Management & Entrepreneurship

From the lunch table to a national movement, Christine Cotton G’02 used her Elon MBA to build PORCH Communities into a nonprofit that has provided more than $15 million in hunger relief since 2010.

Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems Long Xia explores the importance of data literacy in modern society.

Katie Geraghty ’26 and Anna Hamner ’25 made Charlotte their classroom at a fintech software firm, Intapp, and Krispy Kreme’s global tax team.

Two Love School of Business students, Hector Serrano Martin ’26 and Gabrielle Lerner ’27, turned New York City into a hands-on classroom through internships in global finance and luxury fashion.

Ann Fritchman, former senior vice president of sales at HanesBrands, joins Elon’s Martha and Spencer Love School of Business as an Executive in Residence, where she will mentor students, expand sales focused events and sponsor the Women in Sales club.

Four Class of 2025 students turned a cluttered online-shopping headache into OneTap, a Chrome extension built with Elon University’s entrepreneurship resources and now headed for a full-time New York City launch.

Associate Professor Elena Kennedy’s “Entrepreneurship for the Greater Good” class capped the spring semester with a Community Showcase that paired 23 seniors and juniors with five local nonprofits.

Shane O’Kelly, president and CEO of Advance Auto Parts, visited Elon to share lessons on leadership, strategy and career growth during a Lessons from Leaders event.

Seniors Megan Gilligan, Anna Ellis, Nancy Wilkins and Matthew Graffeo earned the SHRM Certified Professional credential after passing the global HR exam in spring 2025.

Energized by mentorship, finance major Duncan George ’25 turns a two-year marketplace concept into a global fintech partnership, building a unified digital storefront for student businesses.