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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
the long haul is to do what is best for investors by focusing on generating a high rate of return rather than the perhaps easier task of increasing dollars under management. Judging by how fast the typical... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
out ways to make more of it and use less of it. So the assumption that we’re not going to have supply and demand responses to this is an audacious one.” MME completed construction of its plant in February 2005 and quickly ramped up production to 48 million gallons of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
with a long history in the airline and hotel industries now gaining traction in the arts world. By analyzing existing data, Hodges and her team have the flexibility to adjust ticket prices on a weekly, or even daily, basis to smooth the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 22 Mar 2011
- News
Maximum Cities
discussion that brought together leading thinkers from industry, government, and academia by noting that those cities have all essentially tripled in population during his lifetime. That phenomenon echoes a global trend: The Earth's... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
Do You See What I See?
often blindsided by their classmates’ differing interpretation of characters or situations. In other words, your Antigone may not be my Antigone. “The most important thing that leaders need to know how to do is understand individual... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
City Hall’s Headbanger
Above: photo by Minesh Bacrania As mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tim Keller (MBA 2005) is focused on bread-and-butter initiatives that drive down crime and attract business. And he’s been successful on both counts since taking office... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
An Emmy Award–winning television writer, Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) started out by taking a sitcom writing class at the UCLA Extension School while working as a senior business planner at Walt Disney Studios. Now an executive producer for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990)
(Photograph by Stephen Voss) World Bank VP and Treasurer Arunma Oteh (MBA 1990) has a clear sense of why she likes her job: “You bring very sophisticated finance tools to tackle the world’s most challenging problems.” Originally from... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
What I Do: Keith Cerny (MBA 1991)
be analyzed and presented very carefully.” “When determining the program for our core symphonic series, we do offer a range of works, from traditional favorites like Brahms and Beethoven to less well-known contemporary pieces. It’s a balance driven View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Wheels Up
Bit by bit, people are flying again. At Dublin Airport, travel is down from a record 33 million passengers in 2019 to a forecasted 8 to 9 million in 2021. Still, it’s a start—and travelers in and out of Ireland’s capital soon will have... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Disaster Master
photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images News “Fast” and “unexpected” are two words Adrian Beer (OPM 31, 2002) uses to describe his work as CEO of GrupoBeer, a Madrid-based corporation providing post-disaster services such as building... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: On the Fly
(above: photo by Getty Images/Patrick Foto) A mathematics major, Don Carty (MBA 1971) has always seen the airline business as a huge puzzle, with the equation involving inventory and pricing, cruising allocations, weather, and holiday... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 28 May 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic
diversified the company’s interests by adding investments in energy and infrastructure to supplement Sintesa’s holdings in consumer and industrial products as well as property and development. Ten years on, Kamdani notes that implementing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
weeks (the man does not let up!), the students come to appreciate the intensity and rapid-fire humor of their teacher. Clearly, he cares. A lot. And by the end of the semester, something transformative has happened: They are better... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- News
Willing Hands
HBS has shaped me as a leader is by showing that the right technical answer might not do you much good at all if you can't also manage the very real people challenges." Spencer describes his other duties as a combination of financial... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Gotta Dance
Above: Horowitz (seated) and Goldberg: More than the same old song and dance (photo by HollenderX2) When Evan Horowitz (MBA 2008) and Geoffrey Goldberg first met, the two clicked on multiple levels. Married in 2013, the pair cofounded... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Keith Clinkscales (MBA 1990)
Keith Clinkscales (MBA 1990) began his 25-year media career at Vibe, a magazine founded by producer and musician Quincy Jones, before heading up Vanguarde Media, publisher of Heart & Soul, Honey, and Savoy magazines. “No matter what the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sizing Up Social Impact
Image by C.J. Burton As the aftereffects of the 2008 global economic crisis continue to be felt, nonprofit organizations are competing for fewer and fewer dollars. Donors, also feeling the squeeze of a sluggish economy, just don't have as... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Pricing Paradise
The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, Bilmes began her career at the Boston Consulting Group, focusing on cost structures in large-scale industries where fractional commodity fluctuations result in global price shifts. After she was... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 23 Dec 2009
- News
In the Zone
Geoffrey Canada on a number of large and small special assignments, including a two-year project that analyzed and streamlined the organization’s database so that the information can be used by staff to improve the programs and services... View Details