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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Old Meets New: A Dinosaur Named Sue
would be auctioned at Sotheby's in 1997. "I started to think about what the dinosaur could mean for the Field, in terms of education, research, and visitorship," recalls McCarter, who took two of his top scientists to the Sotheby's... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
Jeff Immelt’s night table—Railway Age, Aviation Week, Broadcasting & Cable—represents just a few of the industries encompassed by General Electric, the company founded by Thomas Edison where Immelt is entering his ninth year as chairman and CEO. “I’m a voracious... View Details
- 25 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 25
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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
2020 Vision
When it comes to setting personal goals, Lara O’Connor Hodgson (MBA ’98) aims high: Her ambition is to become, like another notable HBS alum, President of the United States, most likely in 2020. (For those with a similar aspiration and timetable, View Details
- Portrait Project
Annie Fulton
I can’t recall the first time I held a hammer. It must have been in Dad’s basement workshop, where I spent much of my childhood making things: a gymnastics set for my dolls, a birdhouse for Mother’s Day, a bed for my room. It was... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Medicine made personal
noting that, ordinarily, “The networking opportunities are generally quite limited, certainly for students to meet with industry leaders.” In HBS’s “anything-can-happen kind of environment,” Goyal recalls he also got to meet Kevin W.... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Celeste A. Guth, MBA 1986
Celeste Guth vividly recalls the day she received her acceptance letter to HBS. “When I opened the admissions packet, I was thrilled beyond belief,” shares Guth, a partner with global responsibility for the Financial Institutions group in... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jennifer Tom
Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman. As a child, I recall watching my adored superheroes day after day as they saved the world without fail. The more I watched, the more I dreamed of having my own superpowers. I told myself that if I just... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Positive impact that hits home
Kiné Seck Mercier (MBA 2014), co-president of the Harvard Islamic Society, recalls a first-year HBS case study set in Saudi Arabia: “There was a lot of discussion about Islam, and there was a lot of misunderstanding about the difference... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Lone Star Star
guest of honor at the Dallas Figure Skating Club's sixtieth anniversary celebration last September, according to the Dallas Morning News (September 23, 2001). At the event, Wylie recalled numerous 4:30 a.m. sessions of skating and hockey... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
students would regard simply as home away from home. By all accounts, they succeeded. Angela Crispi (MBA ’90), associate dean for administration, recalls life on campus pre-Spangler. “There was so much energy in the classroom, but once... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Two Alumnae Among Time’s Most Influential of 2019
entry is written by Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer and chair of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Von Furstenberg recalls her first meeting with Hyman, in which the legendary designer told Hyman—then an HBS... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New York Club Honors Armstrong, Graham
pivotal moments and challenges in their careers. Armstrong spoke of some technology turning points that have created conditions of both crisis and opportunity for business today. In a more personal vein, Graham recalled her initial... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Sounds Like a Plan
starters, simply stepping back, avoiding too much detail, and eschewing buzzwords might be a better way to go. He recalled that shortly after he and Gordon Bethune (AMP 111, 1992) took over Continental Airlines, “the first thing we did... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Taking the Long View
huge national debt. He prefers shares of companies such as Canada’s EnCana, Wal-Mart de Mexico, and Petróleo Brasileiro. “At least three-quarters of whatever I own is foreign stocks,” Gordon revealed. Former Goldman Sachs cochairman John Whitehead (MBA 11/’47), View Details
- Portrait Project
Sam Li
peers, but many others simply didn’t get the time or resources to catch up. For them, technology is a burden. “Everything was better in the old days.” Michael added. I disagree. But I felt terrible, because I know the fault is ours, not his. We need to do better. I... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
“Where’s your cash register? I don’t hear the cash register ringing.” Cynthia Fisher (MBA 1990) still recalls the first words her father, a small-town accountant, uttered when he visited ViaCord’s startup offices in 1993. “That was his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Light Moment
On the occasion of the unveiling of his portrait in the main lobby of Baker | Bloomberg in October, former HBS Dean Jay Light spoke to a gathering of well-wishers that included Dean Nohria and former Dean John McArthur. In recalling his... View Details
- Portrait Project
May Lam
attachment. Attachment, according to Buddhist philosophy, causes suffering when change inevitably comes. In that moment, I recalled a time when I had lost several large paintings that had taken me months to complete. I had cried for days... View Details
- Portrait Project
David Frankel
"boma". I don't want to miss another friend's wedding. You could literally taste the love at my grandmothers Passover table. As I recall the flickering festival candles, I hope to be a strong link in the chain so that our yet... View Details