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- 11 Jul 2017
- News
The Right Thing to Do
and health standards. He served a one-year term, from which he was just released. Ackman, a leading real estate investor and chairman emeritus of the Ackman Ziff Real Estate Group LLC and member of the advisory board of the Pershing... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal
After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the porters who assist the climbing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Steady as She Goes
Courtesy Coles This was going to be the year everything got back to normal. Since Leah Weckert (MBA 2008) became the CFO at Australia’s Coles Group in 2018, the supermarket giant had announced a demerger—the largest in the country’s history—from corporate parent... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
returns over the last four years have caused this surge, which means, he says, that "people have lots of opportunities to finance projects, either through venture capitalists, angels, or corporations." But, as the saying goes, what goes... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Social Enterprise Conference Draws 800 Participants
moderators and discussants. The panels examined aspects of education, the environment, finance and philanthropy, health care, international development, public policy, and technology. A “Pitch for Change”... View Details
- 19 Jun 2019
- News
Connecting Patients and Providers
Greg Jarzabek (PLD 21, 2016) was living in London and working in finance when his mother was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in her native Poland. Jarzabek wanted to reach out to doctors around the world to review and discuss... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
the Entrepreneurial Finance course with Bill in Fall 2008, I know he is a wonderful and generous colleague, too. Bill graciously agreed to mentor me in this new role—a comforting thought and the reason why I said yes to Nitin. I have been... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: John Doerr
because if we go into business together, we'll surely get into trouble. Next, what is the vision, the technology, and are we addressing a really large unserved market? Then, is the financing plan reasonable, and finally, is there a sense... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
happiness and altruism, the psychology of cheating, and our amazing ability to rationalize our questionable behavior. Almost all have implications for business as well as public policy. He plans further equality-focused research in the areas of View Details
- 14 Jan 2021
- News
Better Than Cash
Goals. Whether it’s improvements in sanitation or health or education, it starts with a payment system everyone can use.” The Better Than Cash Alliance advocates for this type of digital financial inclusion, provides guidance to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
forward-thinking companies that have adopted radical new approaches to talent, this book shows leaders how to bring the rigor they apply to financial capital to their human capital, elevating HR to the same level as finance in their... View Details
- 29 Aug 2024
- News
A Kick Start for Latin American Startups
transformative mission. Alice, for example, is a Brazilian startup upending the health care industry, offering insurance coverage combined with proprietary primary care, delivered digitally and in person, as Latin America works to catch... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
of the inner city (lack of health care and substandard housing, for example) are important, they do not get at all the root causes. "To build healthy and sustainable inner-city communities, it is necessary to create healthy economies in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
are all experiencing HBS from the other side of the educational equation. Representing the areas of finance (Baldwin) and general management (Barrett, Hightower), they bring a potent mix of skills and expertise to the classroom - and even... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions
Southern California (USC) changed Velasquez’s trajectory, making it possible for him to become the first person in his family to attend college. But that was just the initial step toward Velasquez’s ultimate goal: to become a doctor and create a more “accessible,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
him by Max. Starting with one store in the 1950s financed by his mother’s trust fund, his father has taken advantage of the heyday of shopping malls to grow the St. Louis–based business to hundreds of locations across the United States.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
had done well for themselves and enjoyed sharing their good fortune. Recognizing McArthur’s potential, the Koerners offered to help finance his college education — an unusual next step for members of his high-school class. He and Natty... View Details
- 08 Oct 2020
- News
JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Billion to Advance Racial Equity
more tangible, meaningful way.” The release notes that the firm’s commitment will focus on promoting and expanding affordable housing and homeownership for underserved communities; growing Black- and Latinx-owned businesses; improving financial View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Managing the Map
Health (NIH) undertook the Human Genome Project, an effort to map the extraordinarily intricate chemical composition of the human genome. Scientists have long believed that understanding the vast genetic code underlying all human life... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs