C-Suite Speaker Series

Logo for the 10 years of the C-Suite Speaker Series

The C-Suite Speaker Series features alumni and friends of the college who are in leadership positions (at the level of CEO, partner, chairman, etc.). The series brings business leaders to the UNC Charlotte campus to present to and interact with undergraduate and graduate students. This series is organized several times a year by the Belk College of Business external relations team and the Niblock Student Center, which prepares graduates to enter a business career and become leaders in the workplace and the community. Through their stories, successes, and lessons, speakers of the C-Suite Speaker Series provide a transformational experience for students.

Fall 2025 Speaker: Sanjay Gupta

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | 1:15 – 2:05 p.m.
Popp Martin Student Union, Third Floor Salons, UNC Charlotte main campus

Sanjay Gupta, executive vice president and chief transformation officer, Novant Health

Sanjay Gupta

As executive vice president and chief transformation officer, Sanjay Gupta drives Novant Health’s value proposition across the health system. He oversees marketing and communications as well as the system’s internal consulting function.

Gupta most recently served as chief marketing officer and chief digital officer for Guaranteed Rate, where he focused on the company’s consumer direct business as well as marketing its expanding portfolio of financial products and enhancing the company’s brand. He has held executive leadership roles across many organizations, including as executive vice president and head of client solutions and outcomes at TIAA; executive vice president of marketing, corporate relations and innovation at Allstate; chief marketing officer at Ally Financial; and senior vice president of global consumer and small business marketing and senior vice president of e-commerce and ATM executive at Bank of America.

Gupta currently serves on the board of directors for Steelcase. He earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and completed his BE in electronics engineering from the University of Mumbai.


Recent Sessions

  • Verl Purdy | CEO of Cadrillion Capital | Spring 2026
  • Ric Elias | Co-Founder and CEO of Red Ventures | Spring 2025
  • Ali Summerville | Business Administration Executive, Ally Financial Inc. and 2024 Chair, Charlotte Regional Business Alliance Executive Committee | Fall 2024
  • William (Bill) Christensen | CEO, JELD-WEN | Spring 2024
  • José Armario | CEO and President of Bojangles | Fall 2023
  • Chuck Howard | CEO | Autobell Carwash, Inc. | Spring 2023
  • Mike Freno | Chairman and CEO of Barings, LLC | Fall 2022
  • Hugh McColl Jr. | Chairman, CEO of Bank of America (retired ) and chairman emeritus at Falfurrias Capital Partners | Spring 2022
  • Kimberly Moore-Wright ’95 | Truist | Fall 2021
  • Chris Peek ’93 | President and Chief Executive Officer at CaroMont Health | Spring 2021
  • Scott Case ’00 | Truist | Fall 2020
  • Dontá Wilson ’97 | Truist | Spring 2020
  • Scott Price | UPS | Spring 2019
  • DeAndrea Salvador ’13 | Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI) and JouleScout | 2018 Spring Speaker
  • Manuel Zapata ’72 MBA | ZAPATA Group | Fall 2018
  • Mark Beck | JELD-WEN, Inc. | Spring 2018
  • Demond T. Martin | Investor and Philanthropist | Fall 2017
  • Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. | TIAA | Spring 2017
  • Susan DeVore | Premier, Inc. | Fall 2016
  • Tom Skains | Piedmont Natural Gas | Spring 2016
  • Kelly King | BB&T | Spring 2016
  • Robert A. Niblock | Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | Fall 2015