BOSTON—Harvard Business School
(HBS) has announced a cohort of 75 Executive Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. The Executive Fellows program leverages the expertise of outstanding practitioners—many of whom are alumni—to enhance teaching and learning at the School. Executive Fellows are sponsored by and partner with at least one HBS faculty member to bring their business experience into the HBS community.
The fellows contribute to the School by collaborating on curricular and co-curricular activities in the MBA Program. These include, but are not limited to, co-teaching course sessions in the Elective Curriculum, offering career counseling and development coaching to MBA students, co-leading Short Intensive Programs (SIPs), and delivering workshop sessions. Fellows also bring their expertise to the School’s HBS Online and Executive Education programs by collaborating with faculty in case development and other research projects. Fellow appointments range from a few months to one year and may be extended.
“Since its inception in 2020, the Executive Fellows program has enhanced the School’s educational mission and its connection to practice in important ways,” said Professor Len Schlesinger, chair of the program. “Our community has benefited greatly from having the opportunity to learn from such a diverse array of accomplished business leaders through a variety of activities. We are grateful for their real-world perspectives and expertise, all of which provides valuable context and enriches the learning and teaching experience on campus.”
The 2024-2025 Executive Fellows and the HBS faculty members with whom they will be collaborating are:
Milena Alberti-Perez (MBA 2001), Independent Board Director, Digimarc
Alberti-Perez is collaborating with Fritz Foley on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Corporate Financial Operations.
Frantz Alphonse (MBA 2000), Senior Managing Director, Project Black at Ariel Alternatives, LLC
Alphonse is collaborating with Archie Jones and Henry McGee on the MBA Elective Curriculum field course Scaling Minority Businesses.
Paul Baier (MBA 1994), Co-founder and CEO, GAI Insights
Baier is collaborating with Shikhar Ghosh on projects related to artificial intelligence.
Christian Audi (MBA 1997), Managing Director, Santander
Audi is collaborating with Max Miller on projects related to emerging markets finance and entrepreneurship.
Christiana Bardon (MBA 2003), Co-Managing Partner, MPM BioImpact
Bardon is collaborating with Malcolm Baker and Amitabh Chandra on projects related to early-stage investments in biotechnology.
Peter Barrett, Partner, Atlas Venture
Barrett is collaborating with the Health Care Initiative, where he serves as a key advisor and mentor for the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship, aimed at commercializing biomedical innovation from Harvard’s laboratories and teaching hospitals.
Jeronimo Beccar, Co-Founder and CEO, hyka.io
Beccar is collaborating with Christina Wallace on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Launching Tech Ventures, and with DJ DiDonna, Lindsay Hyde, and Rem Koning on the MBA Short Intensive Program Startup Bootcamp.
Ted Bigman (MBA 1987), Chief Investment Officer, Bigman Holdings
Bigman is collaborating with Nori Gerardo Lietz on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Real Estate Private Equity.
James (Jay) Bradner, Former President, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Bradner is collaborating with Baker on the MBA short intensive program Investing in the Life Sciences.
Zach Brauer, Founder of Pivot Education and Finance Partner at GV
Brauer is collaborating with Jeff Bussgang on the MBA Elective Curriculum field course Venture Capital Journey, and with Shai Bernstein on the MBA elective curriculum course Entrepreneurial Finance.
Dinesh Chahlia, Vice President, Head of AI Platform and Architecture, Wipro
Chahlia is collaborating with Ghosh on the MBA Elective Curriculum course 3 Technologies that Will Change the World in the Next Decade.
Andre Charoo, Founder and General Partner, Maple VC
Charoo is collaborating with Reza Satchu on the MBA Elective Curriculum course The Founder Mindset.
Paul Clancy, Board of Directors Member, various biotech companies including Agios Pharmaceuticals and Incyte Corporation
Clancy is collaborating with Chandra on projects related to the MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program; with Foley on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Corporate Financial Operations; and with Baker on the MBA Short Intensive Program Investing in the Life Sciences.
