Acting President and CEO @ (December 2025 - March 2026)
Chief Innovation Officer, UNC-Chapel Hill and Executive Director, Innovate Carolina @ (January 2022 - January 2023)
Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation Strategy and Programs @ UNC Chapel Hill (November 2019 - January 2022)
Director, Innovate Carolina @ Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Deve (June 2016 - November 2019)
Associate Director @ Chancellor's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UNC (April 2013 - April 2016)
Strategy and Communications Consultant @ Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network (November 2011 - April 2013)
Strategy and Communications @ Innovate@Carolina (May 2011 - March 2013)
Assistant Director for Business and Development @ (August 2002 - June 2008)
Michelle Bolas Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor's degree
1988-1992
University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A. (Art History)
1988-1992
Michelle Bolas Skills
Board Development
Community Development
Community Outreach
Economic Development
Editing
Event Planning
Fundraising
Grant Writing
Grants
Marketing Communications
Media Relations
Message Development
Non-profits
Nonprofits
Policy Analysis
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Program Management
Proposal Writing
Public Policy
Public Relations
Public Speaking
Research
Startup Marketing
Strategic Communications
Strategic Planning
Strategy
Volunteer Management
Website Development
Non Profits
Michelle Bolas Summary
Michelle Bolas, based in Chapel Hill, NC, US, is currently a President and CEO at NCInnovation. Michelle Bolas brings experience from previous roles at NCInnovation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Chapel Hill. Michelle Bolas holds a 1988 - 1992 Bachelor's degree @ University of Wisconsin-Madison. With a robust skill set that includes Board Development, Community Development, Community Outreach, Economic Development, Editing and more. Michelle Bolas has 3 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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