Video: “A Bright Future: MBA Career Options in the Energy Sector”

Video - Energy Careers

Executives from across the energy sector share their perspectives on MBA career prospects in a new video from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. “It’s a tremendously exciting place to work and develop a career,” says Rebecca Kujawa, a Duke alumna who is Vice President of Business Management at NextEra Energy Resources.  “The opportunity to […]

Yieldcos: Not a Ponzi scheme, but risky nonetheless

Myles Neumann

by Myles Neumann, MBA ’17 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Brian Bolster, Global Head of Power and Infrastructure Investment Banking, Goldman Sachs at Duke University in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 18, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not […]

Leadership in practice: Creating an entrepreneurial career in the oil and gas industry

Jason Rebrook, Hilcorp Energy

by Dan Vermeer, PhD and Sarah Hoyt, MEM/MBA ’16   How can MBAs build a consequential career in a volatile and technically complex industry like oil and gas? What does it take to become a leader? While leadership can take many forms, Fuqua alumnus Jason Rebrook (CCMBA ’02), Executive Vice President at Hilcorp Energy Company, […]

Looking for love – Mexico seeks private partners

David Mann

by David Mann, MBA ’16 This article was written in response to a seminar given by George Baker, Publisher of Mexico Energy Intelligence and Patrick Duddy, Director of the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies at Duke University in an EDGE Seminar on Oct. 7, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one […]

Economic environment partially to blame for blown megaproject budgets

Tom Wagner, MBA '17

by Tom Wagner, MBA ’17 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Nils Magnussen, Director of Business Development at Chevron, in an EDGE Seminar on Sept. 23, 2015 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of either Duke […]

EDGE Chats interview with John Buley discusses trends in energy finance

Video: John Buley

In this new EDGE Chats interview, professor John Buley talks about the fall of oil and gas prices, the rise of Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) in energy finance, and his advice for pursuing careers in energy finance.  John is a retired investment banker and Professor of the Practice at Fuqua School of Business.  He teaches […]

Learning can be disruptive, but it isn’t free

Dan Chow

by Dan Chow, MEM/MBA ‘15 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Matt Eggers, a senior cleantech executive who has worked at Tesla Motors, Sunrun, and Bloom Energy, in an EDGE Seminar on Sept. 24, 2014 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. In a Sept. 24 EDGE seminar, cleantech expert […]

Financial implications of distributed resources: Lessons learned from Germany

Diana Rowe

by Diana Rowe, MEM/MBA ‘16 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Gregory Aliff, Vice Chairman and Senior Partner, Deloitte Energy and Resources practice, in an EDGE Seminar on Apr. 9, 2014 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Utilities, using conventional power generation, have assumed a long-standing responsibility of deploying […]

Lessons for energy entrepreneurs

Lisa Huber

by Lisa Huber, MEM/MBA ’14 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Pedro Santos, Founder and CEO of OsComp Systems, in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 13, 2013 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Pedro Santos, founder of OsComp Systems, sold his first business before graduating high school and has […]