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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Thumbs Up Down Under
September 11, they had interrupted their departure preparations at the Chelsea Piers to race to Ground Zero to assist with rescue efforts. Wilson, a severe asthmatic, used his knowledge of the condition to aid medical technicians treating... View Details
- 07 Nov 2019
- News
Scranton Elects First Female Mayor
As an Oregon native running on the Independent ticket, Paige Cognetti (MBA 2014) was not the most likely candidate to claim victory in a special mayoral election that took place Tuesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania. But she won handily, claiming 36 percent of the vote in... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
presence to Jay.” The Rally Fighter, pictured above, is Local Motors’ most well-known vehicle, with appearances in the movie Transformers: Age of Extinction and the racing video game Forza Horizon 2. Local Motors launched on March 25,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
Yes, I was a bit of a curiosity, but I’ve always gone a bit off the beaten track, and having that be my first experience of the United States gave a very different perspective. You hear about and understand race issues very quickly.”... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Building a Strong and Prosperous Society
race because they are so efficient and, as a result, generate enormous prosperity. Moreover, real competition is a powerful driver of innovation. It’s not surprising that nearly every developing country is trying hard to get the free... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
professor who takes on unsolved murders and issues of race with equal aplomb. Thomas-Graham admits that progress on her third Ivy League mystery (set at Princeton) has been slow. "My husband and I are parents of a three-year-old son, so... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Advancing Racial Equity
values, and to act to promote racial equity both on campus and beyond. HBS is taking significant steps to welcome and promote Black talent, advance research related to race and use case discussions to educate students about racism, engage... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
launch were exhausting but exciting as we raced to hit our deadlines. We were living the Silicon Valley dream. The afternoon before the launch, I had retreated to a quiet restaurant to work alone when my phone rang. It was our data center... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
produces continual improvement and allows them to rapidly adapt to change without succumbing to complexity. Dorade: The History of an Ocean Racing Yacht by Douglas D. Adkins (MBA 1975) (David R. Godine) This is a history of the Dorade,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Maiden Voyage
have launch capability, with some also doing a brisk business putting satellites into orbit for other nations. (India, for example, has launched more than 40 satellites into orbit for 19 client countries.) READ MORE The New Space Race An... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
HBS Honors Four Alumni
Currently the chairman of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Philip Yeo has for many years overseen the planning and implementation of the key drivers of Singapore’s remarkable economic successes. Now Yeo is pushing the 250-square-mile city-state... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
company grew 70 percent last season and expects sales of about $7 million this year. “The ethos behind Faction is: Get out there. This isn’t about being the racer who wins the race by a hundredth of a second. It’s about getting up on the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
control, and it’s up to you to optimize those factors. Planning ahead, communicating, anticipating, and being flexible are all important. “The importance of building teams and relationships that stay calm during crises. I remember during an important View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
black rights offers a firsthand view of the debates, boycotts, marches, and negotiations that would change the face of race relations in Chicago and the United States at large. Think Inside the Box: Discover the Exceptional Business... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
excellent customer service. However, we know this is a race that others can compete in, too, and that—with enough investment—our differentiators are replicable. What fundamental changes can we make to this market dynamic and/or our... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
HBS Addresses Racial Equity
for the work to be done. What are the steps the School is taking to further racial justice–related scholarship that will benefit HBS students and course participants, and the world at large? We recently launched an important component of the plan, a View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
conservative values,” he says. Both parties have made winning the district a priority. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has designated the race as one of its competitive “Frontline 10” elections. Collegio calls it “one of... View Details
- 14 Apr 2014
- News
The Puzzle of Life
"I think the human race is beginning to unravel what life is," says Andrew Farquharson (MBA 1999). "I find that intellectually fascinating." His interest, and a desire to make a difference, led Farquharson to the life sciences industry,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
a dealer’s back lot, it will nonetheless embody a defining moment in a global race for supremacy. Manufactured by Toyota, this is the car that will propel the Japanese company ahead of General Motors as the world’s largest automaker, a... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
brown-led nonprofits closely tied to the people and problems in under-resourced Massachusetts communities. Shell, a managing director at Bain Capital, says George Floyd’s brutal killing, the Black Lives Matter movement, and a pandemic that “has blown disparities in... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg