Tag Archives: entrepreneur

A Rocket Scientist & Awarding-Winning Social Entrepreneur

This post was written by second year MBA student and CASE Fellow Joanne Sprague. Joanne reflects on a recent visit from Jim Fruchterman, Founder of Benetech and the recipient of the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation.  When you talk to Jim …

Universities Driving Global Change

In February, Duke and Ashoka U hosted a national conference on social entrepreneurship education. It was a wonderful weekend with over 300 participants representing 70 universities and 10 countries. Included in the weekend’s activities was a TEDx event that was …

Students Innovating for Impact: Pajebal

First year student Rob Krieger’s path to the Fuqua School of Business was not your typical one. After completing a twelve-month Corporate Management Training Program at North Fork Bank (a New York-based bancorporation currently owned by Capital One Financial), Rob …