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- 15 Apr 2014
- News
Bertarelli Foundation Gift Names Deans' Health & Life Sciences Challenge Prize
the world's health care system by advancing new cures and therapies, developing new ways to apply information technology, and designing new health care systems to deliver affordable health." Ernesto Bertarelli, who along with his sister... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
A model of service
private schools, enabling students to volunteer on a regular basis. "Students come away from the experience realizing that we are all alike, but sometimes bad things happen to people and they are forced to live off of food stamps or go to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
John C. Sawhill Remembered
excitement, fulfillment, and real social purpose that people working in these institutions experience." During his ten-year tenure, The Nature Conservancy became the world's largest private conservation group and protected more than seven... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
to break down silos and provide a unified body of knowledge to inform public policy. Two proposed legislative agenda items from an earlier version of the group’s white paper were voted into state law last year: making the... View Details
- 29 Apr 2025
- News
Challenge Accepted
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Nietzsche said it first: What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. There’s a reason that saying has legs, nearly 140 years later. We all, at some point... View Details
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
that it all happens during a ‘recruiting cycle’ that takes place early in the fall for ECs. But those cycles don’t necessarily line up with the times when private equity firms decide they need to hire. So, putting yourself out there,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Expertise From The Front Lines Of The Eurozone
my plant? Since I’ve lived through these decisions in my own career and with my clients, I try to share some of the lessons learned.” Today, approximately 10 percent of the HBS faculty are practitioners who have had distinguished careers in the public or View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid
dedicated solely to international development. This has given them the breathing room to devise their own allocation strategy and be more creative with the programs they fund. Not coincidentally, my current work in Liberia is funded by the British! Is the View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Nurturing students who can think outside of the box
Chen Weiming (MBA 1993) is reimagining the way China views education. As founder of Xing Wei College, a first-of-its-kind, privately run institution outside of Shanghai, Chen is at the forefront of a radical transformation of China’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
New Post for Finnegan
Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm. “Harvard means a great deal to me, and I’m grateful for this opportunity to help guide its future,” said Finnegan, a 1975 graduate of the College. View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A champion for First Nations
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Favel led the development of two national firsts for Canada: the First Nations Bank of Canada and the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. In addition to serving as chancellor of the university, he is executive chairman of... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
New Releases
effectively required that McArthur, like Eisenhower, accomplish most of his work in private - one-on-one or in small groups - and that he pay extremely close attention to the personal needs of his faculty and staff. McArthur did this in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Sparking Internet Commerce
ATTRACTING INVESTORS like moths to a flame is Firefly Network, Inc. (www.firefly.com), a privately held firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that strives to make the Internet more consumer-friendly. Firefly CEO and co-founder Nicholas Grouf... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho
array of sectors before recruiting begins. Over an eight-week period in September and October, students learned about more than twelve different industries by attending an informational overview session; an alumni panel to share advice... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Jeetendr Sehdev (MBA 2004)
(photo by Christina Gandolfo) Growing up in Bristol, England, I went to a very strict private boys’ school. But when I was 10 years old, my father took me on a trip to Los Angeles. Even though I was a child, I intuitively understood the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Four Promoted to Full Professor
protection, particularly patents, on the competitive strategies of firms in high-technology industries. Venture Capital and Private Equity, an elective course Lerner developed and introduced into the HBS curriculum in 1993, has enjoyed... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
Administration. “The Forbes measure doesn’t make sense to me. Calculating return on investment based on salary five years out means Forbes rewards schools that mainly feed investment banks, private equity, and hedge funds. By implication,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
entrepreneur who initially thought he’d have a career in the private sector before pursuing academia. He spent the summer between his first and second years as an MBA working as a consultant and discovered he loved the process of... View Details
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
Putting Faith in a Good Education
help them expand or make critical improvements. Launched in 2009, Edify has assisted 1,100 private schools by loaning each a minimum $5,000. The schools, which are run largely by locals who grew up in these disadvantaged communities, are... View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
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Higher Returns
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Parsec Ventures CEO Richard Steel (OPM 45, 2014) has had a wide range of professional experiences, including everything from running both View Details