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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
returning to the familiar. Rejected by every Formula One team he pursued, Varma chose the “familiar” option after HBS and initially returned to work in London with Ziff Brothers Investments before joining one of Europe’s leading hedge... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
real business opportunity to invest in companies with high-growth potential and at least one woman in a leadership role that were being overlooked by the traditional VC community. Sometimes, in order to see an opportunity, you have to be... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
government group, which reports to the prime minister, after the tragic scope of the pandemic had become clear. Her job—not that different from the role of a VC—is to build and lead a team to identify... View Details
- 04 Aug 2020
- News
How Business Can Advance Racial Equity
recently about the role they can play in changing society. But I know this is a topic you've been engaged in for a long time. What first sparked your interest in it? Lisa Lewin: I think it was probably my family. My father was a corporate... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
Princeton University, 1941 A.B., History "Broaden your business education as much as possible through courses and real-life experiences. This will prepare you for your role as a general manager. Over time, you will also develop a focus on... View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)
roles do each of you fill within the organization? MGA: “My official title is Secretary and Treasurer, but we are small enough to remain flexible and fill whatever role is needed at the time. Austin still... View Details
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Turning Disorder into Opportunity
11 trainees, chosen through the Specialisterne Assessment process, in Adelaide. During the assessment, candidates completed individual and team projects using Lego Mindstorms, as well as undergoing psychometric testing for... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
but I am in a position to contribute, and I do. The biggest gift I ever made, $25 million, was to the University of Wisconsin to build a new sports facility. It made sense because I'm a Wisconsin senator, a sports fan, and a professional View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 05 May 2023
- News
Fail Better
all highly successful. But they also share something in common: failure. Steve Schwarzman: You don't grow just by winning games. You have to lose a few to figure out how to make your team better. DM: In this special edition of Skydeck,... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
cofounded by Chirag Shah (MBA 2003), a medical doctor, connects patients with medical providers around the United States and offers access to lab testing, including various types of antibody testing. The Push Health team realized that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
of women being admitted to the School's full-time MBA Program, we invited the HBS alumni community to identify alumnae who stood out as leaders, mentors, and role models. From several hundred suggestions, we asked a cross section of women... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Books
boardrooms, academia, and the business press to examine their roles in sustaining or promoting worrisome flaws in the process corporations use to fill their top office. — Laura Singleton (MBA '88) HBS Press Books in Brief As the recent... View Details
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
strength and performance, with the goal of preserving and extending patients’ independence and functionality. Blum, who has served Cytokinetics in various roles since its launch in 1998, is quick to point out that the company’s business... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
sector, was quickly given a major role implementing an important new “customer service” outreach to parents. Utilizing input from principals and parents, a “parent coordinator” was hired for every one of the city’s 1,200 public schools to... View Details
- 12 Nov 2019
- News
Seismic Shift
links between gender and ethnic diversity and profit, finding that “companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on their executive teams were 21 percent more likely to experience above-average profitability than companies in the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
gathered from interviews with senior executives at about five hundred major companies in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Deshpandé and his team discovered that many of the "strategic levers" essential to high... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
discovered a company that I thought was amazing. Sodexo is a French company, Global French Company. I just fell in love with their mission and their values and their lens of the world, and their role in it as a corporate citizen. So, I... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
(AASU) conference was renamed in remembrance of H. Naylor Fitzhugh (MBA '33), a leader in industry and a pioneer in business education honored for his role as a mentor to generations of African Americans. Held the last weekend in February... View Details
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
and the Cherokee reservation in northeastern Oklahoma, where he was a football player and top student—not a plant whisperer. It would be decades before Keen fully understood the role that growing things could play in educating others... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
years to the day after his 1977 victory in the Kentucky Derby — Seattle Slew commanded a stud fee of $300,000. “The stallion business is a little like owning an NBA franchise,” Clay reflects. “When we lost Seattle Slew, it was like losing Michael Jordan. We need to... View Details