Investing in Market Connection

Advisory Boards & Councils

Our students are driven to achieve results with integrity and collaboration. We welcome diverse viewpoints to strengthen our connection between the our strategic goals, the student experience and market needs.

Board of Visitors

The Wake Forest University School of Business Board of Visitors advises and advocates for the School in ways that connect to the business community and bring to life our vision to help businesses and organizations create a better world.

Our Board Consists of: 60 Members • 25% from Fortune 500 • 68% C-Suite Level • Nearly 50% are Alumni

Alumni Council

The School’s Alumni Council currently consists of 38 active Alumni who live across the country and represent all Business degree programs. In 2023, the Alumni Council assisted the School in three focus areas: matching graduating students with alumni in their new city, bringing alumni within an industry together for networking and other learning opportunities, and helping our Market Readiness and Employment team connect students with alumni for advice, mentorship, and employment opportunities.

Program Advisory Councils

Our program-specific boards and councils - such as the Accounting Advisory Council, MSBA Market Insights Board, and MSM Market Insights Board - are crucial links to strengthen the connection between the School and the marketplace. These groups help to further advance the School’s mission by providing guidance and market insights to evolve curricular and co-curricular offerings, foster student, alumni, and corporate engagement, and provide support to help our students obtain employment.

Academic Centers

Our academic centers drive thought leadership and create an unrivaled connection to the market.

Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character

The Allegacy Center for Leadership and Character accelerates the School’s mission to develop leaders of character to serve the greater good through a proven track record of thought leadership, practical relevance and partnerships across the Wake Forest community.

Center for Analytics Impact

The Wake Forest Center for Analytics Impact is focused on the impactful use of analytics to solve problems in business and society through research that examines the role of analytics to improve organizational effectiveness, practical educational opportunities for students and working professionals, and mutually beneficial industry partnerships.

Center for the Study of Capitalism

The Center for the Study of Capitalism connects the business community, faculty scholars, thought leaders and students to foster a better understanding of capitalism and its role in a fast-changing, technologically driven world.

To learn more about the actions these centers have taken to initiate positive change in the market, Scan this QR Code.