Cody Karns

Cody Karns currently serves as Senior Manager of Corporate Development at Trane Technologies, a position held since October 2024. Prior experience includes Corporate Development Manager at Sonic Automotive from June 2017 to October 2024, where responsibilities encompassed dealership mergers and acquisitions, real estate strategy, and financial analysis. Cody's earlier role as Corporate Development Intern at Sonic Automotive involved restructuring a real estate database and drafting letters of intent for M&A and real estate transactions. Academic qualifications include a Master's in Accounting from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and an MBA in Finance from Wake Forest University, along with a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.