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Five ways to launch your climate career in B-school

Posted on May 29, 2024February 13, 2025

By Jessica Wingert, Associate Director and Program Lead, ClimateCAP Initiative It’s an exciting time to be getting an MBA, especially if you are passionate working on climate solutions. The beauty—and, admittedly, sometimes the challenge—of embarking on a climate career right now is the diversity of career opportunities available to students—from clean energy to sustainable agriculture, […]

Posted in Student ExperiencesTagged business education, careers, climate, ClimateCAP, extracurricular, Jessica Wingert, sustainability

The financial sector has a bigger role to play in climate transition

Posted on May 28, 2024February 13, 2025

By Alex Wilson, MBA ’25 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Marilyn Ceci, Managing Director and Senior Advisor to the Center for Carbon Transition, J.P. Morgan, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Spring 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged EDGE Seminar, student perspective

We need to include Indigenous Peoples in conversations about climate solutions

Posted on May 2, 2024February 13, 2025

By Lilah Kalfus, MBA ’25 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Chris Brown, Senior Director, Product, Indigo Ag, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Spring 2024. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke University or […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged carbon credits, climate change, climate justice, EDGE Seminar, environmental justice, Indigenous Peoples, regenerative agriculture, student perspective

Duke hosts first MEM/MBA alumni reunion

Posted on April 18, 2024February 13, 2025

On April 12-13, Duke MEM/MBA and MF/MBA dual degree alumni returned for a special weekend of reunion activities. Alumni reconnected with faculty and staff, participated in career conversations, heard campus updates from leaders in the Nicholas School and Duke Office of Climate & Sustainability, joined current MEM/MBA students for a picnic in Duke Forest, and […]

Posted in EventsTagged alumni, Durham, energy, events, MEM/MBA, networking, reunion, sustainability

Diagnosing friction in renewable investment

Posted on April 9, 2024February 13, 2025
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by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE Until recently, I thought I understood the factors that were setting the pace of clean energy investment, at least in the U.S.  Before the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, I would have argued that the lack of government support […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged Dan Vermeer, energy, energy finance, renewable energy

Meet the 2024 Duke U Energy Conference co-chairs

Posted on April 5, 2024February 13, 2025

Each Fall, Fuqua hosts the annual Duke University Energy Conference, an event that draws more than 500 students, alumni, and industry professionals to campus to talk about trends and key issues in the energy sector. Planning this high-visibility event is no small undertaking, and takes an incredible team of students. This year’s co-chairs, Uzo Biosah […]

Posted in Student & Alumni Profiles, Student ExperiencesTagged Duke University Energy Conference, energy, energy finance, energy policy, student projects

Shifting the climate conversation from “billions” to “trillions”

Posted on February 27, 2024February 13, 2025
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by Dan Vermeer, Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, EDGE On February 28, Duke will host the largest climate-related event ever convened at Fuqua School of Business.  We expect more than 500 public officials, business leaders, Duke faculty and students to attend this event, called “From Billions to Trillions: The Inflation Reduction Act […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged climate, climate finance, energy finance, investment

Casey Marshall (BA’96) joins EDGE Executive Council

Posted on February 27, 2024February 13, 2025

EDGE welcomes Duke alumnus Casey Marshall (BA’96) as a new member of the EDGE Executive Council. With over 25 years of experience in the renewable energy industry as an investor, banker, executive, consultant, founder, and operator, Casey currently serves as Vice President of Business Development for Clean Energy Associates, a technical advisory firm providing quality […]

Posted in Center NewsTagged EDGE Advisory Board, energy, industry insights

“Roadmap” of energy sector employers helps students clarify career interests

Posted on January 29, 2024February 17, 2025

There are exciting job opportunities for MBAs in the energy sector, but making sense of where these jobs fit in a sector as complex as this one can be difficult. To help students visualize employers along the energy value chain, EDGE offers students a “roadmap” of example employers in the energy sector—from energy production (upstream) […]

Posted in CareersTagged careers, electric utilities, energy, energy storage, internships, Katie Kross, MBA, oil & gas, renewable energy, solar, wind

Rethinking long-duration energy storage

Posted on January 10, 2024February 13, 2025

By Besith Pineda, MBA ’24 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Adrienne Lalle, Senior Director of Energy Storage at Cypress Creek Renewables, in an EDGE Seminar at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in Fall 2023. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of […]

Posted in Industry InsightsTagged batteries, EDGE Seminar, energy, energy storage, student perspective

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