Chris Duncan
Semi-Retired, CFO Dry Ridge Brewing LLC, Owner Serenity Business Solutions LLC
- Role
- Executive in Residence Assistant Professor at Mars Hill University
- Location
- Asheville, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Duncan
Chris Duncan is the former Executive in Residence/Assistant Professor of Business at Mars Hill University in Mars Hill NC, focused on helping to educate and train the next generation of business leaders in western North Carolina and beyond. He retired in 2022 (formerly co-founder and EVP/COO) from Decisely, a fast growing \"insuretech\" company focused providing integrated benefits and other HR solutions to small businesses, Insurance Brokerage Partners, Associations and Franchises nationally. A serial entrepreneur, he is also the CEO/President Serenity Business Solutions LLC (finance, strategy, sales consulting), and CFO of start up Dry Ridge Brewing LLC, a restaurant, music and event destination in Mars Hill, NCFormerly, Chris was the Chief Growth Officer and National Benefits Leader of EPIC, a \"Top 15\" property/casualty, benefits, loss control, claims and HR administration company with various offices in the U.S. Previous to EPIC, a Partner with Mercer Health & Benefits involved with national brokerage strategy and M&A, as well as leader of its Atlanta Health & Benefits Business. His background includes COO/CFO of a regional brokerage, benefits and administration firm, Chief Risk Officer/VP Finance at Delta Air Lines, and multiple positions including strategic planning, finance, and risk/security/insurance management leadership positions within PepsiCo companies of Frito-lay and KFC. He started his career at Ford Motor Company as a casualty insurance analyst. Chris earned a BBA in Marketing and an M.B.A. in Finance and Risk Management, both from the University of Georgia, was named Alumnus of the Year (2003) for the Terry College of Business Risk Management and Insurance Program, the University of Georgia. He is also a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).Specialties: Generative AI, Insure Tech, Private Equity, Risk Management, Benefits, Finance, Management/Leadership, Insurance, Acquisitions, Strategic Partnerships, Enterprise Risk, Entrepreneurship
Experience
Executive in Residence Assistant Professor
Jan 2023 — Present · Asheville, NC, US
Education
University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Risk Management
1985 — 1986
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