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- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act
your view, and that is important to you personally. For heaven's sakes, take advantage of that freedom and use it well. So you don't retire from something. You go to something of deep personal and social significance and do your best, do... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Two Kinds of Green
Art by Jude Maceren/Corbis Related Links "Burt's Bee's Social and Environmental Report Fiscal Year 2010" - Yola Carlough, Director of Sustainability at Burt's Bees, describes how participating in the HBS multimedia case influenced the company's decision to View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Chaotic Funding Derails Research
have invested years in developing their careers and selecting an area on which to focus their research. People need predictability — not in the research ideas they pursue, but in basic human issues such as pay and employment. It may be possible to restart projects with... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
A Bid for the Future
make an impact at the intersection of the public and private sectors. “I wanted to envision a future state and bring it to life,” he says. A dream job, he wrote, would be secretary of economic development in Louisiana. Less than a decade... View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
that if they’re going to recruit and retain the best talent, then the city has to be someplace where people really enjoy living. Houston’s quality of life and entrepreneurial climate were what brought Troy Thacker (MBA 2000) back to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
center the company remodeled, is expected to cost about $200,000 to break even.) The sector is not of interest to venture capital or many angels. The company is too small for private equity. There is not enough of a track record of cash... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Insatiably Curious
read Year One, a 1994 book offering one student’s perspective on earning an MBA at HBS, and that convinced her to apply. Expanding Horizons Giving up her income to go back to school was not a decision that Ma took lightly, but when she... View Details
- 26 Oct 2020
- News
A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions
questions in the Zoom chat box).” The chats for both events were active throughout the 75-minute conversations with alumni using the topic to network over their interest in climate change and social impact work. The Show Must Go On: How... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 26 Oct 2017
- News
Can Farming Save the Planet?
says, but also means the soil can capture a significant amount of carbon dioxide, which is the major cause of global warming. That is the focus of Sustainable Farm Partners (SFP), a combination farming operation and private equity group,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
terrorism. Bremer, who has also worked as a special or executive assistant to six secretaries of state, entered the private sector in 1989, becoming managing director of Kissinger Associates, a strategic consulting firm. In 2000, he moved... View Details
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Making Friends with Mother Nature
State Constitution; the remaining 55 percent is privately owned but with usage regulated by the Adirondack Park Agency. “It’s taken up much of my life for the last 18 years, and it’s one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever done,”... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
achieved through both the private and public sectors,” says Kyarisiima. “Enabling African businesses to access global markets and think strategically is where I want to play a role.” The path she took to pursue this goal has been... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
grounding in every aspect of the business. “I like to tell people that I rose up the ranks through the sheer force of nepotism,” he deadpans with self-deprecating humor. He made HBS his last training stop before taking over as president and CEO in 1999. Since then, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
They Call Him Mr. China
opportunities.” That’s where JFP Holdings comes in. “You’re going to see tremendous development, primarily of private companies, over the next 10 years. As good an opportunity as auto components were in 1994... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Reza Satchu (MBA 1996)
deal with adversity and overcome challenges. I try to create sources of discomfort for my three children. They've been learning Mandarin intensively since the age of two and going to competitions. It's not a situation where everyone gets... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Gene Markowski (MBA 1973)
in 2013. I was stationed in a tank unit out in Colorado Springs when the Vietnam War started up. I didn’t think I wanted to be in a tank in Vietnam, so I volunteered to go to flight school. Six months later, I was in combat. I was a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Navigating Success in Volatile Times
grappled with whether we should cancel," said HBSAAA president Ken Powell (MBA '74). "We decided to go ahead because we wanted to contribute to New York's economic recovery as well as unite to support one another in difficult times,"... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
learning how to manage. Ultimately though, he would go on to spend 35 years at the company, becoming CEO in 2001. He was so dedicated to GE that, at age 50, he got the company's logo tattooed on his leg. Immelt, now venture partner at New... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham on September 11
the time,” she recalls. “We were watching the coverage unfold before the second plane hit, but we didn’t fully understand what was going on.” CNBC anchor Mark Haines was on air at the time. “I heard Mark saying that from the size and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Expertise From The Front Lines Of The Eurozone
when they graduate,” says Roscini. “If they go into international business, they will need to ask: Do I go in this market or not? How do I navigate political, eco-nomic, or regulatory risk? How do I think... View Details