From oil and gas to smart grids to corporate sustainability, Fuqua MBAs are spending the summer working on energy and environment issues with an impressive list of companies. Here are a few of their summer internships, highlighting just how diverse the career options for MBAs interested in Energy & Environment are. Tucker Adams, Summer Associate, […]
“One of my goals in choosing a business school was to surround myself with colleagues who would both complement and challenge my thinking around the role of business in driving change,” reflects Fuqua student Rana Marks (MBA’19). For Marks, the school’s academic centers played an important role in convincing her that Fuqua was the right […]
Climate change is bad for business. But can business innovate fast enough and far enough to help us avoid a climate crisis? A new book by professors Michael Lenox of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and Aaron Chatterji of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business addresses the roles that business leaders, innovators, […]
Brian Thompson, entrepreneur, investor, and founder of the energy storage technology company Stem, Inc., reflects on his career and opportunities in cleantech in this EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives
Amy Winsor, Principal and U.S. Oil & Gas Consulting Lead with Deloitte Consulting LLP, discusses her thoughts on the oil and gas industry’s current challenges, its future, and how digital innovation is shaping the industry in this EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives
Bryan Christiansen, Chief Operating Officer of Vivint Solar, discusses the trends affecting solar energy as well as changing technologies and opportunities in solar energy in this EDGE Chats video. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives
Previously recognized by FINDMBA as one of the “Top Business Schools for Energy & Natural Resources” and by BusinessBecause in its list of “The 7 Best Business Schools For Careers In CleanTech,” Fuqua made another BusinessBecause list this month: “The 11 Best US Business Schools For Sustainability.” “It’s terrific to see external audiences recognizing what […]
The effects of climate change–from supply chain disruptions to real estate and infrastructure impacts–are expected to present trillions of dollars of direct and indirect impacts to businesses in coming years. With investors like BlackRock and Fidelity calling on corporations for increased disclosure of climate-related risks, climate change is increasingly on the radar of executives as […]
As part of Dow Chemical’s “Elements of Sustainability Series”, Professor Dan Vermeer discusses how methods of design thinking and scenario planning can be productively used to tackle perhaps the world’s most wicked problem: climate change. — RELATED ARTICLES: Business schools start preparing graduates for a world of climate risks Video: Katherine Neebe, Director of Sustainability, […]
Karina Hilton Spiegel graduated in 2012 from Duke with a dual degree MBA (with a focus in Strategy and Energy & Environment) and Master’s of Environmental Management (with a focus in Environmental Economics & Policy). Growing up, Karina has always been passionate about making a difference in the environment. After graduation, she began working as […]