Matthew Pleatman, B.S. 2013

Director, Build and Flight Reliability Engineering, SpaceX - Cape Canaveral, FL

2013 Major: Economics and Electrical and Computer Engineering

How has being an Economics graduate from Duke helped shape you personally and/or professionally?

"In our business, it’s critical to allocate resources to the highest priority/ROI projects in an effort to approach a global maximum in efficiency. Economics at Duke gave the quantitative tools to do this as well as the mindset."

What advice would you give students in Duke's Economics programs? 

"Make sure you use your resources to address the root cause of problems instead of “treating symptoms”.

Matthew Pleatman