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- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
Italy, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Latin America. He advised public administration institutions, regional governments, and multinational institutions. In 1998, Duch also became the founding chairman of the Competitiveness... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 16 Jul 2013
- News
Embracing Chaos
he says, is the archetype for all emerging markets. "If you can't succeed here, you're not going to do well anywhere," says Venkatesan, who most recently served as chairman of Microsoft India from 2004 to 2011. "Emerging markets are... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
business; last October, he was named chairman and CEO of Marsh Crisis Consulting, a unit of Marsh & McLennan that provides a full range of services to corporate clients to help them avoid, plan for, and manage crises such as natural... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
"Being a partner at McKinsey, I had spent a lot of time around CEOs, but there's nobody like Jack Welch." Welch suggested that she meet with NBC chairman and CEO Bob Wright. Not long after their meeting, Thomas-Graham was offered the... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
In the Future of Sports Investing, Media Is the Best Bet
redefined," Higgins says. "The younger generation doesn't care as much about cable TV." And for older sports fans, mobile devices are gaining popularity because they allow for multitasking. "Wyc Grousbeck was on a tour of hospitals for the blind in... View Details
- 30 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
India’s Ambitious National Identification Program
them." In July 2009, the Indian government invited Nandan Nilekani, cofounder and cochairman OR cofounder and former CEO of the global technology services firm Infosys and a champion of private-sector entrepreneurship, to lead the effort as View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- Web
Diversity Comes to Corporate Boards, but Slowly - Blog: RGE Report
members during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Tierney Remick, vice chairman and co-leader of Korn Ferry’s Global Board and CEO Practice. This is occurring while U.S. demographics shift increasingly toward majority-minority, with the... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- News
A Way Forward for Women
career stage. “I’ve been very fortunate with the opportunities and experiences afforded to me throughout my career, but I still learn from the experiences of other members, just as other members may benefit from the lessons I’ve learned,” she says. As a former Deloitte... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
With Y2K predictions running the gamut from glitches with home appliances to worldwide economic collapse, Y2K expert John F. Keane (MBA '54) assesses the situation as it appears with one year to go. John F. Keane is CEO and chairman of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
Regina Herzlinger; former FCC head Reed Hundt, with Professor David Yoffie, in a session on the digital and broadband revolution; and top FBI official Philip Mudd, taking part in Associate Professor Jan Rivkin’s presentation on the organizational integration of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
If you’ve ever tried to call an airline or almost any service business of a certain size, you’re probably familiar with the problem: After navigating a seemingly endless set of options, you’re asked by an automated message to share information, but it fails to... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
Transforming Verizon 2015: Going Above the Network n 2015, the Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications reflects on his four years leading the company and considers strategic repositioning for the future. Meanwhile, a rising leader... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
world-class business. Following modern management practices, keeping sharp attention to cost control and capital operations, making aggressive entries into international markets, and maintaining a special corporate culture, Chairman Chen... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
'56), former head of McKinsey & Company worldwide and president of The Bendix Corporation and now chairman and CEO of Avenir, a private investment group, became founding chairman of the Trinity Forum in... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
uncovered blatant sexism directed toward Carroll during her tenure as chief executive. (Take for example the 2012 article Against the Current on the Boat of an Old Mining Boss, in which Business Day's Michael Bleby profiles Graham Boustred, a former deputy View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
single person who was hired during my time at Kohl's. How did you first get involved in politics? In the mid-1970s then Governor Pat Lucey asked me to be state chairman of the Democratic Party. When the Senate seat opened up in 1988, many... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
the firm's people was the most fulfilling of all. You need to know how to work with people, and that skill is largely experiential and driven by personality.—Kevin McCall Peter Palandjian (HBS MBA '93), chairman and CEO of... 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
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Meet the Team | Information Technology
As an animation director and producer, he led a team to create an original Web Series for Travel Channel, which received Webby Nominations for Best Original Animated Series and Webby People's Voice Award. Greg is Board Chairman of the... View Details
- 02 Aug 2024
- HBS Case
How a Mission to Cut Food Waste Launched a Multimillion-Dollar Venture
On a hectic Friday in October 2016, Josh Domingues wondered if he had made a mistake quitting the security of a well-paying job managing contracts for professional hockey players to start a new venture selling nearly expired groceries at discount prices. After all, a... View Details