Kristen Bonatz has nearly two decades working in the UNC System. She previously served
as Deputy General Counsel at UNC Greensboro and as an Associate University Attorney at
East Carolina University. She leads the team of compliance, legal, risk, and audit
professionals in the Division of Institutional Integrity.
Bonatz holds a Bachelor of Arts from UNC Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctor from the University
of Connecticut School of Law. She served as a law clerk for Chief Judge John C. Martin of the
North Carolina Court of Appeals.