Marcelo Claure, Chairman and CEO, Claure Capital
Claure is collaborating with Karim Lakhani on projects related to artificial intelligence adoption and implications.
Tom Clay (MBA 1997), CEO, Xtalic Corporation
Clay is collaborating with Josh Krieger and Jim Matheson on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Tough Tech Ventures and with Tom Eisenmann on projects related to the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program.
William Maurice “Mo” Cowan, Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer, Devoted Health
Former US Senator Cowan is collaborating with Bob White on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Road to the White House 2024.
Benjamin Creo, Healthcare industry consultant and former CEO, TEDxZumbroRiver
Creo is collaborating with Regi Herzlinger on projects related to innovations in healthcare.
Patrick Dickinson (MBA 2009), Founder and Managing Partner, Ninth Street Capital Partners
Dickinson is collaborating with Rick Ruback and Royce Yudkoff on the MBA Elective Curriculum courses Entrepreneurship through Acquisition and Financial Management of Smaller Firms.
Peter Flaherty, Co-Founder and Principal, Esplanade Strategies
Flaherty is collaborating with White on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Road to the White House 2024.
Jennifer Fonstad (MBA 1997), Co-Founder, Owl Capital Group
Fonstad is collaborating with Lynn Paine on projects related to corporate governance, and with Jeffrey Rayport on board dynamics in growth-stage ventures for the MBA Elective Curriculum course Scaling Technology Ventures.
Spencer Glendon, Founder, Probable Futures
Glendon is collaborating with Mike Toffel on projects related to identifying and managing business risks associated with climate change.
Susan Wilner Golden (PMD 1990), Director, dciX at Stanford University
Golden is collaborating with Koning on projects related to the longevity economy, including contributing to the MBA Elective Curriculum course Strategy for Entrepreneurs and a weekend sprint on the 100-Year Life.
Jackie Grant, Principal, Abingworth Partners
Grant is collaborating with Bussgang on the MBA Elective Curriculum field course Venture Capital Journey.
Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993), Founder and CEO, Greenwald Executive Matchmaking
Greenwald is collaborating with Michael Moynihan on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Creating Brand Value.
Rusty Greiff (MBA 2000), Founder, the eQ group, and former Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Jobs for the Future
Greiff is collaborating with Joe Fuller on the Managing the Future of Work project, and with Brian Trelstad on projects related to the capital structure and strategy of nonprofit organizations, including mergers.
Oliver Haarmann (MBA 1996), Founding Partner, Searchlight Capital
Haarmann is collaborating with Satchu on the MBA Elective Curriculum course The Founder Mindset.
Mike Harmon (MBA 1997), Managing Partner, Gaviota Advisors, LLC
Harmon is collaborating with Guhan Subramanian on the HBS/HLS Elective Curriculum course Deals.
Joseph Higgins (MBA 1995), Former President, Visual Comfort & Co.
Higgins is collaborating with Ruback and Yudkoff on the MBA Elective Curriculum courses Entrepreneurship through Acquisition and Financial Management of Smaller Firms.
Matt Higgins, Co-Founder and CEO, RSE Ventures
Higgins is collaborating with Julia Austin on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Startup Operations, and with Ayelet Israeli and Schlesinger on the MBA Short Intensive Program Moving Beyond DTC.
Reynir Indahl (MBA 1998), Managing Partner, Summa Equity
Indahl is collaborating with George Serafeim on projects related to climate and sustainability efforts in private equity.
Amrit Jalan (MBA 2022), Principal, ENI Next
Jalan is collaborating with Leslie Perlow on projects related to the LIFE Special Project.
Thomas Jennings, Managing Director, Summit Partners
Jennings is collaborating with Jo Tango and Christina Wallace on the MBA Required Curriculum course The Entrepreneurial Manager.
Lee Kaplan, Levin Chair of Sports Medicine, University of Miami
Kaplan is collaborating with Herzlinger on projects related to innovations in healthcare.
