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- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Minding Families' Business
guidance," de Gaspé Beaubien says. In 1993, mindful of the challenges facing such families, he and his family founded a nonprofit organization, the Institute for Family Enterprise. Based in Montreal, the Institute (of which he serves as View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
“Culture Is Everything”
IBM chairman Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (MBA ’65) discussed the importance of strategy, execution, and culture when transforming an institution, as part of the MBA Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series in November. “Institutional... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Time Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Vanderbilt University, 1971 B.A., Political Science LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "Trust is a powerful tool in helping you lead. You... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael G. Mullen, AMP 109, 1991
strong, decisive leadership. Although he is far too humble to admit it, his own experience as a naval commander as well as serving in the United States’ highest military position, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a case in point.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Managing Family Assets
Lucas Photo Courtesy Betsy Corsiglia For his first book, Stuart E. Lucas (MBA ’89) tackles a big topic. In Wealth: Grow It, Protect It, Spend It, and Share It (Wharton School Publishing, 2006), the chairman of Wealth Strategist Network... View Details
- 21 Jul 2022
- News
How Sumner Feldberg Helped Transform Retail
sold it with a deep discount. “He challenged the idea that people in retailing needed instincts about style and fashion,” the article states. “In most cases,” he said, “it is common sense and hard work—hard work to study what’s selling.” Feldberg retired as View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
James McKenney Remembered
on information and computer systems, control, environmental and nonprofit management, and production and operations management (POM). He was POM chairman from 1968 to 1972. In retirement, McKenney continued his research on management... View Details
Keywords: Information
- 10 Mar 2011
- News
Philanthropy’s Dilemma
support to guide them with practical advice on how to make the transition from aspiration to real impact. It’s a topic they know a lot about. Tierney is cofounder and chairman of The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consultancy that enhances... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Passion & Purpose
employees in 28 offices. The company, with an industry-high 99 percent customer retention rate, regularly receives awards for its customer service. Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960 Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, The AES Corporation, Washington,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Ink
column was a way to explore the link between a business leader’s workspace and the culture of his or her organization. Along the way, Raje—former chief executive of BP Ergo, her family’s office furniture business—featured the hotel suite-office of the late founder and... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Class Day & Commencement
security. Times have changed, and I know I certainly have.” After concluding his remarks, Brown introduced guest speaker John C. Whitehead (MBA 11/ '47), who is currently chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, charged... View Details
- 06 May 2019
- News
Startup Talk in Chicago
Clubs News Clubs News “For entrepreneurs to succeed, they must stay humble.” This was just one of the takeaways from the HBS Club of Chicago’s (HBSCC) recent conversation with Penny Pritzker, founder and chairman of investment firm PSP... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Management Update Launched
interview, Jean-Marie Dru, cofounder and chairman of the BDDP Group, a Paris-based global advertising agency, discussed the importance of brands in the new economy. A list of Web sites relevant to managers and a section summarizing... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
value of building wider connections became even clearer on the afternoon of January 7 when conference delegates sat down after lunch in the ballroom of the harborside Grand Hyatt Hotel. Calling the brainstorming session to order was conference View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
The World at a Click
potential for further expansion seems to be a virtual certainty. "Our gross bookings have gone from zero to $400 million in four years," says James J. Hornthal (MBA '78), Preview Travel's founder, chairman, and director and now vice View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Bert W.M. Twaalfhoven (MBA '54)
Twaalfhoven—brimming with energy—looks the part of a worldly and accomplished business leader. And well he should. He has founded and headed a wide assortment of small companies during a career of more than forty years, recently stepping down as View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Harvard College, 1977 A.B., Visual Studies (Film) LESSONS FROM HBS “Having seen that ninety bright minds in an... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
WSA Conference Focuses on Reaching Goals
mention style. In fact, the business side of style was the subject of a rousing keynote address delivered by Martha Stewart, chairman and CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and Sharon L. Patrick (MBA '78), the firm's president, that... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Fixing America’s Leadership Deficit
definition of leaders, said George, the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic and author of a new book, True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership. “Leadership is not about getting people to follow you over the hill; it’s about... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 25 Mar 2008
- News
Whistling Past the Graveyard
The experts are finally seeing the light: most now agree we are in a recession. Harvard professor Martin Feldstein (http://www.nber.org/feldstein), former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, says it could be the worst since... View Details