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- 13 May 2014
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Inside Africa
complete information about Africa,” Clarke says, “the ignorance will dissipate. I think the desire to engage with Africans becomes real.” Clarke launched the site in 2010, giving up the certainty and rewards of her position as a managing director of Goldman Sachs’s... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Expanding the reach of business from Silicon Valley to the global arena
William H. Draper III (MBA 1954), one of America’s first venture capitalists, financed hundreds of high-technology companies. He also was chosen by President Reagan to be president and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
My Real Career
admission of my real career elicited the greatest conversations. Gone were the pretense and the ego. Many of my classmates — even some men — had also put their careers on hold to raise their children. I reveled in the intimate discussions... View Details
- 13 Nov 2018
- News
Building a New Real Estate Investment Model
100 houses in those four communities; dozens are already under renovation. By the end of 2018, the company hopes to increase its holdings to between 250 and 300 properties, with an ultimate goal of revamping... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
remake their communities for the digital age. Below, a look at how HBS alumni are helping to rewire the way the world thinks about its cities. Town Halls for All Getting your voice heard by local government is unnecessarily difficult, says Elsa Sze (MBA/MPP 2014).... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Books
industries — from automotive and semiconductors, to banking and pharmaceuticals. Citing the falling costs of computing and advances in simulation and combinatorial technologies, he urges companies to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
people’s lives.” — GE Forsan Hussein The Business of Peace Hussein In the summer of 1998, while working as a fellow with an Israeli human-rights organization, Brandeis student Forsan Hussein interviewed a young Palestinian whose West Bank... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Women at the Top
They came from as far away as Nigeria and as close as Harvard Square, from industries ranging from banking to television. They were entrepreneurs who headed their own companies, senior executives at major corporations, and leaders of... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young
- 26 Aug 2020
- News
Empowering Rural Communities
Chris Riley (MBA 2008) didn’t have any experience with renewable power when he cofounded Guzman Energy in 2013. Riley, who had spent most his career as an officer in the US Navy and later as director of investment banking at Guzman &... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
the Creation of Time Magazine, by Isaiah Wilner Ann Moore took the lowest-paying job she was offered after receiving her MBA-because she loved magazines. She has remained with Time Inc., one of the world's most influential companies, for almost thirty years, View Details
- 03 May 2013
- News
Looking Through Glass, Historically
around it, and the fuss these men made over me as Chas West's grandson," Wilson later wrote. "I can even recall wanting to stay there all night." A year later, the company was sold. Wilson subsequently became interested in Westmoreland... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges
profits. In his first visit to HBS, Corzine spoke in January to a large Burden Hall audience about opportunities in, and the outlook for, the investment banking sector. He predicted good times ahead for the industry amid strong demand for... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Rethink pricing to create shared—and expanded—value
John T. Gourville, the Albert J. Weatherhead Jr. Professor of Business Administration, advocates that value be shared by a firm and its customers. “Without a willing customer, there is no value,” he says. “When companies view customers as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
and with Marietta’s support, recently completed her undergrad degree. Pine Mountain’s approach is holistic: In addition to offering more than a dozen environmental education courses for schoolchildren that integrate science, ecology, and Appalachian culture, it View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A United Front
observes Elberse. "He holds everyone to the same high standards but will tailor his approach to different personalities." But he is also commanding when the situation requires. Says Elberse, "There's a telling quote in the case in that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
field. Business really didn’t have anything like that. So as part of our work for the Leadership Initiative, Nitin and I compiled a list of 1,000 founders or CEOs who led U.S.-based companies for at least five years between 1900 and 2000.... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
companies and platoons, General Medina told him. He knew that world now. It’s hard to get out, the general explained. Plus, there were capital considerations. “How much money do you have in your bank... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Where Main Street Meets Wall Street
versions were attempted in 19th-century Europe) has enjoyed truly phenomenal growth. Almost from the outset, HBS has played a pivotal role in the success of this thriving industry. Says Jay Light, who holds the Dwight P. Robinson, Jr.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 12 Nov 2019
- News
Seismic Shift
Denmark West (MBA 1998), founding partner of Connectivity Ventures and Culture Shift partner and advisor (photo by Brian Ach) It’s a common scenario: A company wants to increase diversity on its board or in its C-suite, and its... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 09 Jan 2020
- News
Advancing Change
that change may be taking place somewhere beyond what you currently see. You have to be out there to see it. The new CEO in one of America’s major Fortune 20 companies encourages his executives to do at least one thing that’s new and... View Details