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- 01 Jan 2017
- News
Sphere of Influence
scholarships to study in Canada and the United States. Recently named a “Global Visionary” by the Swiss bank UBS, Balares is founder and CEO of Womensphere Foundation, a nonprofit that supports women’s advancement in leadership,... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Two Alumnae Among Time’s Most Influential of 2019
last two years: “(O)ver 35 new female general partners were added in 2018; 200 female venture capitalists and founders delivered more than 1,000 hours of mentorship; upwards of 1,000 founders pledged their... View Details
- Fast Answer
Workplace Diversity: Data Sources
Gender Equality. Associations & Organizations AllRaise.org An organization supporting non-binary and women founders and funders in the technology space. They create an annual report tracking... View Details
- 28 Oct 2021
- News
Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity
“clubby” exclusivity and a lack of clear funding pathways for outsiders, in particular, Black and women founders. A variety of solutions were considered, including Glynn’s approach to funding via public grants, and Ferrine’s approach at... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
Guts and Bliss: The Entrepreneur’s Journey
the time, the panelists said. Andrea Silbert (HBS MBA '92), founder of a nonprofit called the Center for Women and Enterprise, which offers services and funding assistance to View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 29 Jul 2021
- News
Support System
selling them. The problem these shea-nut pickers faced, says Naa-Sakle Akuete (MBA 2014), CEO and founder of Eu’Genia Shea and its Target-based sister brand, Mother’s Shea, is that they are largely women in... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue
America; Anna Lloyd, president of C200; and Andrea C. Silbert (MBA '92), founder and executive director of the Center for Women & Enterprise. A number of sessions focused on entrepreneurship. Susan Willet... View Details
Paris Wallace
Paris Wallace (He/Him) is the CEO & Founder of NCL (Hiring). EIR @ Harvard Business School. Investor. DEI Crusader. Cyclist. Ovia Health (Acquired: LH). Good Start Genetics (Acquired: NVTA) Paris is the View Details
- 29 Apr 2021
- News
Equal Partner
and non-accredited investors—92 percent of the country—something that had not been legal until that year. Using Republic’s website or app, anyone with $10 can invest in a highly vetted startup. Moreover, women View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- News
Looking at Losses in Gender Equity in Post-COVID Canada
generation. “Last year, we were a mere 99.5 years from real gender equity,” says Heather Stark (MBA 1999), an executive coaching and leadership development consultant and founder and president of Stark Coaching. “Now, one year and a... View Details
- 01 Nov 2018
- News
Earning Potential
Sion Tesone (OPM 43, 2013) is the founder & CEO of Amani Enterprises, LLC, which operates the for-profit social enterprise TISSINI. In this interview, he talks about TISSINI’s aims to empower Hispanic women... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
High Stakes: Springboard 2000 Comes to HBS
CEO looks like," noted Andrea C. Silbert (MBA '92) , founder and CEO of the Boston-based Center for Women & Enterprise, which coordinated the New England event along with the National Women's Business... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Ensuring success through education
opened its first campus in 2008 and its second in 2011. “There are many businesses that are born and die. A university is supposed to live forever,” says the founder and chairman of FiBA Group, a multibillion-dollar portfolio of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Business Plan Contest Has Many Winners
With its ninth annual competition last May, the HBS Business Plan Contest has become a well-established start-up that hits “home runs” every year. This year’s traditional track winner was Karen Grajwer (MBA ’05), founder of Uplift, an... View Details
- Career Coach
Mo Fong
founder of LeiFongCoaching, LLC focused on supporting women of color in tech to lead with confidence and joy. Mo is a current board member for Develop for Good, Televisit.org, Starfish Institute,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
businesses. ” — DEIRDRE LEOPOLD, managing director of MBA admissions and financial aid, commenting on the increasing numbers of women heading to business schools. (Forbes.com, April 16, 2010) “CEOs who actually take the trouble to delve... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal
long-standing commitment to diversity and access in her immediate industry and in the workplace more broadly. Encouraged by a growing awareness of what women bring to the table and efforts to enhance workplace cultures, Khan knows there... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
clients, and people who have already read a lot of books on history and philosophy and are looking for something new. The Broken Rung: When the Career Ladder Breaks for Women and How They Can Succeed in Spite of It By Kweilin Ellingrud... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
Miwa Seki (left) and Yumiko Murakami Yumiko Murakami (MBA 1994), Miwa Seki (MBA 1993), and Kathy Matsui shared the same birthday month and year, so they started an annual birthday get-together to reflect on the year ahead. Work was always a hot topic: The View Details
- 17 Aug 2022
- News
Doubles Partner
also an early backer of Noom and Impossible Foods, among others. Upon learning that just two percent of funding goes to female founders, William’s made a strategic commitment to diversity and inclusion; today, 78 percent of founders... View Details