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Jorge-Luis Leon
“Maybe you should consider other options.” These were the first words I heard after finishing my first SAT practice test. The dream of studying in a U.S. college started to crumble before my eyes. I listened to them say how I might not be... View Details
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)
sat back and observed before finally taking the leap and getting into the mix.” He grew to enjoy the classroom discussions and learning how to verbalize the analysis and arguments that he was comfortable making on paper. “HBS taught us... View Details
- 12 Feb 2019
- News
A View of the Valley
Photo via Wired, courtesy of Kathy Wang Photo via Wired, courtesy of Kathy Wang When Kathy Wang (MBA 2011) sat down to write her first work of fiction, after years of working as a product manager at big tech companies, the California... View Details
- 14 May 2013
- Blog Post
"So Julie – what is it you want to do after graduation?"
indecisive response? After panicking the first few times, I sat down and thought through a response that is open-ended but that also highlights my thought-process on the subject and learnings to-date. Only time will tell whether this... View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Getting There
as one of the largest tech startups in Southeast Asia. The cofounders sat next to one another in Business at the Base of the Pyramid at HBS, where case discussions focused their attention on building businesses with double or triple... View Details
- 06 Oct 2016
- News
“You Could Be Dead Any Second”
linked to the kidnapping. After some resistance he agreed to talk, and did not decline when she asked to record their conversation. That evidence would later be used to extradite Hamza to the United States, where he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
The MBA at a Crossroads
organized by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Datar, senior associate dean, director of research, discussed his experience recently when I sat down with him and Professor David Garvin to talk about their... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Chances Are
Years ago, while Amram Shapiro (MBA 1978) and a team of researchers were busy creating the probability database at the heart of his new compendium, The Book of Odds, the daughter of a friend sat in on one of their weekly data reviews. A... View Details
- 30 Sep 2022
- News
Scaling Hope
In 2014, Stephen D’Antonio (MBA 1986) was living the life he had always envisioned. He’d been a partner at Morgan Stanley for two decades and he now sat on the Firm Management Committee and was the COO of the global fixed income division.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Tried and Tested
different expectations for clean identification. But, yes, we fundamentally know that we’re in it together. KC: I can give you an example. I wrote an experimental paper about men and women having different propensities to guess on standardized tests. Say you’re taking... View Details
- 10 Sep 2014
- Blog Post
A Summer Reflection
allowing them to take on some very exciting projects. One HBS intern was on the clinics team, seeking to roll out basic primary care health services in stores- this has been in the news a bit lately as it ramps up. I sat next to the Made... View Details
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
10 Reasons Customers Might Resist Windows 8
leadership. This week, Kanter sat down with HBS Working Knowledge to discuss how these same reasons might hinder corporate adoption of Windows 8. 1. Loss of Control—Unsolicited change naturally meddles with autonomy, and the world's IT... View Details
- Profile
Juan Camargo
When the 2014 Cadillac ELR—the carmaker's new electric luxury vehicle—rolled onstage at the Detroit auto show earlier this year, Juan Camargo (MBA 2012) sat in the fourth row, beaming. And it wasn't just because, as assistant marketing... View Details
- Profile
Fatou Bintou Sagnang
always talk about, and I experienced it here for the first couple of months," Fatou says. "But I sat down and told myself, you know what, I can't do everything. But I can focus on the few things I really have to do and do them... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Christopher S. Yeh
Media Club, which annually manages two of the student clubs' most ambitious ventures -- the Cyberposium and WesTrek. Yeh, who sat on the board of the Harbus, was also chairman of The Harbus Scholarship Foundation, which supplements the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Linda B. Kanner: All in the Family
true of her techno-savvy son Adam (MBA '98). "He's had a million ideas forever," Kanner laughs. "I was always Adam's sounding board." One of those ideas was for an e-commerce Web site that would offer discounted goods and services to students. Keen to learn more about... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Profile
Arum Kang
stick With a goal of opening her own business — "I come from a family of entrepreneurs," Arum says — she looked at MBA options. "Initially, I wasn't going to apply to HBS. But when I visited a friend at the school, I sat in... View Details
- 08 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Staying Connected to the Harvard Veterans Community After HBS
other Harvard Schools, and in Boston as a whole. In honor of Veterans Day, we sat down with Peter Goodman (MBA 2017) to learn about his experience at HBS, and how he stays connected to the community in the years post-graduation. Why did... View Details
- 05 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
The Reflective Leader
Les Williams (MBA 2005) is the Partner and Chief Revenue Officer for Risk Cooperative. Les completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia in Mechanical Engineering. As an MBA student, Les was co-president of the Student Association and later View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Wide Screen Approach
of Michelle Wilson) Michelle Wilson (MBA 1992), Co-President, WWE (photo courtesy of Michelle Wilson) While the Superdome in New Orleans was hosting WWE’s WrestleMania 30 in April 2014, Michelle Wilson sat in the bowels of the stadium,... View Details