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- 01 Jan 2005
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Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
Overseers; and benefactor to many good causes. Not bad for a "cop's kid" who grew up nearby in the blue-collar city of Everett. O'Donnell's entrepreneurial streak started early. "I always wanted to have some degree of independence," he... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
From Retail to Real Estate
MBA, he set up the New York-based property investment firm Drake Real Estate Partners. The firm has been of particular interest to Latin American investors looking for the protections offered by American real estate. Focused on deals outside the major American View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Dinh Thi Hoa: Up from the Ashes of War
Dinh Thi Hoa (MBA '92) was a young girl when relatives and friends who feared for her safety spirited her out of Hanoi in the summer of 1972 to escape the fury of U.S. bombing attacks against North Vietnam. She still remembers returning after the bombing had stopped... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr. (MBA 1992)
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Exploring Business Opportunities in Africa; Alumni Grapple with Plastic Waste Problem
Clubs News Clubs News Webinar illuminates broad array of business opportunities across Africa On December 5th, the HBS African-American Alumni Association (HBSAAA) hosted ‘Doing Business in Africa: From Opportunity to Action’, a webinar panel of HBS alumni who shared... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Giving All Stakeholders a Voice
For John Wu (MBA 2000), “Web3” means more than technological innovation. “It’s a mindset,” he says of the movement toward a decentralized internet that accelerates innovation and gives end users greater collaboration with businesses. “It’s a transformative shift in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Feb 2019
- News
Building a New Real Estate Investment Model
short video following Davis at work in Philadelphia Philadelphia—like so many other major cities—has experienced a dramatic increase in housing values. The 19146 ZIP code, about a mile and a half from City Hall, experienced a 404 percent... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
promotions was not my thing. I wanted to make great records, not promote bad ones, so I kept going until I got the opportunity to do the thing I came to New York City to do: make iconic rap records. —Drew Dixon (MBA 2004) Hard Work and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor
was ever-present. I always thought, wouldn’t it be better to be the landlord than the tenant? And real estate is hyper-tangible; I love the idea of providing shelter in return for income.” PD cities to date: Detroit, Memphis, Miami, the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 09 Aug 2021
- News
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
devastates Kobe 1997 Founds Rakuten 2000 Rakuten IPO 2010 Institutes “Englishnization” at Rakuten 2012 Rakuten leads $100 million Pinterest investment In 1995, the city of Kobe, where Hiroshi Mikitani grew up, was devastated by what was... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Come Sail Away
When Michael Sard (MBA 2018) arrived at HBS, he owned about 50 Hawaiian shirts. “It was one of the few items in a man’s closet that could have a ritual to it around going out, like a tuxedo does,” he says. Purchase options, however, seemed limited to two extremes:... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
she says. “I provide the annoying discipline.” Both CEOs, they find raising three daughters in New York City “a little exhausting, sometimes unnerving, but always sheer joy.” Family dinners—technology free—happen most evenings; weekends... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Developing Leaders Who Bridge Business and Engineering
she says. “We’ve both been enormous fans of the possibilities in Allston for many years,” says Nunnelly. “It’s so incredibly important to the future of Harvard, the city of Boston, and the entire state of Massachusetts. We anticipate this... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
found the time to take an active role in the operations of several companies in diverse industries, including helping to run one of New England's largest local advertising agencies. Marshall grew up in Kansas City during the Depression... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Monsignor Frederick Dolan Finds a New Calling at HBS Club of Montreal
club. But I was reminded that there is a great openness here and a wide diversity of backgrounds.” He looks upon the role as an opportunity to interact with new people and a new culture. “Montreal is a city on a very human scale,” Dolan... View Details
- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
Alumni Board members on campus for their annual spring meeting // Credit: Panfoto Hard work, with humility for humanity, is the spirit that animates Harvard Business School's MBA program today, Matt Weinzierl, Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program, told... View Details
- 15 Sep 2017
- News
Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)
Christopher Harland (MBA 1984) Christopher Harland (MBA 1984) A graduate of Harvard College, Christopher Harland (MBA 1984) spent three years at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City before returning to Boston to enroll at HBS. “Harvard... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
lower their expectations when job applicants or students come from low-income neighborhoods. It’s a stigma that’s hard to overcome.” Purpose Built Communities has been addressing that challenge since 2009, when the organization was established to share with other View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)
and produce good jobs for American workers." Brody, who grew up in the Washington, D.C., area, has decided that the city is an ideal place to raise a family and base his new business ventures. He has launched a third career as an... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954
to another important facet of the McKinsey culture--giving back to society. "I've always spent 15 to 20 percent of my time helping nonprofit organizations whose mission and leadership I've felt passionate about, among them Wesleyan, the New York View Details