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- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
a few bad eggs. If you do the right thing and people see that you are making a difference, you will get support beyond what you can imagine.” Hometown returns: Oteh has built a football arena in Item, her hometown in Abia State, in addition to funding scholarships and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 07 Jan 2022
- News
Learning to Fight
Courtesy Rick Sontag In 1994, Rick Sontag’s (MBA 1968) wife, Susan, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Thanks to an experimental treatment, Susan survived, though she continues to experience significant loss of cognitive function... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
Dr. Peter L. Slavin (MBA '90) nods toward a long line stretching back from a gourmet coffee counter. "That's one of our most utilized facilities," he says with a smile. "The joke around here is that the hospital operation is a loss leader... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Cutting Edge
the day—the evening drop has melatonin, for example—and we're now rolling out a line of medicated lozenges." A Higher Authority When Steve Silk took over at Hebrew National in 1999, the company had lost $6 million in the two years since... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
their three college-aged children. “Everything was going along just great,” Sontag recalls. “Then came the evening of June 24, 1994, and our entire earth came apart.” That night, Susan had a stroke that left her with short-term memory View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan
have died.” Chan, who hails from the People’s Republic of China, obtained her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. In 1994, she was named Director of Health for Hong Kong, where she began her public-health... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
McNamara was out of the hos- pital in six weeks, but was told that Margy would never walk again. Facing the prospect of years of costly medical bills on a professor’s modest salary, the private sector beckoned. “I would have been happy to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
What’s after Fannie and Freddie?
have significant “skin in the game” when they securitize these mortgages, probably more than the 5 percent required by the Dodd-Frank Act. Lenders should have to hold significantly more capital to protect against losses from these riskier... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
guilt, and feeling the loss of how things used to be.” Pasricha also gave some leadership advice, as well as tips for individuals to develop a positive outlook. “The best thing leaders can do is have frequent, casual check-ins where they... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
Ganesh Natarajan (AMP 169, 2005), Chairman of 5F World, Lighthouse Communities Foundation, and Honeywell Automation India. Navaldi’s highlighted contributions include “delivering medicines, oxygen concentrators, and medical supplies to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Vision: Into the Breach
cyber-insurance market: As claims pour in for losses due to everything from business disruptions to extortion, major carriers are raising premiums and reducing coverage. Not everyone is retrenching, however. In 2021, cyber-insurance... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Releases
Initiative at Arthur Andersen, in their new book, Broken Promises: An Unconventional View of What Went Wrong at IBM. Based on interviews with IBM executives, company records, and surveys of the company's customers, Broken Promises is a cautionary tale of strategic... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
INK: Taking Care
The sad and unfortunate fact is that one in every two people will develop cancer in their lifetime, Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) writes in her new book, Fatal to Fearless: 12 Steps to Beating Cancer in a Broken Medical System. It first happened to her more than 25 years... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
In Memoriam
In recent months, the HBS community has mourned the loss of several prominent and long-serving faculty members whose intellect, character, and humanity shaped generations of students. Clockwise from top left: Lawrence, Rosenbloom,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
employees, rapidly rising health-care costs, and the likely loss of existing protection against lawsuits for pain and suffering from medical events. She then disclosed the results of a 1999 KPMG survey of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
director Nadir Godrej (MBA ’76), who oversees business divisions in the areas of chemicals, foods, and medical diagnostics. More such acquisitions will take place in the future, he believes, as Godrej expands its worldwide distribution... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
differed from all other bubble products in that the interior of each bubble was coated with saran, which reduced air loss and prevented compression, resulting in greater protection. This saran “barrier coating” had been a key sales point... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
Appointed CEO of Seattle-based Virginia Mason in 2000, Kaplan steps into a low-morale environment of increasing competition from area hospitals and decreasing revenues. In 1998 and 1999, the medical center lost many millions of dollars,... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
chronicles what he saw, and how much could have been prevented, in an unflinching investigation of the cultural, political, and economic drivers that led to unnecessary loss of life. With unparalleled access to key government players on... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
and hand sanitizer to every household in the city of Chelsea. We’re staffing a hotel that the cities of Chelsea and Revere have rented for people who need to be quarantined, and we’re providing medical and nursing care there. We are doing... View Details