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- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Enterprising Women
is developing stem cell products to treat cancer, genetic disorders, and immune deficiencies. Keep Business Model Fluid "Know your timing," advised Susan Willet Bird, founder View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
to unplug. Decker Susan Decker (MBA ’86) came straight to HBS from Tufts University, where she majored in economics and computer science. As an analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Decker covered Yahoo!,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
and CEO of publishing giant Random House. “Teenagers and young people in their 20s are not print-oriented. We see that in regard to newspapers, certainly. They expect online... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Riding It Out
20, 2007, while Gisholt, Minard, and their three young daughters were waiting in line for Test Track, an auto-testing simulation that advises riders to “Strap yourself in to race up bumpy terrain, roar... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
All in Good Time
of her female classmates are now stay-at-home moms. “It’s great if that’s their goal and choice,” she comments. “But I believe many make that decision because they think there are no other options. It’s important to know that you can be... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
maps to make its stories relevant and engaging for a demanding, highly educated audience. “The website,” he says, “has come to the galloping rescue of the magazine.” Growing up in Washington, Bradley didn’t aspire to business. From the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
DeRemate.com has founded an industry-wide nonprofit to advocate for the Internet. The company is also involved in supporting a government program that places computers in schools, with a goal of reaching eleven million young people by... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Julia Hanna; Latin America; research; infrastructure; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
All in a Day's Work
HBS. While the world of work is nothing new to either of these young alumni, they each acknowledge the significance of this initial year in their post-HBS careers. Although they came to Soldiers Field with different backgrounds, goals,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
Ngoyi at the Fund for Export Development in Africa: creating sustainable development at scale. (Courtesy of Marlene Ngoyi) Born in Brussels to Congolese parents and raised in Gabon, Marlene Ngoyi (MBA 2009) has lived and worked in countries including Guatemala, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
3-Minute Briefing: David Perpich (MBA 2007)
I interned at a lot of different places in high school and college—a hospital, a retail store, a magazine, an ad agency. At Duke, I was part owner of a student-run food-delivery service. In Clay Christensen–speak, it was the “emergent strategy,” exploring as I went and... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
things get tough, character is important.” While craft beer remains a young concept for Indian consumers, Murad is energized by the challenge of making it an accepted part of the beverage landscape. And it... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna. I'm a writer and editor for the HBS Alumni Bulletin. In 2019, I met Egyptian alumna Amal Enan (MBA 2014) when she... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
When Kwame Owusu-Kesse (MBA/MPP 2012) was in his last year of graduate school, he got a call from Geoffrey Canada, founder and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), a nonprofit that takes a comprehensive, cradle-to-career approach to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
The Nature of Change
observes. “The world once again is looking for leadership. There are great opportunities as well as great risks — in some ways, we’ve come full circle.” — Julia Hanna View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
and cram for exams. Over time, I drifted into the Maxwell House–Folgers category. Coffee served a purpose — it was a beverage I drank for its aspect as a stimulant. After I started working at Starbucks, I switched to the caffe latte —... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
Keith Garner of Pasta Cuisine, on finding a niche and serving it well: “It's a great feeling to serve someone lunch and have them tell you how delicious it tasted.” by Julia... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
eight women admitted to the two-year MBA Program. Back row: Elizabeth Trotman, Susan Holt, Cecilia Rauch, Lynne Sherwood, and Elaine Luthy. Front row: Michelle Turnovsky, Dixie Merchant, View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success
majored in psychology as an undergraduate at Brown University and continued to develop that interest through the study of hakomi, a method of body-centered psychotherapy. Until recently, he also volunteered in the View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
Edited by Julia Hanna Courtesy Michael Aft Courtesy Snigdha Sur Courtesy Michael Aft Courtesy Snigdha Sur Michael Aft (MBA 2019) and Snigdha Sur (MBA 2017) would be the first... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
and around Scranton during the 2006 congressional race, weary of fast food, spots a promising storefront. They’re closing, but she makes it in with five minutes to spare. Here is how the story goes, in her words: “A very handsome View Details