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- 24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980
it to Dartmouth College, where his academic advisor encouraged him to attend HBS. Upon graduation, he joined Johnson Wax. “I was exposed to some tremendously successful leaders,” he says of his time in Wisconsin. “It was HBS 2.0: I got to...
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Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2023
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Case Study: Staking a Claim
Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of...
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- 01 Jun 1999
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Ikenna Okezie
that his father and elder brother are physicians, but his close-knit family has always encouraged him to widen his net. "They support my diversification into business," Okezie says. He majored in economics at Yale, where he graduated cum...
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Judith A. Ross
- 29 Nov 2023
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A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway
encouraged to dress to impress, participate in the auction, connect with friends, and dance. Overall, this is about engagement. We want to benefit the community as much as we can, and we want them to have a good time. I know a lot of...
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Margie Kelley
- 15 Jun 2021
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Zone Defense
beginning to change. That same year, the US Department of Defense established the Defense Innovation Unit in Silicon Valley to encourage early-stage companies in the sector. Tseng continued to work on Shield AI during his time at HBS, and...
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- 01 Aug 1998
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High Honors
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and the Virginian-Pilot. Despite his youth, Batten gained the respect and admiration of his colleagues. He made ethical, careful reporting a top priority, strongly supported school desegregation, and encouraged...
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- 01 May 2013
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Edward E. Matthews, MBA 1957
hospital in his community. “Education is important: The United States is still the world leader in business education—and Harvard Business School is the leader of the leaders.” Matthews, who served as reunion gift cochair for his 55th Reunion, says he is not shy about...
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- 01 Mar 2023
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Toward a Life Well Lived
alumni have encouraged the endeavor by making themselves available to students and embracing lifelong learning. “Their positive energy is contagious,” notes Perlow. To facilitate self-reflection and connections, Crafting Your Life...
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- 22 Sep 2022
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The Beauty Guide
of nurturing empathy, says Freyre, and encouraging others—both men and women, leaders and coworkers—to do so as well, especially as the pandemic has blurred the line between personal and professional. “If I wasn’t making an effort to...
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Maureen Harmon
- 25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner
and wealth creation. Though prohibited by the Fair Housing Act of 1968, redlining had lasting implications—as did related real estate practices such as blockbusting, which encouraged white flight by playing on fears of racial integration,...
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- 01 Oct 1998
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Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War
larger global strategy." Hoai and Hoa agree that short-term investments - over the next three or four years - will not realize substantial profits. But they are encouraged by the outlook five to seven years in the future. Hoa predicts...
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Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)
- 01 Mar 2024
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Come Sail Away
When Michael Sard (MBA 2018) arrived at HBS, he owned about 50 Hawaiian shirts. “It was one of the few items in a man’s closet that could have a ritual to it around going out, like a tuxedo does,” he says. Purchase options, however, seemed limited to two extremes:...
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- 01 Dec 2018
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Innovation Outside the Boundaries
Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) “one of the most interesting examples of innovations that encourage students to take advantage of the breadth of Harvard’s offerings. Whether it’s in collaboration with SEAS, the Kennedy School, or...
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- 01 Jun 2024
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Firm Foundation
Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Tracy Britt Cool (MBA 2009) has been playing the long game as long as she can remember. The former Berkshire Hathaway executive grew up in a family business: Her father was a third-generation farmer in Manhattan,...
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- 24 Jan 2020
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Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
friend and colleague, Clayton Christensen, on Friday, March 13 will not be held. The family and school are deeply touched by the outpouring of support during this difficult time. We would like to encourage you to continue sharing memories...
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- 12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
we build, more than hazards. Yet vulnerable development remains legal, profitable, and most consumers don’t know the difference. Many policies indirectly encourage it. Look how the National Flood Insurance Program spurred floodplain...
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- 22 Feb 2022
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Breaking News
to solve for the scale of local news that we need. That’s why we think it’s important to bring in the capital piece. The other important reason to have capital as a tool in the rebuild-local-news tool belt is that it definitely encourages...
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- 22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Jan 2013
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Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
much I didn't know," she says. Greenwich CEO Charley Ellis (MBA 1963) encouraged her to apply to HBS, and with the company profit-sharing program, she was able to finance her graduate education. "I was hell-bent on making the most of the...
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Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1997
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High Fives
have encouraged our clients to take substantial portions of their U.S. equity portfolios and buy international stocks.” Views on investing in emerging markets: “Those markets are enticing but can be unbelievably volatile. We think the...
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