Duke Global Executive MBA Student Blog

Fuqua empowers leaders by equipping them to speak different business languages and better support their teams by understanding personnel drivers and conflict-resolution modes.

Looking back at my 18-year-old self, aimless and unsure, or even the 45-year-old who began this program, I couldn’t have envisioned the life I’m living now.

I’m gaining the knowledge, confidence, and clarity needed to navigate complex systems and uncover the right opportunities for meaningful change.

Upward mobility and desire for growth drove me to apply to business school.

Our world needs great leaders more than ever, and I am confident Duke will give me and others the tools and network to become what the moment calls for.

When I entered the Global Executive MBA program at Duke, I was looking for an opportunity to be challenged and better equipped for this rapidly-evolving industry, but the experience has provided so much more than that.  

Applying what I learned in the program, in real-time in my professional role at IBM, paid huge dividends for me and my career.

The 18 months of the program produced some of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Not only academically but in terms of personal and professional growth.

Our Global Executive MBA Class of 2020 represented the highest ratio of women in any previous GEMBA class at Fuqua.