Jack Corey is an M.B.A. candidate at the Fuqua School of Business studying energy finance and how the energy transition is reshaping investment, operations, and the role of traditional energy companies. While at Fuqua, he organized an Energy Conference panel on grid resiliency, bringing together industry experts to discuss reliability, system constraints, and the challenges of integrating new generation. Prior to Duke, Corey spent six years working on industrial and commercial energy efficiency projects and is a Certified Energy Manager. This summer, he will join ExxonMobil on the energy products – fuels value chain team.

At Duke, DuPuy has worked on energy consulting projects focused on Puerto Rico’s energy transition and Duke University campus utilities, conducted business development and prototyping work for a chemical recycling startup, and attended some incredible basketball games. In summer 2026, he joined Guidehouse as an energy consulting intern supporting the energy providers practice.

Joe Murray is an M.B.A. candidate at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business focused on energy finance and capital markets, with a particular interest in how valuation frameworks, regulatory environments, and macroeconomic dynamics shape investment decisions and the development of energy infrastructure. At Fuqua, he previously served as a program lead for the Energy Conference, organizing a panel on how investors and capital providers are adapting their strategies in response to evolving market conditions and the shifting relationships among venture capital, private equity, institutional investors, and public finance. Prior to business school, Joe spent five years at PwC specializing in decarbonization consulting and will spend the summer at J.P. Morgan in the power & renewables investment banking group.

Ozioma Ozigbo is a master of engineering student in climate & sustainability engineering at Duke University, with a background in mechanical and energy engineering from the University of North Texas. After beginning her career in research and development for power electronics, she shifted her focus toward advancing affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy systems that expand access and improve quality of life.

She serves as co-chair of Duke Energy Week, president of the Pratt Energy & Sustainability Club, engagement manager for the Duke Advanced Degree Consulting Club (DACC), and founder of Pratt Unfiltered: Building Connection Through Conversation, an initiative that fosters meaningful dialogue and community among graduate students.

Guided by her philosophy that ideas emerge in curious minds, innovation is engineered in labs, but impact is created in communities, Ozioma is passionate about bringing together students, researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to accelerate practical solutions for a just energy transition.

Margaret is a senior from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, studying Economics and Environmental Science and Policy. She’s interned at Goldman Sachs, the Ohio State University’s Office of Investments, and the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association. At Duke, she’s involved in Energy and Climate Ventures at Duke and the Duke Investment Club. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, art museums, and bookstores.

Katie Cloud is a first-year Master of Environmental Management student at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment. She earned her B.S. in Energy and Sustainability Policy from Penn State University. Her interests include energy and environmental policy, climate resilience, and sustainable resource management. She has worked across interdisciplinary energy and climate initiatives, helping build connections between academic, industry, and community partners.

Anna Hilleary is a second year Master of Environmental Management student at the Nicholas School of the Environment. Prior to Duke, she worked at the National High Magnetic Field Lab, studying critical minerals and rare earth elements

Jennifer Kafui Kornu is a Master of Engineering student in Climate and Sustainability Engineering at Duke University, specializing in energy systems. With a background in electrical engineering and current internship experience at xAI, she is passionate about energy infrastructure, sustainability, and the future of power systems.
As the Social Media Coordinator for Duke Energy Week, Jennifer is excited to help share stories, spotlight key conversations and connect the Duke community.

Ava is a senior at Duke University studying Mechanical Engineering with a Certificate in Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering. She is also the Co-Founder of Grid Intelligence, where they’re developing software-driven solutions to optimize battery energy storage scheduling and maximize the utilization of renewable energy on the electric grid.

Yiannis is a senior at the Pratt School of Engineering, majoring in Environmental Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. He is the co-founder of Grid Intelligence, a battery dispatch software startup he is building with Ava LeBron which forecasts nodal price congestion and weather-driven net load for battery operators in PJM and other ISO markets. Grid Intelligence has raised over $25,000 to date and won two awards at the Duke Startup Showcase. Yiannis has interned at Plastika Kritis in Crete building machine learning models for production scheduling, and at Hoogendoorn Growth Management in the Netherlands developing intelligent control algorithms. Originally from Heraklion, Crete, he is passionate about energy markets, freediving, hiking, and philosophy, and is excited to chair the Energy & Technology Panel this year

Chloe Lowman is a senior at Duke studying economics and Chinese.  Chloe is interested in waste-to-energy, emissions abatement methods, and project development. Chloe is currently working on landfill gas capture projects in Indonesia through her own venture.

Nick Pibl is an M.B.A. candidate at Duke focused on energy and climate tech. Before Fuqua, he was a founding team member at Sandbrook Capital, a climate infrastructure private equity firm, where he helped build and invest in energy infrastructure companies. At Fuqua, Pibl has engaged in deep tech ventures by interning with Oval Park Capital and advising LadeRx LLC. This past summer, he interned at DCVC and TerraPower.

Alice Rodriguez Sullivan is the Operations Chair for Duke Energy Week 2026. Alice is a second-year Master of Environmental Management candidate studying Energy & Community Engagement. Alice has previously worked for the City of New York’s Department of Energy Management (DEM) on energy efficiency incentives for 55+ city-owned buildings. Alice was also previously with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and is working at the Green Building Expo in New York City this year. Alice is energized by energy-efficient infrastructure and grid resilience.

Tian Xu is a 5th year PhD candidate from Earth and Climate Sciences division, Nicholas School of the Environment. Tian’s research focuses on the physical mechanisms and dynamics of the climate change. Tian is enthusiastic about the environmental protection, and clean energy is definitely one of the most powerful tools to do that! Tian is very excited to bridge climate science with actionable energy solutions through the Duke Energy Week.