Stephen Arbogast

Stephen Arbogast is Professor of the Practice of Finance at UNC Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School. With 32 years at ExxonMobil, he served as Treasurer for Exxon Chemical Company, managing $40B in financing, and held international finance roles in Brazil, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. He serves on the National Renewable Fuels Laboratory Biofuels Technical Review Panel.

Education:

• M.P.A. - Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
• B.A. Government - Cornell University
• M.T.S. - University of St. Thomas

Research Focus: International finance, energy project financing, business ethics, and biofuel commercialization. His textbook Resisting Corporate Corruption features 28 case studies on ethical business practices. Recent work examines pyrolysis oil integration in refineries and SPAC-related ethics challenges.

Awards:

• Payne Teaching Excellence Award (University of Houston, 2008)

Industry Leadership: Directed over $4B in capital markets financing and served on international joint venture boards. Current research emphasizes ethical frameworks for energy transition finance.