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Rick Grinnell
Educational Council at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is active with the entrepreneurial programs at Harvard, and is a frequent judge at MassChallenge. Rick’s contributions to the broader community include serving as a... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital
- 11 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
U.S. Tops Business Competitiveness Index 2006
overall competitiveness, the report identifies national competitive strengths and weaknesses, highlights global economic trends, and signals the ingredients of successful economic development. The Index is part of the research View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2008
- What Do You Think?
How Much Can You Ask of Your Customers?
October issue of the Harvard Business Review by Scott Cook, Co-Founder and Chair of the Executive Committee of Intuit. Cook argues that a number of successful organizations have gotten that way by making it easy for "volunteers" to View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Kerr, Nanda Win Fellowships
In January, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation granted two of five fellowships in the amount of $50,000 each to HBS assistant professors William Kerr and Ramana Nanda to fund ongoing research on innovation and entrepreneurship. Awarded through the Kauffman Emerging... View Details
James O. McKinsey
McKinsey founded the largest management consulting firm in the world. His greatest contribution was focusing attention on budgeting as a major instrument of management. He asserted the need for continued education for future executives... View Details
Keywords: Services
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Six Receive Dean’s Award
Established in 1997, the Dean’s Award recognizes graduating students for extraordinary nonacademic contributions to Harvard, HBS, or the broader community. This year’s recipients, honored at June’s Commencement ceremonies, were Andrew... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
A Wonderful Whirl
Mounted atop the Soldiers Field Park Garage, two wind turbines — 40-foot towers with 11.5-foot blades — represent Harvard’s biggest wind-energy project to date. Weighing more than 1,000 pounds each, the turbines are expected to supply 5 to 10 percent of the seven-story... View Details
- 16 Aug 2022
- News
HBS Club of Japan Event Highlights HBS Fellowship
Japan Fellowship lit the fire for me. Now I want to light other candles.” The HBS Japan Fellowship relies entirely on contributions from alumni for its funding. One such donor, Thierry Porte (MBA 1982), calls the fellowship “an investment... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
David Rockefeller
bank’s international business which contributed $6 billion of income in 1979 and positioned it as an important lender to large, multinational American industrial conglomerates, especially oil companies. View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Research Brief: The Fresh Start Effect
Beshears collaborated on a field study in which 6,000 university employees were asked if they’d like to increase their retirement contributions right away or if they’d prefer to make an increase in the near future. When the future date... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Record-Breaking Gift for Fellowships
recently contributed $12 million to support fellowships at HBS, the largest single gift for financial aid the School has ever received. Their generous contribution establishes two endowed funds—the Lavine... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Recognizing Volunteers and Donors
contributed more than $13 million to HBS in honor of its 25th Reunion. Hong Kong–based Alice Au, an international cochair for the class, helped garner support by reaching out to alumni in the region. A senior executive with the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
FAQ
Why is annual alumni support so important? The flexible, current-use support provided by annual gifts is essential to innovation at HBS, especially since 89 percent of the School’s endowment is restricted. Such contributions are used as... View Details
Ernest H. Volwiler
its pharmaceutical products. He contributed to the commercialization of penicillin and sulfa drugs during World War II and produced top level financial returns for Abbott during his tenure as CEO. View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
HBS Contributors Report
million in new gifts and pledges last year, and cash contributions to the unrestricted Dean’s Fund totaled $16.7 million, a 28 percent increase over the previous year. View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Porter Ranks Competitiveness
moved up four places to No. 27. The index is part of the research contributing to The Global Competitiveness Report 2006–2007, released last September by the World Economic Forum. For more information, visit www.weforum.org/gcr. View Details
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Jasmyne Roberts | MBA
Jasmyne Roberts Computer Science and East Asian Studies Leverett 2024 Cohort 6 I'm excited to practice thinking with a business mindset, learn from inspiring guest speakers, and contribute to the network of innovators on Harvard's campus.... View Details
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
How HBS Gives Back
Staff volunteers from across HBS pitch in to help sort donations at the Cradles to Crayons warehouse in Brighton A recent installment of Up Close—which features the day-to-day work of HBS and the people who do it—offers a look at the diverse ways that HBS faculty,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dean’s Award Winners
At Commencement, eight members of the MBA Class of 2010 were recognized as recipients of the Dean’s Award, established in 1997 to honor graduating students who have made a positive impact on Harvard, HBS, and the broader community. The students were variously... View Details
Henry M. Flagler
River Railroad in 1886 and extended its line to the Florida keys. Along the way, he invested in massive real estate, building palatial hotels and resorts. In recognition of his contributions to its development, Flagler has been called the... View Details
Keywords: Transportation