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Mr. William O. McCoy has been a Partner of Franklin Street Partners, a Chapel Hill investment management company, since 1997. From February 1995 to November 1998, he served as Vice President for finance of the 16-campus University of North Carolina system. He served as Interim Chancellor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from April 1999 until August 2000.
Mr. McCoy joined UNC General Administration in 1995 after a 35-year career with BellSouth Corp., where he retired as Vice Chairman of the Board. As the UNC Vice President, he was credited with raising the bar of expectations for sound management, productivity and efficiency, and fiscal integrity across the university. His solid credibility with the N.C. General Assembly helped secure additional support and fiscal flexibility for the university.
A native of Snow Hill, Mr. McCoy holds a Bachelor’s degree in business administration from UNC-Chapel Hill, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1955. He later earned a Master’s degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a Sloan Fellow.
After graduating from UNC, Mr. McCoy served as an U.S. Marine Corps pilot before beginning his business career with Southern Bell in Charlotte. Progressing through a variety of executive positions with Southern Bell, South Central Bell and AT&T, Mr. McCoy was named Chief Financial Officer-designate of BellSouth when the regional telecommunications company was formed in 1982. He was elected Vice Chairman of BellSouth Corp. in 1983 and President of BellSouth Enterprises Inc. in 1986.
He is a board member of Progress Energy of Raleigh, NC and Liberty Corp. of Greenville, S.C. Also, Mr. McCoy is a member of the board of the Research Triangle Foundation, developer of the Research Triangle Park in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area. He also serves as a Trustee of Fidelity Investments in Boston and the North Carolina Management Trust. He spent 15 years on the board of First American Corp., a bank holding company in Nashville.
A staunch Carolina supporter, Mr. McCoy has served as Chairman of UNC’s National Development Council and a member of the Bicentennial Campaign for Carolina Steering Committee and the Board of Visitors. He is a member of the Kenan-Flagler Business School’s Board of Visitors and, since January, has served as a Director of the new UNC Health Care System. Mr. McCoy and his wife, Sara, have two adult daughters. | 