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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor
Cedric Bobo (MBA 2004) was bitten by the business bug at the age of eight, when he visited his mother, who was a secretary at FedEx’s Memphis office. “I was drawn to the creative, all-hands-on-deck energy of the place,” he says. “In 1983,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 03 Nov 2018
- News
Think Saving for Old Age Can’t Be Fun? Try Making It a Game
- 17 Jul 2014
- News
Motivating Corporations to Do Good
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
States from Seoul at age 12 and returns to his home country in his late 20s, MBA in hand, to help underwrite the sovereign bond offering that will save South Korea from financial ruin. It’s a novel of many elements, somehow managing to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
momentum, as well as the uncanny levels of enthusiasm for the game, it’s no surprise that billions of dollars are being poured into the industry in the shape of pro teams and tournaments, franchises, broadcasting rights, and celebrity endorsements, as View Details
- 22 Nov 2023
- News
So You Want to Join a Startup
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
home repairs he was having to undertake. Then president of a 115-year-old independent Catholic school for boys, Kennealey had managed construction projects and budgeted for aging buildings’ capital expenses like boilers and HVAC systems;... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
of smart investing, showing you how to profit from the power of compounding using stocks, dividends, and options in your investment portfolio. The Compound Code is a must-read for any investor seeking to avoid mistakes and implement... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Norwegian investment fund for developing countries which has committed 60 percent of its portfolio to sub-Saharan Africa. Fynn asked the panelists why they’re investing and building businesses in Africa; why they believe companies, View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
inhabitants of Seoul, a sprawling metropolis packed with boutiques, nightclubs, and skyscrapers. Kim left Korea in 1974, at age 11. Educated in the United States, he returned as COO of Asia-Pacific investment banking at Salomon Smith... View Details
- 05 Sep 2014
- News
Keeping Education in Check
to the 6th century Why? In short, says Berman, the 1,500-year-old game makes kids smarter. (Berman’s own oldest son is ranked No. 11 in the country for his age group and his 6-year-old recently earned the No. 3 spot among kindergartners.... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
Body, Heal Thyself
to guiding the Moderna team toward a long-term vision, Bancel is responsible for securing the funds to support the journey—ideally from investors who are on board with the mission, as well. He recalls one meeting with potential View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
population is approaching 110 million, the highest in the MENA region, with about half of its citizens between the ages of 15 and 45 and the range of mobile-phone penetration well over 90 percent. The market to meet a host of consumer... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
awareness and figuring out how the NBA could drive real economic growth. The continent offers a unique opportunity for impact, notes Tatum, with 70 percent of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30, according to the United Nations, which... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
watch for shoplifters, and keep smiling to maintain customer service. I was 16 and it was a real stretch, but I became quite good at juggling it all and was made a department supervisor. By age 17, I was managing coworkers in their 40s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
family-run Indian conglomerate. Kahn, who worked for agrichemical giant Syngenta AG and knew the industry well, agreed to have a look. The subsidiary, Godrej Agrovet, had expanded beyond its core business of animal feed in recent years,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Taking the Long View
At 105, Al Gordon (MBA ’25) remains an active investor in a career that began before the Crash of 1929. According to a Bloomberg News article (Seattle Times, September 10, 2006), Gordon, the former chairman of Kidder, Peabody, is... View Details
- 14 Apr 2014
- News
The Puzzle of Life
partner with Silicon Valley–based InCube Ventures and Venture Health. "When I came to HBS, I didn't know what venture capital meant," says Farquharson, a native of Jamaica who moved to the United States with his family at age 10. "People... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Heartland
tallow, and creating a win for farmers, consumers, and the environment. “We need to stop looking at food and ag as a supply chain, which implies a one-way street, and think of it in a more circular way,” Lambert says, citing HBS professor... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
New Releases
traditional business practices. Fueled by the Internet, the Information Age allows companies to create infrastructures to connect with their customers electronically. With this connection they can sense their customers' needs in real time... View Details