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- 15 Apr 2021
- News
Bringing Light to the Fight
inequalities in patient care. In 1998, the foundation’s advocacy encouraged the New Zealand government to institute free breast cancer screenings for women ages 50 to 64, later extended to 45 to 69. The foundation is currently working to... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
leaders, scholars, and current and former senior government officials. The Project will include original research, new survey data, digital forum, regional events, and special issue of Harvard Business Review. "Our ambition at HBS is to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
governance models, and their integrity.” Immelt, CEO of GE, described his outlook as generally optimistic. Once the crisis is resolved (and, he remarked, “the government always wins” in these situations),... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Diversity and Community
spread best practice to other communities. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, one such task force, working with the data gathered in a special "State of Racism" report commissioned by the Levi Strauss Foundation, showed that marked disparities... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
continued to connect with one another along the way. Murakami was with OECD Tokyo Center, leading discussions on economic policy issues with government and business leaders in Asia, after 20 years in finance, with stints at Goldman Sachs... View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
he ran in 2009 in San Francisco, Houston, and New York, where he asked the audience about their attitudes on climate change, doing a “show-of-hands” survey. At that time, about half of the New York alumni who participated advocated for swift US View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
with enough oil, gas, and food supplies, given supply chain disruptions. Important, too, was being mindful of budget deficits and encouraging investments from international partners. “We had to do it all purposefully, accurately, and quickly,” says Diagne. View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
HBS-Harvard Collaboration Fosters New Ventures
Ahmed (AB 2012) and his team designed WHOOP, a wearable fitness strap that collects physiological data to help athletes, their coaches, and trainers analyze strain, recovery, and sleep. The startup, one of the first unicorns to come out... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change
opportunities, measuring and analyzing purpose inside organizations, ESG data analytics and strategies, and the role of leadership and governance in corporate scandals and misconduct. Key takeaway: “We are... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
decision; we have to look at our values and find the right course based on that.” The board of directors and executive team have been chipping away at a list of commitments designed to strengthen governance and build in mechanisms for... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
the official government of a fearsome global superpower, the implications and reasons for these attacks are well beyond anything Reilly could have imagined, and point not to random acts of terror, but calculated acts of war. RED Hotel is... View Details
- 02 Mar 2020
- News
Educating the Whole Student
the work and seeing what the needs are, every day, of teachers, students, and families—then you just don’t understand,” says Liu, who later worked on education policy in the government and nonprofit sectors. Her experience at Codman... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
information revolution pose for managers, and what important principles should govern management's response? In a plenary session on March 21, Jeremy Coote, president of the applications software producer SAP America, offered answers to... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
scheduled the week before Christmas. A finalized plan was scheduled to be presented to Governor Deal in June; meanwhile, Langford is working to ensure that SARA and the GPP provide the data necessary to make the plan as effective and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
bakery cranks out cookies—New York now holds a demonstrable lead over Silicon Valley in terms of fintech investment in the United States. According to CB Insights, a New York startup that uses algorithms to collect and analyze data on... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
False Claims Act, which rewards whistleblowers who report fraud against the federal government with a percentage of the money recovered. “We need to understand the costs,” explains Heese, “and how to empower the people who have important... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
available for shareholders. And ignoring shareholder concerns will continue to exacerbate the problem. The SEC’s new attention to greater disclosure, while producing more information for shareholders, is unlikely to resolve these problems. In fact, clearer View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
What’s Next
has one. We also will continue our work to better understand what leadership for women—and men—looks like in business and over a career. The alumni survey we launched during the W50 celebration last year has provided a rich set of data... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Up from the Ashes
single point in time — that is, to “accept the data of the momentary situation as if there were no past or future to it.” Yet this is the customary method. The typical economic theorist or government... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
decarbonization targets are for the most part just that: targets. But in Europe, where the European Union and national governments alike tend to be far more aggressive in their pursuit of ambitious climate goals, those targets are... View Details