Katrice Branner is a clinical assistant professor at the Darla Moore School of Business. Prior to joining academia, Katrice spent over 20 years in industry as the president of a small business consulting firm, a Senior Vice President at Bank of America, and as a chemical engineer at The Dow Chemical Company. Her research focus areas are small business and entrepreneurship. She earned her doctorate from UNC Charlotte, her MBA from Vanderbilt, and her BS in ChE from the University of Tennessee.