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- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
changing system. Barrett's commitment to social service has inspired her to see philanthropy as a lifelong habit - one that she would like to pass on to her students. Describing her own life as an extremely diversified portfolio, Barrett... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
a sustainable revenue stream and a sustainable business, and I think the jury's still out on a lot of those companies." Would he do it all over again? "There is no way I would start another company unless I was extremely well funded,"... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
for decision-making and leadership, in these overlapping public-private realms.” Speaking at luncheon, on the opening day of the conference, Haass, a former State Department official, posited three possible scenarios for the world’s future. At one View Details
- 01 Jul 2018
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
and business in the world; to engage with the University in mutually beneficial ways; and to increase flexible funding to support innovation at the School. We made real progress on all these dimensions, and we are extremely proud of what... View Details
- 09 Sep 2016
- News
MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding
your 10th anniversary with MaiTai Global this year. Tell me how MaiTai got started. Bill Tai: So MaiTai, first of all, it's a very unusual group. It's a collection of athletes, and entrepreneurs, and innovators. And we have active gatherings centered around kitesurfing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home
be flexible in, a complex and evolving competitive environment. They need decisiveness—the ability to act with appropriate urgency and scale on key business issues. And, most importantly, global leaders need to be extremely good at... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Wanted: Leaders for the New Millennium
students, which often leads them back to HBS for an MBA. "Being young and interested in business, I found the program extremely valuable," says Jaja Jackson (HBS '99), a current HBS student and former SVMP participant. "SVMP gave me a... View Details
Keywords: Cindy Olnick
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Forestalling Terror
information. The role of this case is not to assess how well the intelligence community is doing. Rather, its purpose is to provide an extreme example of the challenge of differentiating and integrating an organization — that is, breaking... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Understanding Business Firsthand in South Korea
displays in shops to rebranding the product as “Choco House by Orion.” “The first-year curriculum was extremely helpful in preparing us to think about the business scope and challenges that were presented and to come up with solutions to... View Details
- 26 Oct 2011
- News
On Top, Down Under
was extremely relevant to navigating the gray areas of business we all face today. Professor Piper always kept us on our toes, and his classes continued as talking points for us.” Fookes said his AMP experience re-energized him and made... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Just Breathe
extremely helpful in keeping me calm in the midst of the riots that were happening. When I experienced more microaggressions in the workplace, where I was the only Black person in leadership, the breathing techniques were helpful there. I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
Above: Faction athlete Candide Thovex racks up millions of YouTube views while inspiring others to face their fears and try new things. (photo by Christoffer Sjöström) Faction athletes test gear in extreme locations for day-to-day use.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
respiratory syndrome (SARS) led us to this difficult decision. The Washington, D.C., Forum, originally scheduled for March 2004, will be deferred to a later date. The 2005 Forum will take place as planned in London on June 21–24. We are View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Seth Klarman
decision was very important for me and for all the firm’s partners. Also, given the extremely difficult financial environment we are in, I expect charities will be greatly affected. That’s why it’s incumbent on those who can to step up... View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
lives—led me to become an extremely driven A-type,” she says. “Much of that has gone away, and now I’m largely motivated by the desire to make the world and my community better, and to produce excellence and beauty while I’m here.” Still,... View Details
- 29 Jun 2019
- News
Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Africa
Fayelle Ouane (MBA 2009) founded Suguba to create transformative change on the African continent. In this interview, she discusses the path to achieving that deep impact. “So I'm originally from Mali, but I grew up in Switzerland. And I was View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: On the Fly
with a free market, and replacing it with a government-owned or government-controlled airline industry. Although Emirates has done an extremely good job when it comes to customer service, I would argue that the primary reason for its... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Mara Aspinall
a nonscientist working at a research-intensive company like Genzyme? I find myself wishing I had taken a few more science courses when I was in college! I have been extremely fortunate to work with physicians and scientists who understand... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
I have recently returned from the Board's winter meeting at HBS, and, as usual, I found being back on campus extremely energizing. Our subcommittees on information technology, alumni career management and development, and global alumni... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Helping smallholder farmers feed the world
background, having seen destitution and poverty, not just in Africa, but in South America and Asia,” he says, “the global human issue of deep poverty and extreme hunger is close to my heart.” (Published April 2014) View Details