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Joseph S. Wright
Wright led Zenith Radio Corporation during its heyday as the leading manufacturer of color televisions in the United States. Under Wright’s direction, Zenith pioneered the wireless remote controller and introduced advances in color... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
John T. Underwood
Purchasing the rights to the only “visible” typewriter available at the time, Underwood led his company to extreme success. By 1915, he had created the “largest and most complete typewriter factory in the world,” and his company was... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Howard L. Aller
Aller led American Power and Light during the height of its growth. Under his leadership, the company functioned as an umbrella organization for over 20 regional utility providers in the West and posted exceptional market value growth... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 13 May 2013
- News
Model Teamwork
For nearly 10 years, Class of 1976 fundraising has been led by the team of Ken Bartels, Terry Kungel, and Cathy Paglia. The trio has organized a series of well-attended events, including weekends in Napa and New York, to keep classmates... View Details
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Jodi Yang
Boston is where I come to die and be reborn. At seventeen I came to mourn the death of my first love — music — and my grandfather, a hero who proudly led thousands into battle for his country, though he had little formal education. I... View Details
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Just Digital Future - Race, Gender & Equity
nonprofit organizations). Led by Candice Morgan, Christine Ortiz Guzman, David Dylan Thomas, and Michael Luca, these interactive sessions offered conceptual and practical approaches to combatting inequality in tech. Initiatives focus on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Leadership in Practice
challenges.” After 14 years at DLJ, Dawson moved to Wellspring in 2001 and was named CEO in 2014. He has led or cosponsored many of the firm’s most successful investments in distribution, consumer and business services, and industrial... View Details
- 24 Jun 2016
- News
Reinventing Pharma
2004) began her career as a research scientist. Eventually expanding her responsibilities into business development led her to HBS, where she hoped to solidify her understanding of the intersection of science and business. Following... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Orientation Teamwork
activities, led by facilitators from Outward Bound Professional, was designed to give students comprising 152 newly formed Learning Teams a chance to get to know each other while introducing them to team-building techniques. The afternoon... View Details
- Student-Profile
Sarah Wolfolds
future practitioners. My Research Interests My time at the FED led me to an interest in non-market strategy. I picked up this interest almost immediately when I came to HBS, through joint work with Dennis Yao. In addition, working before... View Details
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Kunal Modi
home that we missed. In the school courtyard, we debated what it meant to be an American abroad. Those little conversations led to lasting friendships that anchored my formative years in Singapore. With each new chapter of my life, I've... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
On Track
trials forced her to put those aspirations aside. The drive that led her to excel in athletics had to be rechanneled into the private sector, a life change that brought her to HBS and eventually to the top of her chosen field,... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 11 Jun 2015
- News
A personal mission to serve veterans
take care of them and their families,” she said. “That experience shaped what led me to HBS.” While later working at PepsiCo, Sullivan was appointed by President Obama to the American Battle Monuments Commission, which resulted in her... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Agent of change
Nikki Skovran (MBA 2014), a former special agent for the FBI, spent three years breaking up gangs in Baltimore, then another five years investigating violent crimes in Chicago. Her expertise as an investigator led to an assignment in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
You Haven’t Changed a Bit
and guests from the MBA Classes of 1950, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, and 1985 reconvened and took their places once again for stimulating classroom discussions led by HBS faculty, complemented by a full array of dinners, get-togethers, and... View Details
Keywords: reunion
- 20 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Chasing a Dream: My Summer Internship at Chelsea Football Club
second-division team. After graduating, I worked in management consulting in Dubai, where I led my firm's soccer team, playing against other consulting firms in the region. Later, I moved to Madrid, started working at Amazon, and joined a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Ears to the Ground
to drastically decrease gun use. In a recent study, cities that employ the system saw a 28.8 percent drop in gunfire on average; Fall River, Massachusetts, for example, saw shootings drop by 58 percent. But efficacy hadn’t led to... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause
members and raise funds for worthy causes. In addition to the Menzies Scholarship, the clubs have recently initiated Nonprofit Fellowships that send CEOs, executive directors, and other top managers to HBS to attend the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management... View Details
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Stephen Temple
Stephen Temple has always enjoyed a good challenge – both personally and professionally. An Ironman triathlete, Brand Manager, and aspiring entrepreneur, his journey has led him to take on a new series of challenges alongside his... View Details
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Jennifer Hurford
Jennifer's search for reasonable answers, she had focused her attention on microfinance, "which led me to impact investing. How do we grow small- and medium-sized businesses that can have greater impact?" During her summers at... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services