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- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
completely off guard. Drawing on social science theory, he developed a tentative notion that “there are negative events out there waiting to happen, which people have sufficient information to predict or prevent, but for various reasons... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
started planning that school, now known as Year Up. Headquartered in Boston with sites in three other cities, Year Up’s mission is to help “disconnected youth” access real career opportunities through an intense year of training in professional and practical skills in... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2020
elections work and how we make our laws. Their bracing assessment and practical recommendations cut through the endless debate about various proposed fixes, such as term limits and campaign finance reform. The result: true political... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Clark Bids Farewell to HBS
information technology for pedagogy; in teaching entrepreneurial management; in global research and scholarship; and in its commitment to values and leadership as core elements of its curriculum and mission. Clark also oversaw a... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Arnon Mishkin (MBA 1989)
reelection campaigns in West Virginia. Garth was a bit of a pioneer in the field of political consulting. I also worked at NBC, and then decided with all the changes in that industry I’d better get a grounding in business. I liked opening... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Clusters and Competition
Michael E. Porter: learning more about the processes that produce competitive success. Michael E. Porter, acclaimed expert on competitive strategy and leader of the HBS-based Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, began his luncheon address at the View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
It's been a busy autumn at HBS. In September, the School successfully launched its first-ever capital campaign (see coverage). A few weeks later, the fall reunions were very well attended. The Alumni Board then held a productive meeting... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
grassroots campaign to curtail the power of the railroads and usher in a system of free roads. And perhaps most important, the automobile and its makers began to take the stage as a force big enough to rival the rails. In 1900, motor... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Action Plan: Come as You Are
Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. And from 1998 to 2004, he was executive director at Harvard’s Museum of Natural History. At the ROM, Basseches is leading a campaign to make art accessible to all. He emphasizes art’s problem-solving... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
a successful campaign to get his company to revoke its membership. "I am, after all, my mother's son," he notes with a laugh. At HBS, Rogers found the case method particularly suited to his strengths. "I love debate and analysis," he... View Details
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
Reunion gift committee and chaired the Capital Campaign the School held from 2002 to 2005, an effort that raised some $600 million. From 1998 to 2004, he was a member of Harvard’s Board of Overseers and served as the Board’s president... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Q & A: Laura Liswood and the Council of Women World Leaders
that view. As I shared the information from earlier interviews with subsequent interview- ees, they seemed relieved to learn that they were not alone. I started asking them if they would like to meet each other, and they were... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
of the wonders that surround each of us is coupled with Flatt’s candid, empowering reflections on existence and his illness. The CMO’s Social Media Handbook by Peter Friedman (MBA 1983) (LiveWorld) Thirty years of experience informs this... View Details
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Learning Curve
essential to creating a lasting institution. Melcher returned to private equity, cofounding EIV Capital in 2009, and today Katie is thriving in a semi-independent community for adults with intellectual disabilities. As she prepared to attend the launch of the Joy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Dear Future Author…
the stagecraft of political campaigns “There are so many things that can keep you from writing. Chief among them is not considering yourself a writer. Once you cross the threshold and start telling people that you are a writer, then you... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
of ensuring the timely availability and accessibility of life-saving medicine for those whom everyone else has forgotten therefore falls upon us and our short list of allies. Why did you determine that Eva Pharma’s COVID-related efforts should also include virtual... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
health benefits—it helps the body store less fat, helps build the immune system, and reduces stress.” Hoskins cofounded the company in 2014, launching a Kickstarter campaign in November 2015 that netted Ario more than $200,000 in 30 days.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
Lawrence S. Kramer (MBA '74), who spent twenty years as a newspaper reporter and editor for publications such as the Washington Post and the San Francisco Examiner, was himself in the news last January. Kramer's financial information... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
David M. Hughes
offered new students not only social events to help them get acquainted but also a central location where they could obtain information on everything from purchasing computers to buying groceries. Through it all, Hughes proved to be a... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
embracing diversity as an asset. The immediate priorities—partisan gerrymandering, voter participation, and campaign finances—took shape out of Leadership Now’s own data analysis and build on research from across Harvard, such as HBS... View Details