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- 16 Oct 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
When he turned 50, David Offensend (MBA 1977) decided to make a change. He’d had a successful career in finance but had always dreamed of working in the nonprofit sector. In 2003, he recalls, “I made this leap of faith, that if I could find a View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Get Ready for Saudi Oil Shock
papers catalogued by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the book refutes optimistic projections by the Saudis and offers the public the first detailed examination of that country’s largest oil fields. He knows the business well, as the... View Details
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
leaders, averages 14 projects a year with between 35 and 50 alumni volunteers. While the pandemic changed the way things were done, it didn’t stop the work. “We were able to have more interaction with our clients via Zoom, and in some... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
London Forum Highlights the Best of HBS
Worldwide. Moore described the lengths to which Time Inc. goes to probe for insights into the ever-changing mindset of consumers. The company conducts more than 1,000 research projects a year. But insights can come from unexpected places.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Pencils Up: Taking Note of New Courses
on MBAs. Here’s a closer look at three of this year’s offerings. Investing for Impact Professor Shawn Cole, Finance, and Senior Lecturer Vikram Gandhi, General Management A rapidly growing share of asset owners and View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World
conceived the ambitious online oral history archive together with Chilean shipping entrepreneur Sven von Appen (AMP 76, 1977). The project is building an evidence base for emerging markets by documenting the personal experience of top... View Details
Keywords: faculty research
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Releases First-Ever Financial Report
How does HBS manage its business? For alumni interested in the financial operations of the School, HBS has published its first-ever financial report. The 42-page document provides an overview of how the School View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Michelle Ross (MBA 2011)
German-based transmission manufacturer—I implemented a big project where we were essentially moving around pieces of equipment to create a more optimized workflow. It seemed to make so much sense to me, but some people were really not in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Meeting the Challenges of Third-World Development
Nations Operation in Somalia and was stationed in Mogadishu. A year after graduation, she accepted a six-month position as director of enterprise development in Tanzania with an international nongovernmental organization called TechnoServe. At TechnoServe, Lu worked... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
HBS Annual Report Details Strong Financial Growth
management knowledge fueled revenue growth, more than half of which came from two market-sensitive units — Executive Education and Harvard Business School Publishing. Both units have rebounded strongly from the recession four years ago.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
California Research Center Marks Fifth Year
subsequent offices in Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Paris, and Tokyo. Since its inception in 1997, the CRC has produced 109 cases and 29 additional teaching materials. It has also worked on a variety of research projects and often acts as the... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
be big enough to support a company, and then you see where you can grow from there." After graduation, Dawe worked as a project manager in Maine for Horizon Wind Energy, led by fellow HBS grad Michael Skelly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
He’s Back
Wesleyan, he returned three punts for touchdowns and led the NCAA’s Division III in average punt-return yards his senior year), Robinson returns to his former stomping grounds at a busy time. Several big projects are in progress: a $2... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Innovative Loan Fund Yields Big Returns
Through its use of Harvard’s innovative Green Campus Loan Fund, HBS has cut energy expenditures and provided a model for conservation-minded schools around the University to follow. The loan fund provides capital for projects that reduce... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
The HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation
A Resource for the Next Big Idea, and More The HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation is instrumental in bringing innovative projects to life at the School. Recent successful HBS initiatives that are advancing View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- News
750 World Wonders and counting
precious. Instead of a briefcase, however, Main Wilson will be toting a Nikon D3 with four lenses—one of which he describes as “a miniature telescope.” It’s all part of an ambitious project Main Wilson has set for himself: to become the... View Details
- 29 Sep 2020
- News
A Righteous Path
When Rich Leimsider (MBA 2003) became the executive director of the Safe Passage Project in 2016, his mandate was to expand the organization. Today, there are 40 staffers working in partnership with 450 pro-bono attorneys to represent... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Lords of Strategy
John Weber In his new book, The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World (Harvard Business Press), Walter Kiechel III (MBA ’76) traces the rise of modern management consulting from the 1960s to the... View Details
- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
representation on private and public boards. “Our goal is to get 21 Latino placements on boards in 2021,” says Lulu Curiel (MBA 2010) , president of Ivy Advisors, who organized and hosted the webinars with Melissa Hart (MBA 2017), senior finance View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
opinion against the project. “Government is not one person, obviously; it’s many people with many agendas, particularly in India,” says Iyer. “That’s why this project has been starting and stopping.” (Plans for the redevelopment were... View Details