Mary Hopkins is a class of 2019 MBA candidate concentrating in Corporate Finance. Prior to attending Kenan-Flagler Business School, Mary Hopkins was a portfolio manager at MidCap Financial, a middle-market focused specialty finance firm based in the Washington, DC area. She graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2013 with a B.S. in Human & Organizational Development and a minor in Financial Economics. This past summer, Mary Hopkins worked as an Investment Banking Summer Associate at Evercore, where she will be returning full-time in 2019.
GEORGE MABRY
MANAGING DIRECTOR MBA '19
Prior to pursuing his MBA at Kenan-Flagler, George spent four years at Barings (FKA Babson Capital) in Charlotte, NC. At Barings, George was an Associate Director in the High Yield Energy group responsible for underwriting upstream oil and gas companies. In this role, he worked closely with portfolio managers and traders to identify attractive primary, secondary, and distressed investment opportunities. George holds a B.A. in Business Administration and History from Furman University. This past summer, George worked as a summer associate at Stronghold Resource Partners in Dallas, TX.
JOHN MCCOLL
MANAGING DIRECTOR MBA '19
John is a class of 2019 MBA candidate concentrating in Corporate Finance and Real Estate. Prior to attending Kenan-Flagler Business School, John worked as an analyst at Morgan Stanley in Atlanta, where he was a member of a wealth management team that managed $1.3 billion in assets for high net worth families, private business owners, and professional athletes and coaches. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2013 with a B.A. in History. This past summer, John worked as an Investment Banking Summer Associate at Jefferies in New York, where he will be returning full-time in 2019.
ALEXIS SWIST
MANAGING DIRECTOR MBA '19
Alexis is a class of 2019 MBA candidate concentrating in Corporate Finance. Prior to pursuing her MBA at Kenan-Flagler, Alexis worked as a tax senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City in the Banking and Capital Markets practice. Alexis is a licensed CPA and holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a M.S. in Accounting from Kenan-Flagler. This past summer, Alexis worked as an Investment Banking Summer Associate at Goldman Sachs in New York where she will be returning full-time in 2019.
GORDON WYCHE
MANAGING DIRECTOR MBA '19
Gordon Wyche is a class of 2019 MBA student at Kenan-Flagler. Prior to attending Kenan-Flagler, Gordon worked as an investment professional for The Halifax Group, a middle-market private equity firm focused on buyouts in the Health & Wellness, Outsourced Business Services, Franchising, and Infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining Halifax, Gordon worked as an investment professional for Roark Capital Group, a middle-market private equity firm focused on consumer, business service and environmental service companies, with a specialization around franchised and multi-unit business models in the retail, restaurant, and consumer services sectors. Gordon graduated from The University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in Economics. This past summer, Gordon worked at Argonne Capital Partners in Atlanta, GA.
UNDERGRADUATES
PATRICK DOW
SENIOR ASSOCIATE UNC '19
Patrick is British and attended school at Wellington College in the UK. He is now a senior at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in Music with a focus in Vocal Performance and minoring in Entrepreneurship. Patrick is President of the UNC Clef Hangers and was its Business Manager for three semesters. In the past two summers, Patrick interned at GrowthPoint Technology Partners, a Boutique Tech Investment Bank in East Palo Alto, and Trium Capital, a London based alternative asset manager. This summer, Patrick is interning in Africa with African Bush Camps, a rapidly-growing safari company operating in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia and South Africa. Patrick is on the UNC squash team and sings in the Carolina Choir.
FORREST HAMIL
SENIOR ASSOCIATE BSBA '19
Forrest is a senior from Charlotte, NC studying business at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. At UNC, Forrest participates in Best Buddies and is the VP of Chipping in for Autism, a non-profit organization that raises money to spread awareness and fund research for autism and other related conditions. He is also the co-head of the investment banking division of the Finance Society. During the summer of 2015, Forrest interned in the accounting and finance department at Red Ventures. During the summer of 2017, he had a five-week internship at boutique investment bank Fidus Partners in Charlotte and afterwards studied abroad at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This past summer, Forrest worked as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York, where he will be returning full-time in 2019.
MICHAEL KRANTZ
SENIOR ASSOCIATE BSBA '19
Michael is a senior at the Kenan-Flagler Business School from Chapel Hill, NC, where he attended East Chapel Hill High. During the spring of 2016, Michael interned at GoDaddy in San Francisco, CA, focusing on business development and market research. Michael spent the summer of 2017 at Dunning Capital, a boutique investment bank focused on sell-side M&A advisory. This past summer, Michael worked as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Barclays in San Francisco and will be returning full-time in 2019. Michael is an enthusiastic saxophonist, golfer, and San Francisco Giants fan.
POOJAN MEHTA
SENIOR ASSOCIATE BSBA '19
Poojan is from Cary, NC, and is a senior at the Kenan-Flagler Business School concentrating in Investment Banking & Investment Management. At UNC, he serves as the Financials and Energy Head for the Reynolds Fund and the Investment Banking Co-Head for UFS. He has spent his past summers working with Five Points Hospitality and the Private Investments Team at UNC Management Company. Poojan worked as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York, where he will be returning full-time in 2019. Outside of school, he enjoys cooking, reading, and rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
CHED MILIC
SENIOR ASSOCIATE BSBA '19
Ched is a senior at UNC, originally from St. Petersburg, FL, and now double-majoring in economics and computer science, with a minor in business administration. He spent the fall of 2016 studying British art and history in London while working at mobile gaming studio Playrmakr. Ched interned at venture capital firm and leading equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest in New York City. This past summer, he worked as a Summer Analyst at Roark Capital Group in Atlanta, where he will be returning full-time in 2019. Outside of school, Ched enjoys running, playing tennis, and talking non-stop about how great the weather is in Florida.
