Marion White
Director, Business Development

Marion is responsible for developing business in the South and Central regions of the United States. In this role, she identifies and establishes relationships with new prospective clients. She enjoys working with potential clients to better understand their organizational and learning needs, and then determine the most appropriate resources at Duke CE to carry the conversation, and ultimately the projects, forward. Marion’s three-plus years at Duke CE have allowed her great exposure to and wide perspective on our business and the ways in which we can best serve our clients. She is happy to bring this knowledge of Duke CE’s capabilities to new clients, and is continually fascinated by hearing about their business challenges and opportunities.

Prior to transitioning to business development, Marion was a Director of the Global Learning Resource Network team, responsible for developing and cultivating relationships with the extensive network of educators, as well as working closely with internal client teams in order to identify educators who best fit each Duke CE program. Marion has been privileged to have gotten to know educators from all over the world, and from every discipline imaginable! She has worked with a wide range of client programs, including Shell, Microsoft, Rio Tinto, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Boeing.

Prior to joining Duke CE and earning her MBA, Marion worked at several advertising agencies in Boston, MA, including JWG Associates (now TMP Worldwide) and Holland Mark Edmund Ingalls. She worked most recently at Digitas (formerly Bronner Slosberg Humphrey) as an Interactive Media Planner on the Saab, GMC and Pontiac accounts. In this role, Marion developed media strategies, and worked with Account Management, Creative and Measurement and Decision Analysis teams to sculpt and maintain each online campaign. She also spent several summers as a Program Manager for Executive Education programs at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Marion earned a BA in English from Duke University, and an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (yes, scandalous...she knows). In her spare time, she enjoys running, cooking, and spending time with her “family” (husband and dogs) on the porch. She also has an unhealthy obsession with reality television, but prefers to pretend she doesn’t.