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Suzanne is focused and energetic Marketing Instructor and a Digital Marketing Strategist leader with broad design and deployment expertise in the financial services industry. Her background includes 20+ years at major financial institutions including Bank of America, CitizensBank and TIAABank. She brings these experiences to the classroom to engage and provide practical application to concepts […]

Devin Collins serves as Regional Innovation Officer in the Division of Research at UNC Charlotte. He leads efforts to accelerate the commercialization of university-based technologies, foster regional industry partnerships, and strengthen the innovation ecosystem across the Carolinas. With more than 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship, technology transfer, and startup acceleration, Collins has guided over […]

John Connaughton joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in 1978. He is the director of the UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast, which is recognized as the leading source of economic information for North Carolina. Dr. Connaughton has authored economic impact studies that have received widespread attention. His work is frequently quoted in both local and national publications, […]

Heather Cummens is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Business Information Systems and Operations Management (BISOM) at UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business. She also serves as a Business and Technical Application Analyst at UNC Charlotte. Cummens joined BISOM in 2020 and brings expertise in project management, website development, editing, accessibility, business computing and […]

Gena De Chant is a business and professional development instructor in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte and a compassionate executive with more than 25 years of experience in leadership, organizational development, and change management. After a successful corporate career with top-tier organizations including Wells Fargo, she now leverages her industry expertise to […]

Dr. Craig A. Depken, II joined the Belk College of Business in August 2007. Previous to coming to UNC Charlotte, he was an associate professor of economics at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Depken has taught a wide variety of applied economics courses, including econometrics, international economics and industrial organization. He has a […]

Renren Dong is a senior financial markets executive and quantitative manager with extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams at Bank of America. As Director and Senior Trader, he manages non-USD balance sheet market risk and strategic investment portfolios, while overseeing a cross-functional team of traders, quants, and technologists focused on FX and interest rate derivatives trading […]