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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
How Nonprofits Dilute Their Efforts
“Most of the nonprofits operating today make program decisions based on a mission rather than on a strategy,” writes HBS professor V. Kasturi Rangan in Harvard Business Review. “In fact,” he notes, “many nonprofits don’t have a strategy... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
über-rich and the elimination of the Bush tax cuts (I support both), why would I ever allow that to happen when it doesn’t address government’s insatiable feeding of an ever-expanding bureaucracy, its unwillingness to confront... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
ability to benefit had Iridium been successful. This ability to facilitate large, risky investments without jeopardizing sponsoring companies is one of the main benefits of project finance.” More and more firms are turning to project finance to View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Baker’s back
the key decisions about the renovation made early on centered on the crucial role of books. Electronic resources, of course, were also deemed important, but not at the expense of books. It was clear that HBS’s vast — and rare — holdings... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
naive confidence that I’d be successful, so I just put one foot in front of the other, built my network, and made the best long-term decisions I could.” “I always had the naive confidence that I’d be successful, so I just put one foot in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Fellowships Celebrated
evening, Kennedy discussed his decision to establish a fellowship in honor of Wertimer, one of his professors at Hamiltion College. Tom Doyle, the student speaker, with Richard Young of the Trinitas Foundation. The group sponsors the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
decisions that have important long-term consequences for founders and their ventures, particularly the issue of whether to cede company control for financial gain. “Rich versus King is a very familiar paradigm for me,” says Bussgang, an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
An Investment in Tomorrow's Leaders
cost of tuition and course fees ($76,000) for those with the greatest financial need, approximately 10 percent of the student body. Additionally, HBS is increasing its financial support for students from middle-income backgrounds. These... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
supported 100 percent of the budget, so I had to do my job well; but the biggest expense of a foundation is its grants, which is a variable cost, allowing the leeway to handle more investment volatility. At a university like Columbia, we... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
impact from this global pandemic and have an opportunity to use their investment decisions to support companies that make positive change. What about long-term negative impacts to the health care venture... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael G. Mullen, AMP 109, 1991
strong, decisive leadership. Although he is far too humble to admit it, his own experience as a naval commander as well as serving in the United States’ highest military position, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is a case in point.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
Foundation in Chicago did a one-hour speech. And the one-hour speech was imploring the audience in one of the prominent business clubs in Chicago to support financial reparations to the Black community. I'd never heard or seen anything... View Details
- 29 Sep 2022
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
industry. The plan’s design was guided by several key outcomes: saving jobs; protecting businesses with liquidity and fiscal incentives; building tech infrastructure to support work-from-home initiatives; providing basic food and... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
A Passion for Education
parents. The Robert L. Ryan Fellowship has supported 18 students since Ryan launched the fellowship in 2004. Providing funding for future generations of MBA students is a fitting way for Ryan to recognize the value of education that his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
members of the HBS community and notable supporters of the School’s Global Initiative. As an investor, what was your biggest flop? I don’t think that way. What’s your proudest achievement? My family. If you have a decent family, nothing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Removing Barriers
Anita Venkiteswaran (MBA 2012) Anita Venkiteswaran (MBA 2012), a principal at Focus Financial Partners in New York City, believes everyone qualified to attend HBS should have that ability, regardless of where they come from or their financial means. Anita, who has... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
my application aside and asked whether I’d like to get a doctorate instead,” recalls Light. After discussions during a visit to the campus, Light agreed to enter a new doctoral program in decision and control theory, a joint program... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Find Your Maximum Sustainable Goodness
the mail unannounced. “People make wiser decisions when they are deliberative, rather than when they are following their gut instincts,” he says. Instead, to ensure the greatest impact, Bazerman and his spouse put a date on the calendar... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Helping Veterans Gain Skills to Thrive in the Business World
burdens of debt prompted York, global head of Private Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs, to endow a fellowship in recognition of his 25th Reunion and add to it for his 30th. The son of a veteran, York supports students who have a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Marking 10-Year Connection with Japanese Earthquake Region
that caused injuries, landslides, power and transportation outages, and $1.3 billion in damages. Takeuchi says, “our plans for a joyful celebration of Tōhoku’s rise from the 2011 disaster” shifted to a show of gratitude and continuing View Details