William J. Ryan, Jr. , Chairman - NBA
as an assistant coach in the 1991 NBA All Star game in Charlotte, NC Harvard Business School from 1981 to 1992. During his eleven years on the faculty he taught a variety of marketing courses in both the Executive and M.B.A. programs.

NC governor rolls out changes for $19B budget - CharlotteObserver.com
another 2 percent in state spending from North Carolina's government budget for the coming year in part by eliminating or reducing dozens of programs and requiring cash-strapped local school districts handle on overspending after efforts