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- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
Byrd Foundation, cofounded by Mark Lampert [MBA 1988], provided the initial funding.) PAD’s mission is to connect the agricultural communication technology that was already in use in the developed world with smallholder farmers in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Advancing the Vision for HBS
and society. It has been exciting to see the HBS community—alumni, students, the faculty, and staff—rally around this vision. A wide range of events and programs, along with new ways to connect online, have energized interactions among... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
organizations to render aid. If any of our alumni are looking to connect with one another, we recommend using the Alumni Directory together with the secure Alumni Messaging Service to communicate (click on the envelope icon on any alumni... View Details
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
connects tech companies to African software engineers. And in this episode of Skydeck, Sulyman talks to associate editor Julia Hanna about how his work is empowering Africa—and about the journey that led him to this mission. READ MORE... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Case Study: Inside Story
journey became the genesis of Saga. Cofounded with Nicole Wee (MBA 2018), Saga is a social mobile app that helps families save and share stories in an audio format. Launched in mid-2020, the company currently has six full-time employees... View Details
- 24 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni New Venture Competition Finalists Named
social enterprise teams. The winner and runner-up in each category will receive $75,000 and $25,000 prizes respectively. The crowd favorite will receive $5,000. The annual alumni New Venture Competition serves as a launch pad for... View Details
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
bandwidth are a relatively small cost—and every year it’s getting exponentially cheaper. In America’s public discourse, ignorance is often seen as a badge of authenticity. There’s skepticism about the scientific method, and there are anti-intellectual strains in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
New Venture Winner Mines E-Waste
2011 host clubs Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship winner Student Business Plan winners Business Plan competition turns 15 In the throwaway graveyard where once trendy TVs, smartphones, and laptops go to become junk, Privahini Bradoo (MBA... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Up Your Time Affluence
here, Whillans offers straightforward strategies for gaining control over that most precious asset of all. Beware of time confetti. Our near-constant connection to technology leads to social media and email... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
An American Odyssey
explicit connections between historic wrongs and current social problems has gained credence over the last couple of decades. But he distances his work from the more limited notion of reparations as commonly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Contributing to a Better Future
role in determining what great business leadership looks like in the 21st century. NEW DIRECTOR SEES BUSINESS AS A VECTOR FOR SOCIAL CHANGE Drew Keller (MBA 2022), who was appointed director of the Institute for the Study of Business in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
director at Summit Partners, says her connection to the contemporary art world began casually. The mother of four had taken a break from real estate development (Rouse & Associates, then AEW Capital Management) after the birth of her... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2020
When Johnson was born, social norms and her government-issued birth certificate said she was Negro, nullifying her mother’s white blood in her identity. Later, as a Harvard-educated business executive feeling too far from her black roots,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
often seen as a badge of authenticity. There’s skepticism about the scientific method, and there are anti-intellectual strains in different social strata. Is “disrupting” anti-learning cultural attitudes—in America and elsewhere—also... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
and the larger world. A culmination of four years of extensive research, this book (excerpted below) chronicles some of the myriad ways alumni are living the mission through social impact. “It is impressive and inspiring to see the... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
Starbucks the world's fastest- growing global brand. "We're fortunate because coffee and the coffeehouse concept have cross-cultural relevance," Smith observes, predicting that the company will have a presence in fifty countries by 2005. "Our stores provide people with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago
special interest groups (SIGs) to accommodate its broad constituency. The North Shore Chapter, for example, caters to members who live outside the city proper, while the Chicago Society gathers for cultural or social events in and around... View Details
Keywords: Amy Burton
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden
spanned various stages of computing evolution — from mainframe to personal computer to local area network to the Internet. After working in a grassroots community organizing project ("One of those social experiments," says Rudden with her... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Clicks and Mortar
else that they’ve done, from a physical retail perspective, has been a pop-up. The whole point of the retail experience is not to sell the product, but to introduce you to the brand in a way that can be shared with others through social... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
Bridges (a capstone at the end of the two years), and several entirely new Executive Education courses. In our doctoral programs, we launched PRIMO, a summer program that connects undergraduates with our faculty to learn about management... View Details