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Aaron Mitchell
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Having a background in Human Resources, I thought it was absolutely necessary to have a broad understanding of business. Earning an MBA at HBS has provided me with not only a deep understanding of how to break down a... View Details
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Laura Mackay
more humane and accessible to individual consumers. I also look forward to building my own organization one day-to defining a mission and a vision and to building a team and the processes that support our collective goals. I also look forward to giving back and to... View Details
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Rocio Parra
Why was getting a business education important to you? As a consultant, I had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to government and consumer packaged goods. Through these experiences, I became interested in... View Details
Keywords: Retail
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Lisa Cousins
opportunity that I had. I am so grateful for my experience at HBS, and for the financial support I received from incredibly generous alumni donors, that I’ve chosen to remain involved with the school as a fundraising volunteer. I... View Details
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Jamira Cotton
in a team environment. However, I felt that an MBA from HBS would greatly enhance my ability to think critically and adeptly about problems from a general management perspective. I also knew that the network I would develop with my... View Details
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Tricia Lee
perspectives, and how to debate issues in all of those contexts. HBS was an easy choice - the case method, the general management focused education, the quality of both students and faculty, and even the structure of the program all fit... View Details
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Kwame Owusu-Kesse
contribute positively to finding innovative solutions for disadvantaged communities. How did HBS prepare you for your internship & long term career? The training that I have received with respect to general management has and will... View Details
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Brooke Boyarsky
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I felt that I had a lot to learn. I knew that the cases and skills taught at HBS would give me the foundation to be an effective general manager, and the case study method at HBS would... View Details
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Annora Wang
after I left, entertainment remained in the back of my mind. How did HBS influence your ambitions? When I applied to HBS, I knew I wanted to go into general management, and I knew that I wanted to go into a consumer-facing industry. I... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media
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Kamen Bliznashki
Why is getting a HBS MBA important to you? Coming from an investment banking background, I lacked deep understanding of the larger strategic challenges of clients. I see my HBS experience as an opportunity to broaden and deepen my skill set beyond finance. The focus on... View Details
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Oliver Bladek
however, HBS has made me consider opportunities that I previously shunned. While I'm still keenly interested in general management (trying to get P+L and people responsibility sooner rather than later), I now think that a... View Details
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Brett Laffel
Why was getting a business education important to you? Obtaining a business education was important to me because my past work experience involved learning a very narrow and specific skill set and I wanted to obtain a more general... View Details
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Maria Brewer
are some of the most important problems to tackle today. I realized from those experiences that innovation generally doesn't come from sitting in a room and brainstorming, but rather from interacting with people and observing the world... View Details
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Ben Faw
of duty, previous injuries from an airborne exercise worsened on the field, leading him to seek less strenuous duty. In a move that is unusual for an infantry officer, Ben became an aide-de-camp to a one-star general in the Army Corp of... View Details
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Scott Wu
jobs. Wu’s private-sector résumé is also filled with enough experience for a couple of different careers. He cofounded and served as general partner of FTV Capital, a private equity firm with more than $1 billion of capital under... View Details
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Raja Bobbili
that involve a high-degree of complexity. In these situations – and in investing generally - a rigorous process and a commitment to intellectual honesty are crucial. I am lucky to be part of a company that firmly embraces these... View Details
Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund
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Nathalie du Preez
Why was getting a HBS MBA important to you? HBS, in particular, appealed to me for its general management focus, the diversity and quality of its people, its close alumni network, and of course, the case study method. I believed this... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products
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Lindsay Steinmetz
Why was earning your MBA here important to you? After working for a small, entrepreneurial organization I wanted to build a stronger foundation in general management. HBS expanded my knowledge of industries, types of organizations, and... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
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Constanza Oliveira e Sousa
for-profit businesses. Education First represents my first opportunity to be a general manager. What really attracted me to them is the people. I want to be in a company with an entrepreneurial spirit—and one that was more focused on... View Details
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Frank Spencer
trajectory, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) will vote to confirm Spencer as President/CEO of the church's Board of Pensions in June. With roots dating back to 1717, 40,000 members, and approximately $9.1 billion of... View Details