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Kelly Greene (’91)

Kelly Greene (’91) joined Wake Forest Magazine as managing editor in 2023. Before that, she was senior director of executive communications for TIAA and a director of marketing for BlackRock in New York. In her 25 years as a journalist, Greene was a staff writer and columnist at The Wall Street Journal, where she contributed to the Journal’s Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and co-authored a New York Times bestselling book about retirement planning. She was a Carswell Scholar at Wake Forest with majors in History with Honors and Politics.

Stories by Kelly Greene ('91)

The Nashville Network

Songwriters who studied at Wake Forest have found inspiration in Music City — and they're cranking out the hits.
The Nashville Network

A musical conversation to transcend borders

Mark Allen (’88) and Andrea Engleson (’87) are chronicling their journey in a new PBS series.
A musical conversation to transcend borders

Golden Gavels

With an assist from Wake Forest students and faculty, a nearby retirement community has started a debate society that’s embracing research and divergent points of view.
Golden Gavels

Playing the Hand He Was Dealt

Dr. Perry Mandanis (’81) turned a delayed ADHD diagnosis into a career helping others — including a new deck of cards offering strategies he’s gathered across decades.
Playing the Hand He Was Dealt

Cracking the Code

Matt Zakreski (’06) is helping neurodivergent (including gifted) kids and teens navigate the “neurotypical” world.
Cracking the Code

From bugs and birds to drones and DNA

Harold Greeney (’93) took an untraditional path to build a research station in Ecuador — and helped win a $5 million prize for accelerating our learning about the rainforest.
From bugs and birds to drones and DNA

Turning the Tables on Teaching

In the internet’s early days, when professors needed to get up to speed on computers, and do it fast, student mentors saved the day — with funding from a secretive billionaire.
Turning the Tables on Teaching

Running for Freedom

Claire O’Brien (’11) and her sisters have long lamented the plight of women in Afghanistan — and they organized a run this fall to help.
Running for Freedom

Around the world on points

How an intrepid alumni couple travels in luxury on a shoestring.
Around the world on points

A skeptic’s take on tech

In a new book, Stuart Whatley (’07) argues that we put too much faith in finding new technology to fix problems we could tackle with the tools we have already.
A skeptic’s take on tech

Bringing Home Bronze

WNBA star Dearica Hamby ('15) is the first Wake Forest woman athlete to win an Olympic medal.
Bringing Home Bronze

Betting on the future

Abby Merk (’22) is turning poker into a career
Betting on the future