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From Awestruck Climate Outsider to Decarbonization Practitioner
Fuqua's energy community equipped me with knowledge and confidence, propelling me to a position of influence that I expected to spend my entire career attempting to reach.
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How Experiential Learning at Tesla Expanded My Professional Ambitions
There is a lot to learn in the classroom, but nothing compares to putting your knowledge and skills to the test in the real world.
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Forging My Path in a Niche Industry
For the last eight years, I’ve had a deep interest in alternative proteins. However, I did not have any professional experience in the industry, and I wanted to use my time at Duke to change that.
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Plugging Into Fuqua’s Energy Community
I knew that when I embarked on the journey to pursue an MBA, evaluating the energy balance would be a critical part of my decision.
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The Breadth, Depth and Impact of COP27
I quickly found that everyone at COP27 was interested in problem-solving to create more sustainable practices.
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Plotting a Path to Blue Economy Venture Capital
After talking with Fuqua faculty, I knew the dual MEM/MBA degree at Duke University was the perfect place for me to dive deep into the blue economy.
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Helping an Asset Manager Tackle Climate Change as a CASE i3 Fellow
I came to business school to learn how to make the business case for taking action on climate change, and my time as a CASE i3 Fellow offered a remarkable opportunity to apply what I’d learned to the real world.
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How EDGE has Enriched My MBA Experience
EDGE is involved in everything energy and environment-related at Fuqua!
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3 Ways Fuqua is Helping Me Pursue an Energy Career
When I was applying to business schools, I was searching for a program that would allow me to explore my interest in the connection between businesses and the environment.
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Beginning a Career in Energy: My PG&E Internship
Renewable energy is arguably the greatest single opportunity to overcome the looming threat of climate change. But with that promise comes the kind of thorny systemic, financial and business model challenges that can light a fire under the most ambitious of MBAs.