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Introducing CASE Scholar Nathan Hixson
Nathan Hixson Within a 20-minute drive of the small town in Tennessee where I grew up, I could be in either an exclusive neighborhood of golf-course-adjacent mansions or in a rural area nearly absent of paved roads, good public schools and access to dental care. At an early age, I saw the difference that wealth, […]
Announcing 2022 CASE Scholars
Our Class of 2022 CASE Scholars introduce themselves! Jenna Weinberg I believe strongly in harnessing the power of market forces to achieve equity and empower communities. In his “Gospel of Wealth,” Andrew Carnegie asserts that inequality is an inevitable cost of progress. I unequivocally reject this view, believing that we can no longer consider philanthropy […]
Introducing CASE Scholar Utkarsha Bhardwaj
Utkarsha Bhardwaj Since childhood, I have been most passionate about exploring and solving the multi-faceted problems encountered by millions in a developing country like India. This is because I have always been around inspiring people who work together to address societal problems and, in the process, contribute to each other’s success. These interactions and experiences […]
Introducing CASE Scholar Patrick Pierson-Prah
Patrick Pierson-Prah I co-founded two related companies with the mission to more meaningfully improve the lives of others and to provide people with increased economic empowerment. The first company, Procap Investments, which is an investment management firm, focuses on raising and managing funds to invest in agriculture in Africa. The second company, Oyster Agribusiness, helps […]
Introducing CASE Scholar Meghan Spell
Meghan Spell I began my career as a healthcare attorney in a large defense firm in Louisiana. I left a comfortable, but unfulfilling, career in the corporate legal world to work in nonprofit, safety net healthcare systems, where I partnered with patients every day to help them become engaged, activated and valued consumers of healthcare […]
Introducing the 2020 CASE Scholars
September 2018 We are proud to have four inspiring new CASE scholars join us at Fuqua this year. Selected through an application process, the CASE Social Sector Scholarship is awarded to Daytime MBA students who are committed to applying business skills in pursuit of social impact. Meet Our 2020 CASE Scholars Anurag Dusanapudi, as Co-founder […]
CASE Chat with Tom Mitchell, Managing Director of Cambridge Associates
April 2017 A big congratulations to Tom Mitchell (Fuqua MBA ’07 and CASE Scholar), Managing Director of Cambridge Associates, for being honored this year with the Fuqua Leader of Consequence Award! The award recognizes Fuqua alumni whose exemplary professional accomplishments are match by the significant positive social or environmental change they have created. Since 2007, […]
No Matter Your Destination, Make Service Part of Your Travels
This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post December 1, 2015 and was written by CASE Scholar Nikki Gusz, Daytime MBA 2017. Many of us travel through airports this time of year to reunite with our families for the holidays. For me, this year’s family reunion at Cleveland-Hopkins International will resemble those of recent years […]