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- 02 Mar 2023
- News
A Century of Birthday Candles
resident. “The View From 100” recounts how Duff was 6 years old at the beginning of the Great Depression and just finishing high school when the United States entered World War II. Most of the boys in her class were drafted; not many came home. Doris got View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Sustaining a commitment to the environment
Paul Zofnass (AB 1969, MBA 1973) is a 24/7 environmentalist who embraces the synergy between good business and the conservation of natural resources. In 1990 he founded the Environmental Financial Consulting Group, which provides... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
A Casual Approach to Success
know what the hell I was doing” — and he often prefaces his statements with “I don’t mean to sound arrogant, but....” He leaves out details that others might find hard not to mention. Hellman was the youngest person (at age 28) to be named View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
(insurance, employers, health professionals, or individuals, for example) to build momentum within the channel. Exploit it as a platform instead of just an app. —Lisa Putukian (MBA 1988) With significant... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
Republic as an undergrad majoring in English literature at Arizona State. “Plato shaped my worldview of leadership,” recalls Nick. “He said a leader is a philosopher king.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Jul 2019
- News
A Way Forward for Women
instinctively understood—and has taken great advantage of—the collective network potential in terms of shared experiences, peer counseling, coaching, relationship cultivation, and ongoing support systems.” Bonnie Hagemann Benko joined what is now known View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Aug 2013
- News
A Cure for Cold Storage
$100,000 in seed funding. "We wouldn't exist without that start-up money," says Schrader, who notes that Vaxess has also relied on the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab) for meeting space as well as View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Making of a School
George Bates (MBA ’25). “We had one classroom on the top of the Peabody Museum, another in the basement of the Harvard Union, and another in the basement of Lawrence Hall, which had, as I recall, a dirt... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
eventful. The lessons of their experience speak volumes for all of American industry, as firms large and small grapple with a host of new challenges that those beginning their careers in 1971 never... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Searching for a Better Society
corporate finance at Ernst and Young, as especially inspirational. "What was special," Dumon recalls, "was his energy. He made it fun." After graduating from HBS, Dumon returned to Europe and began working for McKinsey View Details
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
Anthony Harris Photo courtesy of Anthony Harris by Francis Storrs On April 14, 2013, a sheriff's deputy pulled over a truck cruising down Interstate 55 in Mississippi. What started View Details
- 17 Dec 2015
- News
A Bridge to the Future
Development. Sectionmates also broke into small groups for a paying-it-forward exercise in general reciprocity, during which they could ask for and receive assistance from classmates as they embarked on... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
in developing a holistic approach to building strong, economically diverse neighborhoods, often from the ground up. When he joined the organization in 2012, Majors brought experience in business development, community relations, and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
developing country, with an emerging economy. Diagne needed his team to mitigate risks, protect the public’s health, and educate the population without losing ground on key initiatives that would continue to bolster Senegal’s economy, such View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
William Jones: Builder with a Mission
At an early age, William D. Jones (MBA '89) learned about the fragility of a stable urban community. From their home in the Skyline Hills section of San Diego, he and his family watched their neighborhood gradually decline View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light
mission.” Nitin Nohria, University Distinguished Service Professor who served as Dean following Light, notes, “Jay gave me the best gift a new Dean could ask for: View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Books: A Nation Transformed by Information
of information that makes recent technological innovations seem measured by comparison. Television, computers, and the Internet would later continue this tradition of information as a driver of the country’s... View Details
Keywords: Information
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Baker’s Staff Gets a 21st-Century Name
Once upon a time, libraries collected books, and librarians checked them out. But those days are long gone as libraries have moved into the digital age. Baker Library, for example, also produces Web sites,... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 22 Sep 2017
- News
Turning a Disorder into an Opportunity
the Department of Human Services and Specialisterne, a Danish social enterprise organization, the initiative taps into the talents common among those on the autism spectrum, including attention to detail,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
A Student Plan Goes to Washington
of time and lack of knowledge. Their solution? Elevate board service to a profession by creating a nonprofit, public-private Corporate Governance College (CGC) to employ,... View Details