is a private equity firm that invests in financial service companies. At UNC, Henry is treasurer of Best Buddies and enjoys playing pick-up basketball.
AKSHAY PATEL
SENIOR ASSOCIATE BSBA '20
Akshay is a junior from Charlotte, NC concentrating in Investment Banking at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. At UNC, Akshay covers the Media & Telecom and Technology sectors for the Reynolds Fund and is the Head of Alumni Engagement for UFS. He spent the summer of 2017 interning at Horizon Investments, an asset manager in Charlotte, and the summer of 2018 interning at Bryant Park Capital, a boutique investment bank in New York. This summer, Akshay will be joining Guggenheim Partners in New York as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst. In his free time, Akshay enjoys reading, playing the piano, and competing as a member of the Tar Heel Raas dance team.
HUNTER SHERIDAN
SENIOR ASSOCIATE BSBA '20
Hunter is a junior from Charlotte, NC concentrating in Investment Banking at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. At UNC, Hunter plays on the varsity football team. Last summer, he interned with UNC Management Company on the Public Investments Team. Hunter will be working in investment banking with Bank of America Merrill Lynch this summer in New York. Outside of school, he enjoys reading and walking his family’s black lab, Max.
