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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Post-Grad Ponderings
stop: Tokyo, to work for a hands-on private equity firm. Short term: “Masayuki Kato (MBA 2014) and I are getting married the day after commencement so we will have a huge gathering!” Ian Tomb, PhD, Business... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 19 Jan 2024
- News
Blockchain for Good
After immigrating to the United Kingdom in the late 1960s to escape the Nigeria-Biafra civil war, Stella Dyer (MBA 1994) and her family lived in public housing and had very little money. “But we still had more than our friends and relatives back home,” she recalls. “My... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
An Emphasis on Teamwork
Dan Krebs (MBA 2005) Dan Krebs (MBA 2005) majored in engineering at MIT, but he was drawn to consulting and private equity after earning his undergraduate degree. “When I applied to HBS,” he notes, “my goal... View Details
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
A Sustainable Success Story
a private equity firm focused on the North American energy sector with $15 billion in funds. “We’d walk in the woods and think how amazing it was that this kind of geography still exists in New York.” So... View Details
- 26 Mar 2014
- News
The Power of Education
Attendance at Harvard reunions requires a little extra time from Robert Howard and his wife, Dr. Brenda Pagán-Durán. “This year, our 20th Reunion at Harvard College happened a week before my 15th at HBS,” says Howard, head of Equity... View Details
- 29 Jan 2010
- News
Back to Glass-Steagall?
or private equity funds and from engaging in proprietary trading. The ban has been dubbed the Volcker Rule, in recognition of the former Federal Reserve chairman, Paul A. Volcker, who has championed the... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Thompson Dean, MBA 1984
how I look at problems, which has been really helpful to me in my investing career,” says Dean, who cofounded the private equity firm Avista Capital Partners in 2005 after 20 years with DLJ Merchant Banking... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
African-American Alumni Conference Considers Success and the Bottom Line
Jackson, Sr.; John H. Johnson of Johnson Publishing; Robert Johnson, CEO of Black Entertainment Television; and Stuart Alden Taylor (MBA '87), senior managing director at Bear Stearns. Interactive sessions explored private View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 28 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students
Subsequently, Westphal returned to the Boston area and joined Providence Equity Partners founded by HBS alumnus Jonathan Nelson (MBA 1983). Finding a perfect fit for himself in private equity, Westphal... View Details
Keywords: Becca Carnahan
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
@Soldiers Field
videos, webinars, and podcasts. (photo by Susan Young) LEAD INVESTORS Hamilton James (MBA 1975), Tricia Glynn (MBA 2008), Jim Breyer (MBA 1987), and Dayna Grayson (MBA 2006) delivered keynote addresses at February’s 26th annual Venture Capital and View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Trust your instincts. “Make sure you can raise your hand and say, ‘Something doesn’t look right.’ ” Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference February 1, 2003 Sponsor: HBS Venture Capital & View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Devtosh Khare
a business plan to solicit venture capital and helped with strategic planning for a new Web-based product launch. To further expand his knowledge of India's thriving entrepreneurial landscape, Khare also did some work as a summer associate at DLJ View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman photograph by Webb Chappell
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Bridging Domains
chairman of global private equity investing at Goldman Sachs, Sanjeev observes, “Every business in the world is interacting with science and engineering today. There’s a tremendous need for managers to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
(founded in 2013) and too small (valuation of $55 million) to pass muster for listing on any exchange. But for the 1,080 people who otherwise would have been shut out of owning a piece of the startup—lacking the wealth or credentials to invest in a View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Clubs: Capital Improvements
president and COO of global private equity firm The Carlyle Group. Youngkin, the recipient of the club’s first alumni achievement award, participated in a panel discussion on the changing face of business in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
many of the artists that Joyner and her husband, private equity investor Alfred Giuffrida, collect are enjoying increased visibility. Major museums in the United States (and beyond) are reevaluating the... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
A Long-Standing Commitment to Global Understanding
I realized this was something I was passionate about and that, up until then, I had been influenced by other people’s expectations.” This insight led to a decades-long interest in global business for Barry, president and CEO of the View Details
- 17 Apr 2014
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York Street Partners, Busbud Take Top Honors in Alumni New Venture Competition
firm is pioneering interventions in Sri Lanka that will help transform the nation. In the past two years, York Street Partners has arranged the largest private equity investment in a non-banking financial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
York; and Washington, D.C. Cleantech venture capital Fabienne Herlaut (MBA 1984) Eco Mobilite Partners, SNCF Paris Transportation Craig Huff (MBA 1993) Reservoir Capital Group LLC New York Private equity... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Changing the way the world sees Africa
of Africa.com to both be a tremendous opportunity and a great responsibility,” she says. Clarke acquired the domain name when she was teaching corporate finance at Wits Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa, and serving on the investment committee of an African... View Details