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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Man with a Mission
he hired him to head OU’s leadership programs and to work with its International Programs Center and other campus initiatives as an inspirational role model for students. And who wouldn’t he inspire? A helicopter pilot and now a major in... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Case Study: Welcome Aboard
Technology Partners, possibly the OG of remote-first companies, in the 1990s. We came together frequently as a whole company, which allowed for fun interactions and an amazing culture. As a first step, a detailed, confidential survey of the existing View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Getting Smart About Philanthropy
Advisory Board. Ted Turner, Eli Broad, Pierre Omidyar, Michael J. Fox and Deborah W. Brooks, Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Melinda Gates, and Jean and Steve Case also participated. In tandem with the project, Bridgespan has teamed up with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
FIELD 2 in Accra
Tim Leach (MBA 2015) had backpacked in Africa before, so he was somewhat prepared for the heat, noise, traffic, dust, and disorientation he and his FIELD 2 team experienced in early January, when they emerged from the airport and began... View Details
- 22 Dec 2015
- News
Cahill to Lead HBS External Relations
Janet Cahill (AMP 189, 2015, and a graduate of Princeton University), who was previously managing director of HBS External Relations and The Harvard Business School Campaign, has been named the new executive director of External Relations. Ralph James (MBA 1982), who... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Capitalism’s False Mantra
Related Links Martin discussing his book One of the most influential papers defining the role of business, “Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure,” was coauthored in 1976 by Michael Jensen, the... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Stacey Lawson (MBA '96)
Lawson, 27. "My partner and I were inexperienced managers, but we had a lot of energy and a solid business plan." Once she raised the seed capital, everything began to fall into place: she filled out the management team (including a CEO),... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
The Power of Philanthropy
O’Donnell replied, “We went out and said we have hope.” A month later, the O’Donnells made news again, with a $30 million gift to Harvard University. “Harvard has played a very important role in my life,” said O’Donnell, who is also a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
FIELD 3 Tests Students
In an innovative complement to the case method of instruction, the entire Class of 2013 spent the 15-week Winter Term practicing what they were learning from their required courses as they worked in small teams to build viable... View Details
Keywords: FIELD program
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
particularly Citigroup, Fannie Mae, Morgan Stanley, and those who have supported our events in the past, play an important role in our continued success.” Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson delivered the opening address of the... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Leading Questions
hand and turn it into action. For instance, the Synthesis process might find that a CEO who is frustrated that her leadership team is not taking charge has been the sole decision maker and naturally continues to fill that View Details
Keywords: April White
- 09 Apr 2024
- News
To Serve and Protect the Markets
Every day, in her role as the director of the Atlanta Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nekia Hackworth Jones (MBA 2004) stands in the breach between the $100 trillion in securities traded on U.S. equity markets and the bad actors who... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 11 Apr 2017
- News
Keeping the Missions Under Control
of a requirements interpretation and making sure, again, that the astronauts are safe. But that provider is providing the service to NASA to get them from the launch pad to the International Space Station. So those roles have changed.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change
cofounder and COO of FarmTogether, a startup connecting investors to farmland investment opportunities. “There is a strong coalition of alumni working in various roles and industries here in New York City who are committed to generating... View Details
Keywords: Jen Myers
- 18 Mar 2020
- News
Leading Change
are a great asset in continuing follow-on discussions.” If your club has ideas for a specific topic that may fit with BEI’s The Role of Business Leadership in the Age of Climate Change series, please reach out to the HBS Clubs View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Vision: A Unicorn Evolves
Manny Medina (MBA 2003) didn’t set out to found Outreach, the Seattle-based sales-engagement unicorn. He never expected to become an entrepreneur. When he quit a frustrating role in business development at Microsoft in 2011, he didn’t... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
Ann Sarnoff To Lead Warner Bros. Studio
Former BBC executive Ann Sarnoff (MBA 1987) has been named the CEO of Warner Bros.—the company’s first-ever female CEO. As detailed in the New York Times, Sarnoff’s career “has included leadership roles at Nickelodeon, the Women’s... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Novartis AG Establishes Global Research Fund
company¹s president and executive committee head, attended HBS in 1989, when he was working for Sandoz, a Swiss-based pharmaceutical firm. Sandoz merged with another Swiss company, Ciba-Geigy, to become Novartis in 1996. In his new leadership View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
community, and it is that role that brings him the most joy. Donating to causes important to the family is one tangible marker of his success, but Kraft believes that revitalizing the Patriots is also a powerful contribution. After the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Just Super
Moments after the New England Patriots upset the heavily favored St. Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI, Patriots owner Robert Kraft (MBA '65) thanked the team's fans "for helping us bring this championship home" and observed that "our View Details