Caitlyn Talbert
"To maximize your experience in the Weekend Executive MBA program, figure out what you’re passionate about. If you try to give 110% to everyone and everything, you’ll burn out. Remember, you’re doing something extraordinary: balancing a full-time career and a family with a rigorous academic journey. Be proud, be kind to yourself, and keep going—you’ve got this!"
Weekend Executive MBA
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Prior Education:
Texas A&M University
BS Mechanical Engineering
The program has helped me define the kind of leader I want to be. I’ve always been drawn to leadership, but Fuqua has pushed me to consider how to live out those values in real-time—translating intentions into action.
Since starting the program, I’ve become more reflective and intentional about my goals. I ask better questions—What do I value? Are the metrics I’m using aligned with those values? Are incentives driving the right behaviors? I’m thinking more critically about leadership and the kind of impact I want to have.
Before Fuqua
I’m a project engineer working on a major upstream deepwater project at Shell.
After Fuqua
I’m committed to driving the future of sustainable energy through front-end project development. My mission is to lead with vision-engineering solutions that fuse innovation, responsibility, and profitability to create lasting impact.
5 Things You Must Do During a Residency
- Hang out at the JB Duke bar.
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Go to a basketball game.
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Run through campus.
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Rent board games from the library.
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Try Ideal’s sandwich shop.
MSQM:HA students "meet" in Durham without leaving home
Global Executive MBA
Top Areas of Career Focus
Financial Services (20%)
Consulting (5%)
Sales/Business Development (5%)
Energy/Chemical/Gas (9%)
Marketing/PR/Advertising (6%)
Consumer Goods (3%)
Average Age
Average Work Experience
Countries Represented
Non-US Citizenship
Women
Master of Management Studies: Duke Kunshan University
Undergraduate Majors
Business/Accounting (51%)
Economics (22%)
Liberal Arts (14%)
Engineering/Natural Sciences (10%)
Other (4%)
Average Age
Average Work Experience
Countries Represented
Non-US Citizenship
Women
Master of Management Studies: Foundations of Business
Undergraduate Majors
Liberal Arts (33%)
Business/Accounting (24%)
Engineering/Natural Sciences (18%)
Economics (17%)
Other (8%)
Average Age
Average Work Experience
Countries Represented
Non-US Citizenship
Women
Weekend Executive MBA
Top Areas of Career Focus
IT (16%)
Financial Services (14%)
Health Care/Health Services (10%)
Manufacturing/Operations (9%)
Sales/Business Development (8%)
Consulting (8%)