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- 24 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni New Venture Competition Finalists Named
industries, such as transportation, 3D printing, food, biotechnology, and more. The final four are: Apli: A Mexican talent agency that delivers qualified on-demand workers in 24 hours. Alumna: Vera Makarov, MBA 2010 Region: Latin America FreeFlow View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues It was no doubt the first time in HBS history that those who gathered for a community event at Burden Auditorium were provided with lifesaving medical supplies. As they filed... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
@Soldiers Field
Polaroid in the 1930s and ’40s, when the iconic company was a risky startup led by an untested entrepreneur. A “Hack Your Sleep” event offered insights into the science of slumber—a subject unfamiliar to many MBA students. Cosponsored by the student-run HBS Health... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
patients. Fortunately, I am a member of an MBA alumni association that has addressed the problem of providing the Egyptian health care system with ventilators, which are prohibitively expensive and have been in short supply since the... View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Improving Wellness Through Better Nutrition
With a background in consumer health care at Johnson & Johnson, when Beth Burrough (MBA 1991) joined Mom’s Meals Nourishcare as a partner and chief marketing officer in 2006, she already understood the company’s potential to improve the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Wyss Gift Supports HBS Doctoral Programs
thousands of students they eventually teach and the millions more who benefit from the research and new ideas they generate,” Wyss said. “I am proud to support this effort.” Currently chairman and CEO of Synthes, Inc., Wyss has had a distinguished career as a pioneer... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
complex, society-wide issues behind the problems in our education system, and it will require strong leadership and a smart investment of resources — not just setting standards — to turn them around. You write extensively about the way we handle View Details
- 07 Jan 2022
- News
Learning to Fight
Mark Johnson, one of the early recipients of the foundation’s signature Distinguished Scientist Award. Johnson is now chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UMass Memorial Health and a professor at the University of Massachusetts View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- News
Fundación México en Harvard Celebrates 25 Years
Santiago Ocejo (MPH 2010/MBA 2014) wants to improve health care in Mexico. He always thought he would do that, one patient at a time, as a surgeon. But, today, the medical school graduate is a social... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 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... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
faculty member at Harvard Medical School when he received the grant. “The Sontag Foundation was pivotal in helping me design and sustain a research career,” says Johnson, who is now chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UMass... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Fixing What Ails the Drug Industry
presentation to upwards of 280 HBS alumni who gathered on the Harvard Medical School campus, is better regulatory science. That translates into faster decision-making and a better balance between safety and innovation with respect to... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Thumbs Up Down Under
September 11, they had interrupted their departure preparations at the Chelsea Piers to race to Ground Zero to assist with rescue efforts. Wilson, a severe asthmatic, used his knowledge of the condition to aid medical technicians treating... View Details
- 15 May 2023
- News
From Scientist to Business Leader
Brianna Kim (MS/MBA 2023) When she was little, Brianna Kim (MS/MBA 2023) fell in love with the hard sciences and expected to eventually go to medical school or earn a PhD. But her plans changed after college. Kim grew up outside... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Alumni Books
expectations market; reining in monopoly pension and hedge funds; and enlarging private companies' role in the economy. Seeing Patients: Unconscious Biasin Health Care by Augustus A. White III (AMP 94, 1984) with David Chanoff (Harvard... View Details
- 22 Nov 2024
- News
Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone
Ellerin (MBA 1995) and Robert DeNoble (MBA 1972), the club honored Sir Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group and the Conference Keynote Speaker, with the 2025 Ellerin Achievement Award for his dedicated and innovative leadership in the health View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Apr 2011
- News
Capitalism Meets Conservation
Chilean region. Members pay a one-time fee of $40,000 to be part of the 100-family Patagonia Sur Nature Reserve Membership Club. This inheritable membership allows members and their families, guests, and friends access to the Club’s six diverse properties throughout... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Funding His Purpose
says Letelier. About a quarter of nonprofits offer some revenue-creating programs, Letelier observes. For instance, a nonprofit offering free medical assistance in remote Brazilian communities would be eligible for government... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
the more general reader interested in national parks. The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto: How to Get the Most for Your Money by Deborah Dove Gordon (MBA 1999) Praeger Health care consumer policy expert... View Details
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
with staff to create the BooWow Factor, measuring the “wows” and “boos” generated through follow-up phone calls to a sampling of patients who visit a salauno clinic. Management finds that such direct feedback is an invaluable tool in identifying areas of View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers