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- 11 Jun 2014
- News
Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal
After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Reaching New Heights
First-year students in Section G raised nearly $12,000 toward the construction of a new primary school in Nepal after hearing a presentation from former Microsoft executive John Wood. After a trek in the Annapurna region, Wood quit his... View Details
- 21 Jan 2014
- News
Climbing to New Heights
appreciative of warmth, shelter, a shower—all those things you generally take for granted." But, Petzel adds, he also feels an obligation to give back. Based in London, where he works for Goldman Sachs, he became acquainted with Community Action View Details
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- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
context and shape it, in order to do his thing. That’s the mindset. Jones: We started with the most accessible stories and are now exploring all sorts of countries that have interesting stories to tell. Like Nepal and Uruguay, for... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Enabling a Transformational Educational Experience
India that provided supplementary education, support for marginalized farmers, and vocational training. He earned an engineering and economics degree in 2011, was a consultant at McKinsey & Company in India, and led commercial operations for Abbott India Limited in... View Details
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
Building Platforms of Life for the World’s Poorest Children
the primary humanitarian emergencies. I myself have been to Lebanon and Jordan, sitting and meeting with refugees. We are engaged with these refugees who are moving from the Syria area into Europe these days. I was this month in Afghanistan. I was in View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
entered middle school, kindergarten, and preschool. "Now I've also got a little more time to write," she adds. Shuster-Haynes says her experiences in Nepal have helped shift her perspectives on wealth as well. "I may not have the net... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
Ending poverty and hunger for millions of people around the world may sound like an insurmountable goal, but that hasn’t stopped Pierre Ferrari (MBA 1976) from taking it on—and finding success. “By 2020, we will end poverty for 4 million families,” says Ferrari, now in... View Details