Stephen Kaufman (MBA 1965), Former HBS Senior Lecturer; retired Chairman and CEO, Arrow Electronics; Board of Directors, Seek Thermal
Kaufman is collaborating with faculty members from the Technology and Operations Management Unit on projects related to the Executive Education program, Disruptive Innovation: Strategies for a Successful Enterprise.
Ben Kirshner (OPM 2018), Founder, Tinuiti
Kirshner is collaborating with Jake Cook on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Digital Marketing Workshop.
Philip Kuai (OPM 2023), Partner, YUE Accelerator
Kuai is collaborating with Feng Zhu on projects related to tech entrepreneurship, sustainability, and emerging markets.
Ann Le Cam, Former SVP, Talent and Production at Walt Disney Animation Studios and WētāFX.
Le Cam is collaborating with the Leadership Initiative and several HBS faculty members, including Linda Hill, to explore how to develop leadership for the digital world and build a culture of innovation.
Vivian Lee, Former President & Founder, of Verily Health Platforms
Lee is collaborating with Rob Huckman and the Health Care Initiative on projects related to healthcare delivery, sustainability, and resilience.
Bob Lord (MBA 1990), CEO and President, RWL Advisory, Former Chief Digital Officer, IBM
Lord is collaborating with Rayport on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Scaling Technology Ventures.
Sean Lynch, Senior Director, Strategy & US Growth, Eidra
Lynch is collaborating with Perlow on projects related to the LIFE Special Project.
Harish Manwani, Senior Operating Partner, Blackstone
Manwani is collaborating with Ranjay Gulati on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Turnarounds and Transformation.
William Marks (MBA 2023), Senior Advisor to Biotech Startups
Marks is collaborating with Satish Tadikonda on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences and the field course Life Sciences Venture Creation.
Prakash Melwani (MBA 1986), Global Chief Investment Officer of the Private Equity Group, Blackstone
Melwani is collaborating with Victoria Ivashina on projects related to private equity.
Sunand Menon (MBA 2001), Founder, New Media Insight, LLC
Menon is collaborating with the Leadership Initiative and several HBS faculty members, including Hill, to explore how to develop leadership for the digital world and build a culture of innovation.
Ephraim Mernick (MBA 2012), Chief Operating Officer, Lindsay Goldberg
Mernick is collaborating with Arthur Segel and Derek van Bever on projects related to private equity, including values and leadership.
Debbie Millman, Author, Educator, and Podcast Host
Millman is collaborating with Frances Frei on projects related to capturing idea generation.
Kevin O’Leary, Chairman of O’Leary Ventures Management GP LLC, and Co-Host of ABC Television’s “Shark Tank”
O’Leary is collaborating with Satchu on the MBA Elective Curriculum course The Founder Mindset.
Andy Pforzheimer, Co-Founder and Former CEO, Barteca Restaurant Group
Pforzheimer is collaborating with Michael Kaufman on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Challenges and Opportunities in the Restaurant Industry.
Jules Pieri (MBA 1986), CEO and Co-Founder, the Grommet and Investing Partner, XFactor Ventures
Pieri is collaborating with DiDonna, Hyde, and Koning on the Short Intensive Program Startup Bootcamp.
Deepa Purushothaman, Founder, the re. write
Purushothaman is collaborating with Lakshmi Ramarajan on projects related to the Race, Gender & Equity Initiative.
Maliha Quadir (MBA 2006), Founder & CEO, Shohoz
Quadir is collaborating with Andy Wu on projects related to consumer technology in emerging markets in Asia.
Simon Rothman (MBA 1995), Partner, Greylock Partners
Rothman is collaborating with Bussgang and other faculty members in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit on projects related to the MBA Elective Curriculum course Launching Technology Ventures and the field course Venture Capital Journey.
Javier Saade (MBA 2000), Partner, Fenway Summer and Former Associate Administrator for the Small Business Administration
Saade is collaborating with Trelstad and Gerald Chertavian on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change, and with Jones, Emily McComb, and Trelstad on the field course Investing for Impact.
Ruben Salinas (MBA 2002), President & CEO, EyeCool Therapeutics, Inc.
