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- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Historic Gift from HBS to New Radcliffe Institute
Fund, which was established last year to encourage unrestricted donations. The new Radcliffe Institute will be an academic community where individuals can pursue advanced work in the academic disciplines, professions, or creative arts. Within this broad purpose, the... View Details
- 20 Nov 2014
- News
Expanding Audiences Through HBX CORe
requires a weekly commitment of about 10 hours. CORe features interactive teaching elements that encourage engagement and peer-to-peer learning: Students collaborate with individuals located worldwide and contribute to curated... View Details
- 12 Nov 2020
- News
All in the Neighborhood
give back, because quite honestly, we viewed that community as our home, and taking care of it and being supportive was super important.” As Angie’s List expanded, so did its commitment to Eastside. “We were growing, we had resources... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs
across all industries. He says his recent role as reunion gift cochair helped him stay in touch with classmates who share his enthusiasm for the School. “I think a lot of us are committed to making sure that Harvard stays at the tip of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
commitment doesn’t wane even after graduation. As I have met with many of you all over the globe in the last eight months, I have been blown away not just by your achievements in so many aspects of your careers and lives, but also by the... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 26 May 2016
- News
Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980
make a dramatic shift. “I wanted to put my experience to work being of service to the world,” he says. With a desire to build bridges between philanthropists and the social sector and to bring business skills to nonprofits, Tierney cofounded The Bridgespan Group. “We... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The Lifelong Learning Committee, chaired by Perry Driggs (MBA '61), is helping the School fulfill its commitment to enhancing its educational opportunities for alumni. The committee is developing recommendations for how best to market... View Details
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal
Action Nepal, a charity benefitting the people of Nepal, who are some of the poorest in the world. In reaching Everest's summit just before his 40th birthday, Petzel committed to raising nearly $17,000—20 percent of the cost of a planned... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The way to measure success
people worldwide, with manufacturing and distribution facilities, executive office buildings, and sports stadiums located on four continents. Kraft’s commitment to philanthropy, with an emphasis in the areas of education, health care, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
High-Level Impact
Beginning this fiscal year, alumni and friends who make an annual commitment at levels of $5,000+, $10,000+, $25,000+, and $100,000+ to the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation (formerly known as the Dean's Fund) will be recognized as... View Details
- 10 Oct 2024
- News
Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes
Black students from lower-income families in struggling neighborhoods—hope for a successful future. Wilfong’s fundraising, through events like a children arts auction and a community walkathon, allowed the nonprofit to make the same View Details
- 01 Apr 2024
- News
Generosity Multiplied
as champions—to put money in a match fund set up for a cause they want to support. That sets in motion a series of steps that can potentially increase the original contribution by as much as five times. “For example,” says Reed, “if the Reed Foundation, which is a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Expanding Horizons
other graduates. They have helped with every aspect of my business.” Nishant’s commitment to the School is broad ranging. He serves as treasurer of the HBS Club of India, and he works with prospective students to help them decide whether... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Accelerating Therapies
BLAVATNIK Photo courtesy of Len Blavatnik Len Blavatnik (MBA 1989) The Blavatnik Family Foundation is catalyzing Harvard's efforts to translate basic scientific discoveries into new therapies and cures. The Foundation, led by American businessman and entrepreneur Len... View Details
- 02 Nov 2021
- News
The Road to Racial Equity
among the first class of companies (along with Amazon and Bain Capital) to commit to the standards. The program is focused on “calling organizations in, not calling them out,” Rice says. The webcast is available on YouTube. View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
GMAT Added to Admissions Criteria
offered on a computer platform, so anyone wishing to take it can make an appointment by phone and not be limited to four Saturdays a year, as in the past. Furthermore, the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), with whom we have been working for several months,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
GE's Jeff Immelt
performance, the ability to focus on the future, and a commitment to its people, culture, and values. “We need companies that perform with integrity,” he said. “Performance is the only thing that will turn the stock market around; it's... View Details
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
Building a Green Energy Grid
who cofounded the first aerial tramway in Costa Rica’s rainforest and made a quixotic bid in 2008 for US Congress. He is committed to helping the country attain a 30 percent reliance on renewable energy, with Clean Line Energy playing a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Peter Wendell (MBA '76)
opportunities." The key to any new venture, Wendell explains, is usually the quality of the people driving it. In 1982 Wendell cofounded Sierra Ventures with what then felt to him like a huge sum: $16 million. Today Sierra has almost a half billion dollars in View Details
- 13 Jun 2016
- News
Brenda Bence (MBA 1991)
giving annually to HBS the year after her graduation and furthered her commitment by naming the School as a beneficiary in her will. “When I was putting together my estate plans, I reflected on the people and institutions that supported... View Details