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- 17 Aug 2011
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Breath of Life
parts will be used to replace diseased internal organs such as coronary arteries, the esophagus, and the ureter. Playing a key role in this landmark moment for regenerative medicine was Harvard Bioscience, Inc. of Holliston, Massachusetts, a View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Protecting conservation land while turning a profit
Like any private equity firm, The Lyme Timber Company seeks attractive financial returns for its investors. But Jim Hourdequin (MBA 2005), managing director at Lyme, considers a second audience—the public—when making decisions about his... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Donald P. Nielsen, MBA 1963
best people you can find and then let them do their job." CURRENT READING Political Education: National Policy Comes of Age, by Christopher T. Cross As head of Hazleton, which he turned into the largest independent contract laboratory in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
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Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
That distinction more likely belongs to Uber and Netflix, Yoffie notes. Uber could never have existed in a 3G world, and ubiquitous mobile video was impossible before 4G. The real winners are the companies that figured out how to do... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 25 Aug 2022
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On Purpose
ABC News, FX, and National Geographic. Cohen’s priority from her new perch was “to get really clear about how we do good in the world,” she says. Cohen took a deep dive into the company’s mission, its 100-year history, and future... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Necessity became the mother of invention for staffing-firm founder
When she became a new mom, Allison O’Kelly (MBA 1999) wanted to have more flexibility in her life, and realized that other parents did as well. As founder and CEO of Mom Corps, O’Kelly turned a personal challenge into a profession. As a mom of three boys, she leads a... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Tales Out of School
In 1994, Sarah Hoit (MBA '93) became director of business planning in the White House Office of National Service, designing and implementing AmeriCorps, the Clinton administration's $600 million national- and community-service... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
John Read
first nine months of his tenure commuting from Minneapolis to Outward Bound’s Garrison, New York, headquarters, Read and his wife finally relocated to that scenic community in January. He now spends about half of his time fundraising, mostly to support View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
Verdant Power cofounder Ron Smith (MBA 1979) stands aside the East River in New York, where his company launched the first commercially licensed tidal power project in the United States. It’s a muggy July day in New York City, and Ron... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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Creating connections among consumers
Using the power of crowdsourcing, Angie Hicks (MBA 2000) turned neighborly advice about good service providers into a national consumer network that has transformed the world of online reviews and ratings. In 1995, Hicks cofounded Angie’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Where the Jobs Are
approach to taking a more in-depth look at a single topic through the experiences of alumni and the insights of faculty experts. HBS alumni interviewed for this issue lead companies ranging in size from a global powerhouse to just twenty... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Remembering Dick Spangler
HBS friend, benefactor, and alumnus C.D. (“Dick”) Spangler (MBA 1956) died on July 22 at age 86. After graduating from HBS and serving for two years in the US Army, Spangler led several companies to notable successes, including the family... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
by Garry Emmons It's December, and outside the weather is frightful in many of America's 32 National Football League cities as teams gear up for the playoff season. But no matter how adverse conditions may get both on and off the field,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
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The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World
companies strengthening themselves across several media activities. Thus Disney, which began as an entertainment provider before adding network and cable television companies, now owns a 43 percent stake in Infoseek, the Internet search... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 21 Oct 2013
- News
Moving the Needle
for-profit. She began to make her mark as vice president of business development at Novica, in Los Angeles, an e-commerce company that connects artisans in developing countries to businesses and consumers in the US. "It's an innovative... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
pushed the quick-charge capabilities of lithium-ion batteries well beyond what was once thought possible. And last November, the US Department of Transportation announced plans to establish 48 national charging corridors covering nearly... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Detection devices that outsmart the criminally minded
Anthony Harris (MBA 1979) is engineering a more secure world as president and CEO of Campbell Security Equipment Company (CSECO), the world’s leader in portable contraband-detection equipment. Devices made by the Alameda, California-based... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
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The Middle Way
late 2015, “the environmental groups said, ‘We have all that we need. We’re signing off.’ ” The final deal protected 85 percent of Great Bear from logging while offering forestry companies a process for certainty of operational volumes... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 30 Jan 2018
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Four Alumni Named as Presidential Leadership Scholars
Coleman MBA 2010), managing director and chief administrative officer for alternatives and institution at Invesco and board member of the National Monuments Foundation Erik Pickering (MBA 1999), president of Tracers Information... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
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But It's All Right Now (In Fact, It's a Gas)
suppliers for the project, ensued. One participant reported that Shearer “personally took them on and ran rings around them.” “The big oil companies are used to dealing with smaller players by keeping them... View Details