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- 28 Nov 2018
- News
Elevating Women at Fidelity
appointments in the company’s stock group went to women—the high-water mark of the last five years. Among the handful of women tapped to manage portfolios in excess of $1 billion, Nidhi Gupta (MBA 2008) was elevated to manage $7.8 billion in tech assets. Johnson... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Mission in Motion
Public Health that uses business solutions to improve public health products, services, and delivery in the developing world. "Only business can provide the massive scale, permanence, and continuous efficacy and efficiency View Details
Keywords: summary
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving
platform, Lakhani developed the NASA Tournament Lab to create contests that improve computer codes and data analytics solutions. With Harvard Medical School researchers, he designed a competition to break data bottlenecks and speed up DNA... View Details
- 25 Mar 2019
- News
Rent The Runway Joins the Unicorn Club
two core tenets, saying that “Rent the Runway has consistently demonstrated an ability to innovate and improve its customer experience and technology.” READ MORE View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
An Excerpt from The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
“The current health-care system generally is modular. Specialized companies operate hospitals, process paperwork, negotiate blanket service contracts, and manage outpatient and retail clinics. Most doctors’ offices are set up as... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Enabling a Transformational Educational Experience
impact people’s lives on a large scale,” he explains. “I’m excited about improving access to affordable health care globally and especially in South Asia, where I’m from.” As an undergraduate at the Birla Institute of Technology and... View Details
- 06 Sep 2013
- News
More Seats at the Table
youngest person as well. That didn't sit well with her for several reasons. While equality was one of them, improving companies was another. So two years ago she started Trewstar, with one goal in mind: getting experienced and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Healthy Profit
one of four ways that Quelch says companies can affect public health, along with concentrating on the well-being of its employees, its community, and the environment. The principles can help the bottom line, too, offering improvements in... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 26 Feb 2018
- News
Teaching Farmers New Tricks of the Trade
are constantly looking for ways to improve and become better, become more profitable and keep track with a very competitive marketplace. “I talk to farmers all the time. Many farmers that I speak with feel very comfortable in running the... View Details
- 17 Apr 2020
- News
Decreasing the Wealth Gap
Ray Dalio Ray Dalio As founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, Ray Dalio (MBA 1973) is well known for his ability to forecast the future. Dalio—whose foundation has committed millions of dollars to improving... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
New Course on Leadership, Values, and Corporate Accountability
and social responsibilities of organizations and their employees, including the relationship of corporations to society, the responsibilities of managers within organizations, and the role of personal values in individual decision-making. Changes will also be made to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Big Turnout for Business Plan Contest
Tanzania, to improve access to clean drinking water for the city’s 2.8 million residents. Learn more about the winners and runners-up at www.hbs.edu/news/releases/businessplancontest2010.html. View Details
- 11 Oct 2022
- News
On Balance
Gender Equality Agency, a position she calls “a very clear practice and policy leadership opportunity, backed by data.” The government organization, established in 1986 as the Affirmative Action Agency, is tasked with promoting and View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
safari theme. We wanted to go to a much more contemporary canvas against which to place the product. Communication was the last piece, which was about advertising and training the sales associates to improve communication with our... View Details
- 11 Feb 2015
- News
Dedicated to a public service mission
details about the projects in which he is involved. The goal is “job growth and to ensure we can have a more viable middle class.” “We’re dedicated to improving people’s lives,” he says. Hunt’s commitment to community began while serving... View Details
- 04 Jun 2008
- News
Whistle While You Work
roles with others.” Business borrows these metaphors and lingo from other group-oriented pursuits in order to better understand itself and improve its performance. The world of music provides business with a lot of the analogies and the... View Details
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
vote of confidence for us to keep pushing forward in our efforts to improve America’s healthcare system.” Dhar: “Any recognition of your hard work is gratifying and exciting. For me, it's a push to keep doing what I love: e-commerce and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
Dallas, and Detroit.) When Lopez became the company's fourth CEO, succeeding Peter Brown in 2009, the company had seen some rough years. "In the early 2000s, the industry had a brush with death," Lopez recalls. "The result was a very strict financial View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
report Gadiesh and MacArthur. If public company executives do the same, they will improve operational performance, increase equity value, and maximize their company’s full potential, all to the delight of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
"Our Web site is a promotional and educational tool," says Deborah Winshel of the Met's extremely comprehensive site. "We're hoping that it will entice people to come here, but it is not a substitute." She notes that the Met uses technology behind the scenes to View Details