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- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
backdrop for this important conference. Register now, as space is limited and filling quickly. I look forward to seeing you there! As I mentioned in my reports to you last year, I feel very honored to lead this remarkable and hard-working group. The Alumni Board exists... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
This year's committees are Club Relations, chaired by Amelie Vecchione (MBA '84); Online Services for Alumni, chaired by Michael V. Jennings (MBA '68); and Continuing Education for Alumni, chaired by Susan View Details
Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
Who Does Good and Why While it's common knowledge that business leaders often serve on nonprofit boards, there has been little formal information about the characteristics and motivations of such individuals. In a 1997 working paper... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Ink: Comfort in Discomfort
their must-read recommendations for your consideration. That’s easy: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, by Susan Cain. Rob Biederman (MBA 2014) told me about this book while we were chatting on a ski lift.... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Reinventing Marketing
such as telecommunications and financial services are replacing the consumer goods industry as the testing ground of marketing innovation. To keep pace with these dramatic shifts in the business world, says Quelch, "marketing researchers... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes This is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Susan Wilner Golden (PMD 59, 1990) had a very frustrating experience caring for her aging mother. With her background as a graduate of... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
dedicated board members for their hard work this year and to all of you who keep the HBS connections so strong and vital. Have a happy and healthy summer. Susan Luick Good (MBA... View Details
- 05 Aug 2016
- News
Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier
Photography by Susan Young “If you’re a brain geek, this is the best time in history to be alive,” says Jordan Amadio (MD/MBA 2010), founder and managing partner of NeuroLaunch, the world’s first neuroscience startup accelerator. “We’re... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
mission. One applicant recalled that his interview with Shackleton was less than ten minutes long. During this time, the commander “asked me if my teeth were good, if I suffered from varicose veins, if I had a good temper, and if I could... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Fall Reunions
Fall Reunions Photos by Neal Hamberg and Susan Young Occasionally gloomy skies were no match for reunion exuberance the weekend of September 23 as more than 2,200 alumni and guests—the second largest turnout ever for fall... View Details
Keywords: reunion
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
in part, by how much it gave away. If that seems counterintuitive at best and downright crazy at worst, think again. The Bridgespan Group, the consultancy they created, has turned the standard business model on its head. While consultants usually consider their... View Details
- 22 Feb 2018
- News
My First Job
the good machines. And I feel very old saying that. But then it would come back and it would say thank you. It was nice of the cathode ray tube to tell me thank you. And that was my first job out of school. It was a very--it was actually... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
also as an insightful manager, a man of high ethical standards, and a team player. He provides more than money—quite often, his advice and counsel have been the key elements that helped entrepreneurs transform a good idea into a great... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
Professor Rebecca Henderson, Photo credit: Susan Young Rebecca Henderson is worried about the current state of capitalism in America. The noted economist says that increasing global crises and challenges to democracy are posing some of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Case Study: Sweat the Technique
Above: Meridith Unger (left) and Nix’s business development director Sara Weber (MBA 2016) inspect a prototype (photo by Susan Young) Boston-based Nix is developing a disposable biosensor that gives users a real-time gauge of hydration... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John R. Davis
would be a good time to purchase some land. “I figured I'd better do it while I was still physically able,” he says, hopping out of his truck to unlatch one of the gates connecting the 125 miles of electric fences that divide his land... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Increasing Access and Expanding Opportunity
considered. In the following conversation, Chad Losee (MBA 2013), managing director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid, and Susan Gilbert, director of MBA Financial Aid, discuss the “MBAid Journey”—the financial assistance given to those... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
by shepherding in some of the most dynamic "classes" we've ever had. We are all enormously grateful to Monty for his dedication and service over the years. This is my last official act as President of the Board as I pass the baton to my colleague, View Details
Keywords: John Hoffman
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
mean that in the most positive sense, needless to say. What’s really funny is that all she’s doing is demanding due diligence.” For example, Cognetti was surprised to find out that the district rarely followed state or federal procurement law when purchasing View Details
- 10 May 2022
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2022
Photographed by Susan Young and Alice Carfrae Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2022 recipients, listen to podcasts detailing their impact, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE... View Details