Duke Daytime MBA Student Blog

I have always been very curious about the skills I would need for a career in private equity, but I came to Fuqua with very little knowledge of the field.

It happened every time. Almost intuitively, as I walked into a packed room of investment banking prospects, I immediately knew exactly how many other women were present. You could usually count us on one hand.

I was curious but not sure about pursuing investment banking, until arriving at Fuqua.

The Mentored Study program at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business provided the perfect fit for me to further explore my previous experience in venture capital in a real-world work setting while gaining exposure to the tech industry.

We co-founded the Duke MBA FinTech Club in the Spring of 2018, with the goal of fostering a community passionate about financial technology at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and to create an ecosystem that supports MBA students in pursuing careers within the industry

Some of the major highlights of the career search at Fuqua are the informative "career intensive" seminars that take place in September. Among them is the Finance Career Intensive—the marquee event that kicks off recruiting season for the industry.