Bio

Christine Holmes earned her B.A. in accounting from NC State in 1988. She recently retired from a 35+ year career as an Audit Partner with Ernst & Young, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Holmes is a member of the Poole College of Management Advisory Board, and she was honored with the college’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2010. She remains involved with NC State in many ways, including volunteer committee service with the Osher Life Long Learning Institute at NC State.

She and her husband, Charles, are also generous financial supporters of the university. The couple established the Holmes MAC Endowment in 2003 to provide stipend support for students enrolled in the Master of Accounting graduate program in the Jenkins Graduate School of Management and are avid supporters of Day of Giving. Her sister is also a proud alumna of NC State.