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John P. Thompson
Continuing the expansion begun by this father, John Thompson, aided by his brother Jere, grew 7-Eleven into the national business it is today. Despite a failed venture into the oil industry with the Citgo chain, Thompson successfully grew 7-Eleven through franchising,... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 17 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Being a Mom at Business School
Alice Liu (MBA 2021) is originally from Beijing, China and moved to Canada when she was 11. She went to WashU in St.Louis, and worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan where she covered technology companies from SF and NYC offices.... View Details
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Layeeka Ismail
she always had a dream to come to the US. She knew an education would get her here and she ended up pursing her PhD in India. At the end of her program she was ready to move to Canada for her postdoc, but she was pregnant with my older... View Details
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Circulation statistics
Where do I find circulation figures for newspapers or periodicals? AAM - Media Intelligence Center: Audited circulation reports and publishers' statements for newspapers, consumer magazines, and B2B publications--primarily from the United States and View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Billion-Dollar Question
that you probably need to rock your own boat again. Disrupt your life with a sabbatical. That doesn't mean you have to spend seven months walking from Mexico to Canada and back on the Continental Divide Trail. After being the first to do... View Details
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Kaitlin Hearn
Kaitlin grew up in Canada and studied engineering, but has spent the bulk of her career in finance and consulting in New York. As a serial career switcher herself, Kaitlin is well positioned to help you think through the merits and... View Details
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Events | Baker Library
Events Upcoming Events Time Zone: Eastern Time - US & Canada Baker Library Tour (May 7) Join us for a 20-minute general tour to learn about our spaces, resources, and history. All are welcome on our general tours. Date: Wednesday, May 7,... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Canadian Fellowships
rebuilding the faculty and staff organization. The well-liked former forester also inspired a fellowship initiative that has enabled hundreds of Canadians to attend HBS. "John’s ambition was to bring a broader representation of Canadians to HBS, so we traveled across... View Details
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser successfully built a highly diversified construction business consisting of 82 companies. His company handled millions of dollars of highway and bridge construction as well as several dams (e.g. Hoover Dam), levees and pipelines in the United States, View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Jeff Norton “Popular culture can give the world a shared set of experiences, a starting point. I want to produce someone’s favorite movie.” Question He Asks Strangers Everywhere: What is your favorite movie? Grew Up: Burlington, Ontario Bachelor of Commerce: Queen’s... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
It was in the late 1990s that the finger pointing began between Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier and its Brazilian competitor, Embraer. Each company alleged that the other was receiving government support that provided an unfair competitive advantage. Although... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
11,000 community members. Owusu-Kesse had already spent a year at Canada’s side, thanks to an externship sponsored by his employer, Morgan Stanley. Now Canada wanted him back. “I had no idea how much money I would make. I had no idea what... View Details
- 30 Mar 2017
- News
Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest
communities which were literally going into Great Depression style economies, environmentalists, forest companies, First Nation governments, and the landowner-- which in Canada is the provincial government, the government landowner. Each... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960)
says he hopes it will “enable young, entrepreneurial managers from Poland to lead even more business growth in the years ahead.” Educated as an engineer in England, where his father led a Polish squadron of the Royal Air Force during World War II, Makowski immigrated... View Details
- 24 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 24
(C):http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411008-PDF-ENG Fidelity Retires in Canada Robert C. Pozen and Edward ScottHarvard Business School Case 311-023 The head of Fidelity Canada was faced with a decision... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Yanzhan Wen
advice in networking best practices. As a Canadian, he offers unique perspectives on overcoming challenges international student commonly encounter, complemented by strategic tactics to navigate such hurdles effectively. Work Experience: Lazard, Roland Berger,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
New HBSAA Members
Twelve new members will join the HBS Alumni Association Board in October for three-year stints. They are: Jessie d’E. Bourneuf (MBA ’75), Milton, Massachusetts Miro Copic (MBA ’87), San Diego, California Adolfo B. Fastlicht (MBA ’93), Mexico City, Mexico John F. Irving... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
New HBSAA Board Members
Flavia B. Almeida (MBA '94) São Paulo, Brazil Principal McKinsey & Company David L. Anderson (MBA '68) Palo Alto, California Managing Director and General Partner Sutter Hill Ventures Eve S. Benton (MBA '71) Bethesda, Maryland Cochairman Bund Capital Peter J. Cooper... View Details
- 18 Apr 2019
- News
Community Celebrates Dedication of Schwartz Common and Pavilion
with the buildings around it. Schwartz is the founder and CEO of Onex Corporation. He has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada and inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. He and his wife live in Toronto, where... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Wyss Celebrated for Career, Conservation
described as a critical link to conserving the Crown of the Continent — a 10-million-acre natural region that encompasses Glacier National Park and provides refuge for some of the last grizzly bears, Canada lynx, and wolverines in the... View Details