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Amadeo Peter Giannini
Giannini grew Bank of America into the world’s largest bank. Three years after surviving the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Giannini’s banking operations expanded by opening its first branch in View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
could be with us to talk about Harvard's information-technology path for the future." "We were delighted that both President Rudenstine and Dean Clark could be with us to talk about Harvard's information-technology path for the future." The timing of the View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
Howard H. McClintic
Marshall and McClintic built the largest independent steel fabricating firm in the United States. Among their numerous projects were the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River, the Golden Gate Bridge in San View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
William R. Hearst
Beginning with the San Francisco Examiner in 1887, Hearst used aggressive acquisition techniques to build a publishing empire. His acquisition of the New York Journal in 1895 set the stage for fierce... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Too Cool for School
KHAN: Using software and videos to create an education revolution. Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle Salman Khan (MBA ’03) was working at a hedge fund in 2004 when he began tutoring his young cousin in math, using the phone and... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
When being a good neighbor means economic development
Rescued in the early 1990s and revived by president and CEO Jonathan Larry Baer (MBA 1985), the San Francisco Giants are baseball champions, with World Series wins in 2010 and 2012. Now Baer is poised to... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
You goal, girl
action, and the drama of competition," Love explained to the San Francisco Chronicle (June 18, 1999). Love, who publishes the magazine in San Jose, California, knows that the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Brian Sykes
Franciscan, I yearn to revitalize the city. Provide the mentally ill with help they so desperately need. Build affordable housing. Purge the sidewalks of broken glass and human waste. I’ll make San Francisco... View Details
Charles D. Marshall
Marshall and McClintic built the largest independent steel fabricating firm in the United States. Among their numerous projects were the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River, the Golden Gate Bridge in San View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
helping plan the San Francisco and Hong Kong events. The Global Alumni Conferences are important to both graduates and the School, since they provide an opportunity for interaction in a focused setting at a... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 24 Mar 2016
- News
A Fitness Industry Innovator Powers On
Monthly dues and 24-hour club access are nothing unusual in the world of fitness—but when Leonard Schlemm bought the San Francisco Bay Area Nautilus club in 1983 for $45,000, members were required to sign... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- News
Continuity of Commitment
Stacey Case is inspiring when she talks about the inherent bond between HBS alumni. Case recently hosted a get-together at her home in San Francisco for 1987 and 1988 alumni to meet Dean Nitin Nohria, where... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Tech for the People
spark his interest in a career that would use technology to improve society. Additionally, Tsai received an HBS Summer Fellowship in 2016 that enabled him to work on tech issues in the San Francisco mayor’s... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Arthur Rock (MBA '51)
both to help fund the Center and to chair its steering committee. At 71, the legendary venture capitalist now works out of a quiet San Francisco office. He spends much of his time serving on corporate and... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
1967 Founds Asset Management Company 1980 Provides early capital for Amgen, joins board 1998 Appointed chairman, San Francisco Opera Association 1999 Funds BUILD, nonprofit promoting entrepreneurship to... View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- News
Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online
Black alumni in discussions on leadership, social justice, and finding a way forward. San Francisco mayor London Breed (photo by Drew Altizer) San View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Exploring the Tech World Through WesTrek
Anheuser Busch. During my first semester at HBS, I befriended many former west-coasters who proclaimed San Francisco a hotspot for interesting product marketing jobs. For the first time, I wondered what it... View Details
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Women in Investing Club | MBA
(WII) seeks to develop and strengthen the network of women both on and off campus who are interested in buy-side investing. Our overarching mission is to help women break into and succeed in investing. Annual Events Women in Investing Summit Treks to New York, Boston,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Spreading the Words
San Francisco investment firm, he and Jan now spend twenty to thirty hours a week adding to the site from a spare room in their Menlo Park home. “It’s a passion,” Cook told the View Details
- 17 Jul 2017
- Blog Post
HBS Summer Interns: Discover Their Career Passions
corporate strategy, giving him a holistic view of how organizations think about future growth. Pallavi Thatai, who joined Tesla in San Francisco and transitioned from a finance background, is hoping to gain... View Details