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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
What Went Wrong?
Until recently, I thought of myself as a fairly well-informed observer of this country’s financial marketplace. In years past, I wrote about personal finance for a business magazine. I keep up with business... View Details
- 11 Dec 2014
- News
Transforming the wine industry for black South Africans
Selena Cuffe (MBA 2003) discovered that only 2 percent of South Africa’s $3 billion wine industry was owned by black South Africans. As CEO of Heritage Link Brands, she now runs the largest import business of these wines, bringing them to... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Providing lessons in financial literacy
very excited for her vision,” Wood says of Morrison. “I thought, given my background, I could come in and make a difference.” Wood, who previously ran traditional and online businesses for Bertelsmann and Pearson Education before... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
The Wisdom of Crowds
profile. “He refuses to use his name to get a dinner reservation,” said his roommate, Matt Bakal (MBA 2004). Zagat intends to expand Zagat Survey’s Web business (building Zagat.com’s content and capabilities) and its corporate sales... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Hollywood Squared
In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal (September 4, 2007), Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman and CEO Michael Lynton (MBA ’87) declared that from his perspective “the global economy in general — and the entertainment business... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Inciting Wonder
ROGERS: State dinners and Easter eggs. Stephen J. Serio/Crain’s Chicago Business As the social secretary for the new administration in Washington, Desirée Rogers (MBA ’85) will have a discreet hand in shaping the personal image that the... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
An investment in meaningful results
Ending poverty in New York City is a monumental goal, but as president and chief operating officer of a modern-day nonprofit that bears the legendary moniker Robin Hood, Deborah Winshel (MBA 1985) uses her business acumen to effect social... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Serving as a cultural ambassador
memorable mix of business education and cultural recreation, a J-Term 2014 trip offered even deeper perspectives. Through the Japan IXP (Immersion Experience Program), she explored entrepreneurship within a unique context: recovery from... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Laser focus on medical breakthroughs
Dr. Marlene Krauss (MBA 1967, MD 1979) is one of the first female graduates of HBS and the first person to hold both an MD and an MBA degree from Harvard University. She combines business skills and medical knowledge in her work as a... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Changing the way the world sees Africa
of Africa.com to both be a tremendous opportunity and a great responsibility,” she says. Clarke acquired the domain name when she was teaching corporate finance at Wits Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa, and serving on the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Digital ID network empowers individuals, disrupts the data brokers
disadvantage of the Internet has been a lack of trust. We are creating trust and disrupting data brokers by providing individuals with a medium that provides them with control over the use of their personal data.” says Hall. ID.me was awarded Most Veteran-Friendly... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
One by one, connecting veterans to opportunities
in their careers. “Being at a business school, you’re perceived as a leader,” says Faw. “It’s important to apply our skills beyond personal accomplishments. It’s too easy to get caught up in success measures and forget why we’re here—to... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Giving hope and inspiration to cancer patients around the globe
data and share it globally. The organization also spearheads a clinical network of 16 research centers to conduct early-phase clinical trials faster and more efficiently. By applying business principles to the scientific field, Giusti has... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Fellowship Dinner Brings Students and Donors Together
Robert K. Kraft (MBA '65), himself a former HBS fellowship recipient as well as a featured speaker at the event. Dean Kim B. Clark underscored the importance of fellowships at HBS, calling them “the lifeblood of Harvard Business School.”... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Good Luck Charm
city it calls home. The company’s grants support Lincoln Center but also local performing- and community-arts groups and schools. For Quiroz, who grew up on Staten Island, attending events all over the city has made her feel “like I rediscovered New York.” She’s also... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
@Soldiers Field
modified by former product manager Ellen Chisa (HBS 2016). Former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman chatted with professor Joe Lassiter about the future of nuclear energy, hosted by the HBS Business &... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni
summer and permanent jobs. Held in the Seattle area on Presidents’ Day weekend, the event provides students with a firsthand look at the Seattle business community. Students tour a variety of companies and attend a venture panel... View Details
Keywords: Elena N. Berg
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
where I am now," he says. And each helped him create a model for the kind of business he ultimately wanted to run. In the middle of the last decade, Harris submitted a detailed list of parameters for his ideal View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Japanese Connection
the attacks of September 11, 2001, Williams walked away from business altogether. “That was a horrible year, both personally, with the death of my sister, and geopolitically,” he says. “I decided to throw myself into traveling and the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2013
- News
Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line
Hoffer and Hourdequin: Managing Directors at the Lyme Timber Company in Hanover, New Hampshire. Photo courtesy of the Lyme Timber Company LP It can be difficult to craft a business model that enables both investors and society as a whole... View Details