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01 Oct 1998
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Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship

leave big business in 1970 to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity with SABO, a small manufacturer of lawn-mower machinery with a market value of some 6 million deutsche marks. "I was particularly View Details

01 Jan 2010
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Allan W.B. Gray, MBA 1965

Chairman, Orbis Investment Management, Ltd. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education: B.Com., Rhodes University, South Africa, 1957 On Leadership: “One needs to cultivate a sense of purpose, a commitment to making a... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Making It Possible to Explore and Grow

doctorate, I started out as a biologist with an interest in biofuels,” he says. “Then I began working half-time on the science and half-time on business development. I discovered that building the narrative around the company’s products... View Details

04 May 2017
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Going the Distance

Photo courtesy of Martin Frey Martin Frey (AMP 165, 2003) didn’t plan to become the first person in the world to climb the Seven Summits and sail the Seven Seas, an achievement that earned him placement in the Guinness World Records. Yet... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Dec 1999
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Christensen and Vernon Remembered

interest in me were the reasons I considered an academic career and developed a passion for research," said Porter, who holds an endowed professorship named after his mentor. Born on August 17, 1919, Christensen grew up in Iowa City and... View Details

08 Jun 2018
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My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses

investment banking division for Goldman Sachs. And it was kind of an interesting experience I thought I'd share quickly. We started the training program in about September of... View Details

01 Sep 2005
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One-on-One with Thomas Riley

groups, I may never convince them that we’re doing good things in Iraq, but the fact that we’re interested enough to talk and listen to them is really important. How does your business background translate to the world View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Finance; Government

01 Jun 2022
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June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

CMO tasked with returning a key consumer brand to relevance. Fin Tales is also the rare book about leading business turnarounds not from the top, where most leaders control all the levers of change, but from... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 Jul 2021
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Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women

Clubs News Clubs News Singapore War Room Sessions Link Startups with HBS Alumni Mentors The HBS Club of Singapore (HBSCS), in collaboration with the Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFF) and its signature The Bridge Fashion Incubator... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

28 Feb 2022
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Equal Partner

Courtesy Pialy Aditya A couple of years ago, Pialy Aditya (MBA 2005) got an unexpected inquiry from a venture capital firm: Would she be interested in being a partner? Though she wasn’t looking for a new... View Details

15 May 2018
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Spreading the Safety Net

team. Hyman writes that it will serve the best interests of its 1,200 employees, without whom Rent the Runway would not exist, but she also expects it to benefit the company itself—in the form higher... View Details

15 Feb 2023
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Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains

Photo credits: Meghan Kenny and Jonas Lee Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Meghan Kenny: Our prototype is called Hobbes. All of our major pieces of equipment are named after... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books

up enriching one’s life with some of the most engaging conversations one could ever have. In his long career in advertising, the author was fortunate to work with some of the most highly respected names in... View Details

14 Nov 2019
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Keeping Red Lobster Fresh

interesting thing -about the hospitality industry, it tends to attract people who actually have pretty strong values, pretty strong caring about others. And that's actually the number one predictor of who's... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

19 Aug 2021
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A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues

home, and they would sell it to Blacks for up to 30 times what they had paid for the home. And the interest rate that they were charging would be usury, but Blacks they had no other choice. They had to access this market. And what we know... View Details

17 Dec 2017
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How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression

when Pussy Riot got arrested. And that was the first example that not only sparked our interest in those who were getting imprisoned, but really made us aware of the situation that was happening on a global... View Details

27 Apr 2017
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Ensuring That Students Can Pursue Their Dreams

pursued her entrepreneurial interests as COO of a fitness-related startup. She later joined Amsted Industries, a specialized metal components manufacturer in Chicago, where she is the company’s new-business... View Details

07 May 2018
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What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries

Tanzania, where he was wrapping up perhaps his most ambitious project yet, a five-year tour of Africa, which included visits to all 54 countries on the continent. READ MORE Dan Morrell: Francis, was your View Details

01 Oct 1997
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A Message from Dean Clark

distinguished group of people: this year's 25th Reunion class. Over the last two years I have had the opportunity to meet and speak with hundreds of alumni, and I have been deeply impressed by and grateful... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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At HBS Workshop, New CEOs Tune Up for the Top

large, complex corporations. According to Porter, "The program has been a tremendous success. The workshop gives all participants a unique opportunity to talk with peers about matters of mutual interest and... View Details

Keywords: Jon Prestage

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