Tag: CASE i3 Fellows
Welcome 2020-2021 CASE & CASE i3 Fellows
Each year, CASE selects an elite group of second-year Fuqua MBAs to become CASE and/or CASE i3 fellows and act as ambassadors for CASE’s work in social entrepreneurship and impact investing. These fellows come from a wide range of backgrounds and work with the CASE team to lead workshops and speaker sessions, as well as […]
A Year of Learning and New Projects
It never ceases to amaze us how fast a year goes by. In early May, we watched as another cohort of CASE and CASE i3 fellows graduated along with hundreds of new MBAs. This annual event always triggers CASE’s “end of year” (the academic year, that is) reflection. For us, this has been a year […]
Welcome 2019-2020 CASE & CASE i3 Fellows!
Each year, CASE and CASE i3 select an elite group of second-year MBAs to act as ambassadors of CASE’s work and collaborate with the CASE team throughout the year. These fellows come from a wide range of backgrounds and engage in CASE programming by providing great insights and by leading workshops, speaker sessions, and other […]
Venturing into Impact Investing
After serving for 2 years in the Peace Corps in Peru, I came back to the US and started a career in traditional investment management. I enjoyed the rigor of the work and the pace at which I was improving my financial skill set, but my impact roots from the Peace Corps called on me […]
Another Year of Driving Social Change: What Would Greg Think?
Every summer, as another academic year comes to a close and the echoes of graduation begin to fade away, I take some time to reflect on the year. This year that reflection has been particularly bittersweet as CASE celebrates our 15th anniversary. To think that 15 years ago, our co-founders, Greg Dees and Beth Anderson, […]
A Small Request from a SOCAP Rookie: More Patience & More Urgency
This post is written by Kaylan Christofferson, a third-year Duke MBA/MPP candidate who also serves as co-chair of the CASE i3 Fellows program. Prior to Fuqua, Kaylan worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and in business intelligence at GlobalGiving, a DC-based nonprofit. She has interned with USAID and The Boston Consulting Group. I’ve heard […]
Welcome 2017-2018 CASE & CASE i3 Fellows!
Each year, CASE and CASE i3 selects an elite group of second-year MBAs to act as ambassadors of CASE’s work and collaborate with the CASE team throughout the year. These fellows come from a wide range of backgrounds and participate in CASE programming by providing great insights and leading workshops, speaker sessions, and other programming […]
Supply & Demand in Impact Investing: How can we best match capital with impact?
This post was written by Raquel Lima, a second-year MBA student at The Fuqua School of Business. This year’s Sustainable Business and Social Impact (SBSI) conference focused on how business can tackle global challenges by exploring innovative models and collaborative partnerships that are already working to solve these challenges and discussing how these solutions can be […]
Investing in the Environment: From Niche to Mainstream – SBSI17
This post was written by Pia Morante, a second-year Fuqua MBA student, CASE i3 Fellow, and member of the Fuqua chapter of the Net Impact Club. This year’s Sustainable Business and Social Impact (SBSI) conference focused on how business can tackle global challenges by exploring innovative models and collaborative partnerships that are already working to […]
Diving into the 1st Ever Environmental Impact Bond: Q&A with Beth Bafford of Calvert Foundation
In September, DC Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), Calvert Foundation, and Goldman Sachs announced the nation’s first Environmental Impact Bond to fund green infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff in Washington DC. This first Environmental Impact Bond occurs three years after the publication of the CASE i3 working paper, “Environmental Impact Bonds,” written by CASE i3 […]