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25 Jul 2013
News

An Engine of Education Innovation

says he owes to his immigrant background—he moved to the States from Denmark at age 9—as well as a yearlong experience he had as a teacher and assistant principal at an inner-city school in New York City just before coming to Harvard. "It... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2012
News

On a Sound Track

business at the intersection of consumer electronics, media, and lifestyle branding. Skullcandy, which Andrus helped build with founder and former CEO Rick Alden, is expecting between $280 and $300 million in revenues this year. The Bulletin caught up with Andrus at... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio accessories; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2024
News

Elevator Pitch: Bridging the Gap

Anas Aljumaily (MBA 2017) Elian Pres-Gurwits (MBA 2018) Cofounders, Gently Concept: Focused on urban markets, Gently is a last-mile delivery service that uses predictive analytics, electric trucks, and “nano-fulfillment” centers to provide sustainable, affordable... View Details

Keywords: logistics; EVs; delivery; nanofulfillment; entrepreneurship

23 Feb 2021
News

Dan Koh Named Labor Department’s Chief of Staff

vote by the Senate has not been scheduled yet, but his nomination was recently advanced by a bipartisan committee vote and is expected to pass. Editor's note: In more news from Boston City Hall, soon-to-be-acting mayor Kim Janey has named... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

22 Oct 2014
News

Closing the opportunity divide for low-income young adults

country, from State Street, Goldman Sachs to the federal government. And the reason we have grown to a $70 million dollar organization with 400 staff in 12 different cities is not because I’m that special or we’re that special. The reason... View Details

Summer 2013
Response

How Caesars Entertainment Is Betting on Sustainability: Response

By: Michael W. Toffel

One of the largest gaming companies in the world expanded its sustainability efforts using a scorecard to guide and goad managers. This response assesses Caesars Entertainment's CodeGreen scorecard, advocates a more comprehensive environmental assessment to target... View Details

Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entertainment; Energy; Energy Conservation; Buildings and Facilities; Goals and Objectives; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Evaluation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

01 Apr 1998
News

Booting Up

SELLING SHOES on the Internet was pretty far from Barbara Thornton's mind when she enrolled at HBS at the age of 45. The city planner and international consultant figured that opening power plants in Southeast Asia would best challenge... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Sep 2013
News

Three Decades of Change and Counting

Curtis-Bey Photo courtesy of Sarah Curtis-Bey Sarah Curtis-Bey (SVMP 1997, MBA 2006) Executive Director, Clinique Global Marketing New York City "SVMP was a major driver of my decision to pursue a career in business and an MBA at Harvard.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

18 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Use Baker Library to Build a Target List

keeping track of these lists can be cumbersome. Using The American City Business Journals, you can find hundreds of published and carefully analyzed lists for over 40 major metropolitan areas in the United States. Identify companies using... View Details

12 Nov 2008
First Look

First Look: November 12, 2008

The design of the New York City (NYC) High School match involved tradeoffs among efficiency, stability, and strategy-proofness that raise new theoretical questions. We analyze a model with indifferences—ties—in school preferences.... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)

to explore how MMAC can expand and deepen this important private sector partnership to accelerate the area’s 1400+ Black and Brown-owned businesses, helping create new family-supporting jobs and reduce the racial wealth gap. Why did you choose this internship for the... View Details

01 Sep 2004
News

Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)

Born in East Lansing, Michigan, Charles Stoddard grew up with banking in his blood. As a teenager, he worked as a teller in the bank his father founded. After earning degrees from Michigan State University and HBS, he held banking and finance positions in New York... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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Elaine MacDonald Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact: HBS Alumni and the City of San Francisco Elaine MacDonald 11 Aug 2017 For 30 years, HBS Association of Northern California’s Community Partners has mobilized more than... INITIATIVES focus on societal challenges that are too... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

@Soldiers Field

In June, 90 young leaders from nine US cities convened for three days of case discussions focused on cross-sector collaborative efforts to improve workforce skills, education, infrastructure, and entrepreneurship in their home region.... View Details

Keywords: YALP; Engineering Sciences; sculpture; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

10 Aug 2015
News

Leveraging Veterans’ Competitive Advantage

networking resources and runs 101 employment fairs in 49 cities across the US every year. “Roughly half of those who attend leave with an interview scheduled, and 25 percent end up with jobs,” reports Gudmundsson, who says that in... View Details

01 May 2013
News

Celeste A. Guth, MBA 1986

days later, the reality of paying for that education hit.” Raised in a family with modest income, Guth attended public schools and was in the first generation of her family to attend college. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the City... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

A bold experiment in education

city after the first year, on track to move the school from an “F” to a “C” in two years. London’s Sunday Telegraph declared NOCP “part of the boldest experiment in education reform seen in the United States.” Says Kleban: “We are part of... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

A Bankable Trust

Florida high school and at Harvard College. And now her music is furthering her academic outreach efforts. Last fall, Harris released a holiday CD, "Carla's First Christmas." All proceeds from its sale are benefiting not only her high-school scholarship fund but also a... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 2003
News

Unsung Hero

On September 11, 2001, Celina Realuyo (MBA 2000), a private banker at Goldman Sachs in London, watched in horror on her office TV as the attacks in New York City and Washington unfolded. A former U.S. Foreign Service officer who had... View Details