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- 12 May 2022
- News
Turning a Moment into a Movement
diversity, cofounded and catalyzed by HBS grads Brad Gerstner (MBA 2000), CEO of Altimeter Capital Management; Guy Primus (MBA 2000), CEO of Valence; Reese, at the time COO at Gusto; and Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, founder and chair of theBoardlist. View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues
HBS, along with ten other business schools, has been recognized for its "cutting-edge programs incorporating societal-business issues" in a report issued by the World Resources Institute and the Initiative for Social Innovation through... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
providers, abetted by legislators and insurance companies, have made it virtually impossible for them to succeed. Unlike any other U.S. industry, consumers do not set prices, yet they provide all the money through taxes for government... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
fifth box? 3) Consider partnering with local humane societies. For example, offer a reduced-cost first package after an adoption—the goal being to associate the joy of bringing a pet home with your product. — Laura Viaches (MBA 2008) Vertically integrate View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
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Pooling resources to tackle India's social challenges
Ravi Venkatesan (MBA 1992), former chairman of Microsoft India, left the corporate world to launch Social Venture Partners (SVP) India, which brings together concerned citizens to solve economic and social problems through venture... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
decades of Vishnu’s life in Mauritius unfold with heart-wrenching detail as he battles to experience the world beyond, as well as to overcome the cultural, political, and familial turmoil that continues to grip him. Through precise... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Nov 2016
- News
The Seeds of Learning
We teach students about nutrition, community, and the environment through hands-on lessons that take place in the garden. That means that we’re teaching students about how to take care of their bodies View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The First Five Years: Emmanuel Straschnov (MBA 2012)
When did you and your cofounder come up with the idea for Bubble (Bubble is a visual programming tool that empowers anyone to build software, apps, and websites without writing any code)? Josh Haas, my cofounder, came up with the idea View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- News
Accounting for Real Change
prioritize environmental or social benefits in addition to profit, he writes. “Yet investors, as well as consumers and employees, lack transparency on the impacts companies make through their products, employment, and operations.” The... View Details
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster
16 million internet properties pass through the company’s network, which acts like a neighborhood watch for the internet—spotting potential threats but also helping websites run faster and better. It was named one of the world’s most... View Details
- 15 Dec 2011
- News
An HBS gift guide
shake this nagging feeling that we weren’t getting great value for our dollar.” View the duo's fashion earrings Next Open the world to disabled travelers Darren Brehm (MBA 2007) Founder, AbilityTrip HBS Social Entrepreneurship Fellow,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Improving the lives of underprivileged children in rural India
Through the Bharti Foundation, which was launched in 2000, Sunil Bharti Mittal (OPM 27, 1999), founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, advances his belief that quality education is the most important tool for social and economic... View Details
- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
heads to keep them dry. Wading through the water, we had to watch out for snakes that had been driven from their homes by the flooding." Civilization was only 60 kilometers away, in the state capital of Cuttack, where Parija's uncle... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
Jennifer McCrea and Jeffrey C. Walker (MBA 1981), with Karl Weber (Deepak Chopra) This book is a guide to the art of activating resources of every kind behind any worthy cause. Through personal stories, many innovative suggestions, and... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
New York Leadership Dinner Honors Leaders Challenging the Status Quo At its 55th Annual Leadership Dinner in May, the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) honored four leaders whose careers and contributions to the world embody this year’s theme, “Challenging the Status Quo.”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
going through the process of pricing discovery over time and optimizing for the best LTV to CAC [customer lifetime value to customer acquisition cost] ratio, which brings you to questions of scale. As of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Martin Gonzalez - Quiet Courage
says. “It was the most emotional day of my life.” A second surgery and an extended round of chemotherapy — every Friday afternoon from March through November 2001 — followed. “I felt the sickest over the weekends, so I was able to attend... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Social Innovation Goes Mainstream
Two years later at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft’s Bill Gates announced his own commitment to social change through “creative capitalism.” “With these three events, the movement moved into the mainstream,” she... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thomas A. James, MBA 1966
museum that opened to much fanfare on 1/11/11. He is now considering building a museum to house his substantial collection of southwestern and wildlife art. "For me, art has never been about the investment," says James. "It's about beauty, memories, and artists making... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
and the larger world. A culmination of four years of extensive research, this book (excerpted below) chronicles some of the myriad ways alumni are living the mission through social impact. “It is impressive and inspiring to see the... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint