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Reginald H. Jones
A master of strategic planning, Jones designed a new organizational model for General Electric to ensure more accountability and control for specific large industry sectors. Despite a difficult economic climate, Jones was able to double revenues during his tenure from... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Harold S. Geneen
Geneen diversified International Telephone and Telegraph through acquiring shares of companies ranging from the Sheraton Hotel Chain to the Hartford Insurance Company. Geneen grew his firm from $765 million to $8.5 billion in revenues to become one of the largest... View Details
Keywords: Communications
Robert A. Chesebrough
Chesebrough organized the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company in 1875, of which he was president until 1908. Chesebrough’s firm began with the production of kerosene, but after 1881 focused solely on the manufacturing of Vaseline. Chesebrough quickly established... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
international order. "We in the developing world have to go out and make our own way," he says. "We can't wait for doors to be opened for us — we must open them ourselves." Taking a Position of Power John W. Rowe New England Electric... View Details
Jeff Goldman
has the highest rating offered by Martindale.com, “AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5”. Jeff is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is a past Chair of the New England chapter. He received his B.A. from Brown... View Details
Jeff Goldman
has the highest rating offered by Martindale.com, “AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5”. Jeff is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is a past Chair of the New England chapter. He received his B.A. from Brown... View Details
Keywords: Legal
Louis B. Mayer
Mayer, known as the unchallenged “czar of Hollywood” for over a quarter of century, created one of the largest motion pictures companies in the world. After acquiring control over the largest chain of theatres in New England and creating... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
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Trade Catalog Collection | Baker Library
falling between 1870 and 1900. There is a strong representation of New England industry and trade, particularly in eastern Massachusetts. Trade catalogs are cataloged in the Harvard Library catalog HOLLIS . Catalogs available online... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
High Stakes: Springboard 2000 Comes to HBS
pitch their business plans at the Springboard 2000 New England venture-capital forum. Organizers of Springboard 2000, which is a series of events that debuted with sessions in Silicon Valley and Virginia, have an ambitious goal. "We want... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal
After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the porters who assist the climbing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Shining Knight
Shining Knight OGDEN: An entrepreneur takes up educational philanthropy. The life of Sir Peter Ogden (MBA 1973), declared Singapore's Business Times (May 25, 2013), "reads like an improbable adventure novel, spanning the worlds of science, high finance,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
Founder, Chairman and CEO, The Kraft Group Download Kraft profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1941 Born, Brookline, Massachusetts 1965 Joins Rand-Whitney 1972 Founds International Forest Products 1994 Buys New View Details
- 12 Sep 2018
- News
Game-Changing Analytics
the NBA’s Philadelphia ’76ers benefit from the analytic approach and technology platform Gelman helped develop to build the Kraft organization’s enviable connection with New England Patriots’ fans. “We help organizations develop a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Fellowship Dinner Brings Students and Donors Together
donors, recipients, and guests. Crane, a Robert K. & Myra H. Kraft Financial Aid Fund recipient, spoke on behalf of the eight hundred students in the MBA Classes of 2002 and 2003 who have received financial aid through fellowships. He was able to give personal thanks... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Sustaining a commitment to the environment
also established the New England Forest Exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, and an environmental scholarship at Harvard College. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS to Host Venture Capital Forum for Women
On November 3, HBS will host the first venture capital forum ever held for women entrepreneurs in the New England area. Titled "Springboard 2000: New England" and sponsored by the Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) and the National... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 29 Aug 2014
- News
The Untold Story of How a Culture of Shame Perpetuates Abuse
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Dreaming big for Africa’s future
Tope Lawani (MBA 1995, JD 1996) is cofounder and managing partner of London-based Helios Investments, a private investment firm concentrating on socioeconomic development in Africa. Helios is virtually the only pan-African firm of its kind to be founded and managed by... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
HBS 2+2 Information Session at Vassar
Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions with a member of the MBA Admissions team. Registration is not required but encouraged. The session will begin promptly... View Details