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- 06 Oct 2022
- News
Untapped Potential
water entrepreneurship ecosystem is lagging behind other sectors that are on focused climate and sustainability—led Ferguson to found Burnt Island Ventures in 2020. The company invests exclusively in entrepreneurs building technologies... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Recognizing the Value Proposition
of his 50th Reunion that he hopes will be focused on the intersection of business and life sciences. McCance is well versed in investing in good ideas and is particularly interested in how business skills can be used to tackle society’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
The Changing Nature of Research
deepens, the cost of conducting powerful, relevant, practical, and broad-based research increases. Because research today encompasses a wider range of approaches and methodologies than ever before—and often requires international travel—the School needs to make an even... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
HBS's Unique Economic Model
must have multiple revenue sources, invest in innovation, avoid deferred maintenance, limit debt, and run a surplus. The School has five principal revenue streams: MBA tuition, Executive Education tuition, Harvard Business Publishing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Year in Review 2017
edited by April White; illustrations by Jonathan Carlson RETAIL: Voice-Activated, One-Hour-Delivery Shopping MANUFACTURING: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech ENERGY: A Future of Lower Energy Prices MEDIA: Courting the Cord-Cutters EDUCATION: View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
William Jones: Builder with a Mission
recalls. Nevertheless, he says, during that period "my daughter and I were very close. She loved the environment. It was one of the best things we could have done." After graduating from HBS, Jones worked at Prudential in San Francisco as an View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Karen Gordon Mills
with a group of other investment professionals, has $250 million under management and specializes in later-stage invest-ments in companies that could use a boost in capital to grow substantially. “Our operating philosophy is to View Details
- 15 Apr 2022
- News
Funding His Purpose
investments to both nonprofit and for-profit social impact companies. It also offers philanthropic fund management, and it partnered with a for-profit consulting firm that focuses on responsible investing to... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
analyzing his own investment home runs and errors with his trademark wit and insight. The author of nine books on personal investing and business, a columnist and regular contributor over the years to... View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Harvard Management’s El-Erian Steps Down
Mohamed El-Erian, the president and CEO of Harvard Management Company (HMC) and a member of the HBS faculty, announced in September that he would step down from HMC at the end of this year and return to California and his former firm, Pacific View Details
- 15 Nov 2013
- News
Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again
role in several of them," says Laguë. "I learned that you spend 90 percent of your time on the companies that don't make it. Investing in fewer companies is more interesting than investing in many, and you... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
people, how to have a good investment committee, how to figure out what was the right type of thing to be buying at the right time. We had a great conversation. In the middle of it I tried to sell him some products, which I normally would... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
Talk to Tony O. Elumelu (AMP 166, 2004) for more than a few minutes and you are sure to hear about “Africapitalism.” The Nigerian businessman and philanthropist coined the term in 2010 to describe the investment strategy that has shaped... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’
Investing in HBS Giving Through HBS Giving Together Jump-Start FAQ Renowned as the leading authority on disruptive innovation, Professor Clay Christensen attributes his remarkable success as an entrepreneur and as a scholar to his humble... View Details
Keywords: awards
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Bart Harvey: Opportunities for Others
Wall Street might as well be a million miles away from Baltimore's tough Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, but it is here that former investment banker Bart Harvey has found his calling. For years, Harvey, an introspective, religious... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships
investment — examining how firms compete in foreign markets and how government policies shape and constrain their options. Having spent several years examining information-based industries, such as media and entertainment, her latest... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
succeeded in business. “I've really had two careers,” he observes, “one as a for-profit financial entrepreneur and one as a crusader for economic development.” As a managing partner in his own investment firm, Tierney has the freedom to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Endowment Grows to $32 Billion
endowment grew to $2.8 billion, up 20.3 percent. Endowment distributions in fiscal 2011 constituted almost a third of the University’s operating budget. For the second year in a row, the endowment earned a double-digit investment return,... View Details
Keywords: Endowment
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings
business or investing in emerging markets. New half-courses The Art of Marketing Science is intended for students interested in gaining a deeper understanding of consumer behavior and, most importantly, gaining expertise in changing... View Details
Keywords: curriculum
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
between generating wealth for the firm’s investment professionals via the fee stream, which is strictly a function of how many dollars you manage, and the investors in the firm — the so-called limited partners, who make money only when... View Details