Salinas is collaborating with Tadikonda on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences and the field course Life Sciences Venture Creation.
Michael Schrader (MBA 2012), Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, and Former CEO at Vaxess Technologies
Schrader is collaborating with Eisenmann and other members of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit on courses and projects related to technology entrepreneurship.
Alexandra Schweitzer, Consultant, Commonwealth Care Alliance
Schweitzer is collaborating with Dutch Leonard and the Social Enterprise Initiative on projects related to systems-level leadership.
Kim Scott (MBA 1996), Author, Executive Coach, and Co-Founder, Radical Candor LLC
Scott is collaborating with Amy Edmondson on the Short Intensive Program Radical Candor.
Rudina Seseri (MBA 2005), Founding Partner, Glasswing Ventures
Seseri is collaborating with Ghosh on projects related to investing in artificial intelligence.
Shardule Shah (MBA 2022), CEO & Co-Founder, Lime Therapeutics
Shah is collaborating with Tadikonda on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences and the field course Life Sciences Venture Creation.
Elena Silenok, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Board Member, Elena Ventures
Silenok is collaborating with Scott Duke Kominers on research on digital goods, web3, luxury markets, and market design, and contributing to the MBA Elective Curriculum courses Building Web3 Businesses and Making Markets.
Michael Skok, Founding Partner, Underscore VC
Skok is collaborating with Eisenmann and Ghosh on the HBS Foundry project and the MBA Elective Curriculum field course Foundry AI Lab.
Nikos Stathopoulos (MBA 1995), Chairman, Europe, BC Partners
Stathopoulos is collaborating with Ivashina on projects related to CEOs in private equity.
Arun K. Subramaniyan, Founder & CEO, Articul8 AI
Subramaniyan is collaborating with Suraj Srinivasan on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Generative AI for Business Leaders.
John Sviokla (DBA 1986, MBA 1983), Co-Founder, GAI Insights
Sviokla is collaborating with Rayport on generative AI case development for the MBA Elective Curriculum course Scaling Technology Ventures.
Angela Thurston, Co-Founder, Sacred Design Lab
Thurston is collaborating with van Bever on the MBA Elective Curriculum course The Spiritual Lives of Leaders.
Richard Vieira (MBA 1995), Managing Director and Co-Head, Cowen Technology Media and Telecom Group
Vieira is collaborating with Krieger and Matheson on the MBA Elective Curriculum course Tough Tech Ventures.
Anna Marie Wagner (MBA 2017), Independent Board Member and Advisor
Wagner is collaborating with Hyde on projects related to the MBA Elective Curriculum course Avoiding Startup Failure.
Rochelle Walensky, Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control
Walensky is collaborating with Huckman and the Health Care Initiative on projects related to the healthcare workforce, financing, access, and pandemic preparedness.
Brian Walker, Former Chairman and CEO, Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers
Walker is collaborating with Herzlinger on projects related to women in entrepreneurship and innovation in health care.
Carolyn Weinberg (MBA 2004), former Chief Product Innovation Officer, BlackRock
Weinberg is collaborating with Peter Tufano on projects related to financing mitigation and adaptation in climate change.
Jacob Werksman (PLD 2020), Founder & CEO, Victory Strategies
Werksman is collaborating with Joshua Margolis on using experiential exercises in Executive Education to help participants internalize conceptual learning.
Mark Wilson, Chief Impact Officer, VXI Global Solutions, LLC
Wilson is collaborating with Jones on the MBA Elective Curriculum field course Scaling Minority Businesses, and other projects related to entrepreneurship and venture capital.
Toto Wolff, Principal, Mercedes Formula One Team
Wolff is collaborating with Anita Elberse on the MBA Short Intensive Program High-Performance Management: Leading a Formula One Team.
Charles Wu, Managing Director and Founding Partner of BayNorth Capital
Wu is collaborating with faculty members in the Finance Unit on projects and courses related to real estate.
John Wu (MBA 2000), President, Ava Labs
Wu is collaborating with Ghosh on projects related to blockchain technology.
