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Adjunct Professor
Dates EmployedAug 2007 – Present
Employment Duration11 yrs 10 mos
LocationDurham, NC
Teach elective courses in Duke's daytime MBA program, including Social Entrepreneurship since 2007 and Impact Investing since 2011.
"I got more [from Cathy's social entrepreneurship class] than I knew was possible. Going in, I thought social entrepreneurship was solely about the social entrepreneur - aka the ability to pitch what you believe in. What I learned was that the systems around the entrepreneur, and the world of entrepreneurship as a whole, demands bigger, more collaborative thinking. This broadening helps me think about my organization, and how I can focus on scaling something that actually gets at solving a root cause for a long time to come."
"This has been the most rewarding course I've taken at Fuqua to date. Thank you for giving us such a challenging, stimulating course, Cathy!"
"It should be said – without your class, I wouldn’t be where I am now and wouldn’t be able to share what I do. I hope I make you proud with it!"
--Fuqua '08 alumna Suzanne Smith, Managing Director, Social Impact Architects
“Your Impact Investing course was one of my very favorite classes I've taken thus far at Fuqua."
"I have to say that social entrepreneurship was an amazing course. As an MPP student with 4 years of previous government experience, I have been struggling with whether returning to the government is the best way to have an impact. I previously viewed the social sector and private sector as a complete dichotomy. Your class has given me an entirely new perspective and a new set of tools for analyzing the alignment of mission, finances, and stakeholders that I can leverage in a broad range of environments. If I had known about the field of social entrepreneurship earlier, I may have chosen an MBA instead of an MPP. Thanks so much for exposing me to this field."
--Colin Walsh, Master of Public Policy Candidate, Class of 2014 See less |