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- 30 Aug 2010
- News
New Head of Tennis Jamaica
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
that.” Lyons offered to send Rapaport’s resume to some of the investors in the fund, including Serena Williams. After much due diligence, multiple pitches, and a well-timed taco lunch (Rapaport brought the fixings to the tennis great’s... View Details
- 24 Jul 2012
- News
Necessity Really Does Mother Invention
- 09 Sep 2014
- News
It Can Wait – Why We're Such Fantastic Procrastinators
- 09 Jun 2021
- News
How Tennis, Golf, and White Anxiety Block Racial Integration
- 23 Jan 2024
- News
A Wide Net
Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)
Winslow Partners L.L.C., whose purpose is to make private equity investments in the United States and the Czech Republic. In his spare time, Brody serves on the boards of the American Red Cross, St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, the Washington View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 05 Sep 2014
- News
Keeping Education in Check
fund Durban Capital, Berman says the game helped to get him away from bullies who teased him for his small size. (Though a star tennis and squash player in his hometown of Durban, South Africa, he often sought the peace of the school... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 20 Mar 2023
- News
Taking His Shot
Before Matija Pecotić (MBA 2019) beat Jack Sock—a tennis star once ranked 8th in the world—at a Florida tournament in February, he had to ask his boss for time off to compete. "I had to send an email to the whole team. [My boss] let me off," Pecotić, the director of... View Details
- 17 Aug 2022
- News
Doubles Partner
Image by Greg Betza Image by Greg Betza When Serena Williams announced her retirement earlier this month, there was plenty of talk of the tennis superstar’s 23 Grand Slam titles. But a number of news outlets also noted her involvement in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Center Court
It was a big boost for American tennis when Andy Roddick triumphed at the U.S. Open in September, and no one was more pleased than United States Tennis Association president Alan Schwartz (MBA 1954). Having... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Class All His Own
handwritten pages of Class Notes) to come to his home in nearby West Newton. But Brigham, 92, will hear nothing of it. “It’s just a short drive down the Pike,” he says. Hip replacement surgery has done little to slow down Brigham, who played View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Charter Supporter
those opportunities.” An excellent tennis player, Burke volunteered to teach the sport as a teenager in Milwaukee’s inner city. “It taught me a lot,” she said. “You see kids with a passion for life and talents and you know if they could... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Let’s Celebrate! HBS is 100 Years Young
A BIG DAY FOR THE HBS COMMUNITY: At the School’s centennial birthday, in a tent on the HBS tennis courts, students, staff, and faculty react to the jaw-dropping music and dance talent of friends and colleagues. Exotic Indian dancing, cool... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Some Racquet
of the A&P Tennis Classic, a women's professional tournament in Mahwah, New Jersey. He's also a man on something of a mission — to get the sports-marketing business to lighten up and make big events more fun for all involved. Describing... View Details
- 17 Apr 2015
- News
A Driving Force for a Sustainable World
and 16. Helping them to grow up as young adults gives me a great sense of accomplishment,” she says. A former competitive tennis player, Herlaut regularly hits the courts with her girls, and she is readying to run the Paris Marathon for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
Levitt never let up on his students, he never let up on himself, either, continuing to work and play tennis even as his body failed. “He loved tennis, but it was a constant struggle for him,” remembers his son Peter. “We held his memorial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Squeeze Play
in Iraq. He has spent millions traveling to Iraq, lobbying Congress, and supporting antiwar media outlets. LaMagna has mellowed with age, and the entrepreneurial fires burn a bit less ardently. But he was excited as he showed a reporter a recent purchase: a sort of... View Details