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Robert A. Chesebrough
Chesebrough organized the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company in 1875, of which he was president until 1908. Chesebrough’s firm began with the production of kerosene, but after 1881 focused solely on the manufacturing of Vaseline. Chesebrough quickly established... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
Louis B. Mayer
Mayer, known as the unchallenged “czar of Hollywood” for over a quarter of century, created one of the largest motion pictures companies in the world. After acquiring control over the largest chain of theatres in New England and creating... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
High Stakes: Springboard 2000 Comes to HBS
pitch their business plans at the Springboard 2000 New England venture-capital forum. Organizers of Springboard 2000, which is a series of events that debuted with sessions in Silicon Valley and Virginia, have an ambitious goal. "We want... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS to Host Venture Capital Forum for Women
On November 3, HBS will host the first venture capital forum ever held for women entrepreneurs in the New England area. Titled "Springboard 2000: New England" and sponsored by the Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) and the National... View Details
Keywords: Finance
Alex Trotman
Being of Scottish descent, Trotman’s presence as CEO of Ford was seen as quite rare at the old auto giant. However, with Trotman’s special attention to leadership at all levels, he continued to improve the company’s operations. Instituting intensive, innovative... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
David M. Ogilvy
Though he founded the advertising giant that is best known for its hard-sell approach, Ogilvy himself is known for his creativity and for championing the softer side of advertising. Despite the minimal profits earned by such an approach, Ogilvy's trademark soft sell,... View Details
Keywords: Services
Hamish Maxwell
Maxwell presided over the major diversification of Philip Morris through the acquisitions of Kraft and General Foods. In so doing, Maxwell created the largest consumer goods company in the world and significantly lessened Philip Morris’ dependence on tobacco products.... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Edward G. Jefferson
Jefferson is credited with streamlining duPont’s operations and diversifying its portfolio – setting the stage for a new era in the company’s history. His purchase of Conoco in 1981 dramatically changed the duPont landscape providing a ready supply of oil and gas for... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
Joseph L. Hudson
Hudson created new department store policies including the maintenance of full inventories to permit immediate delivery, moderate prices, and liberal return privileges for customers. He was also one of the first in the retail industry to attach visible prices to... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Jeff Goldman
obtain cap-exempt H-1B visas; regular speaker at Harvard, MIT, and Brown; honored for pro bono work by many organizations; highest rating for lawyers; past President of New England Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association. My... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
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Commanding Heights to the Market: The Changing Face of Business” Shanghai, China June 15–17, 2004 2005 HBS Global Leadership Forum London, England June 21–24, 2005 For more information on the above events, visit the Alumni Web site at... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
HBS 2+2 Information Session at Vassar
Join us to learn more about the 2+2 application process to the MBA at HBS. The event will include a presentation and an opportunity to ask questions with a member of the MBA Admissions team. Registration is not required but encouraged. The session will begin promptly... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
New England Conservatory, piano; Yale, psychobiology Speaks: French, Hebrew HBS Show: musical director (2002); writer (2003) Last Summer: associate producer, A Hole in One, Beech Hill Films Previous Career: engagement manager, McKinsey’s... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Sports in the Classroom
http://video.hbs.edu/realmadrid. In addition, former New England Patriots COO Andy Wasynczuk (MBA ’83), whose front-office duties for the three-time Super Bowl champs included hammering out complex player contracts, is now an HBS senior... View Details
Wilbert L. Smith
After leaving behind the first family company, Smith-Premier Typewriter Company, Wilbert and his brothers formed the entity that later became L.C. Smith Corona. Under Wilbert Smith’s leadership, the company re-engineered their product, capitalizing on improvements made... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Noted & Quoted
“I showed it to [Putin], and he put it on and he goes, 'I can kill someone with this ring.' He put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys got around him and walked out.” —New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (MBA 1965), on the 2005... View Details
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Fellowships | Baker Library
Fellowships The following fellowships include support for research at Special Collections & Archives. The New England Regional Fellowship Consortium The NERFC is a collaborative association comprised of 30 major cultural agencies that... View Details
Amos Hostetter, Jr.
cable subscriber base of over 4 million (third largest in the US) and pioneered the launch of regional cable news channels in New England and Chicago. Hostetter sold his business to US West for over $11 billion in 1996. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
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Students HBS June 9–10, 2004 2004 HBS Global Leadership Forum: “From the Commanding Heights to the Market: The Changing Face of Business” Shanghai, China June 15–17, 2004 2005 HBS Global Leadership Forum London, England June 21–24, 2005... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Case Study: Tip the Scale
photos courtesy of Walden Local Meat In 2014, Walden Local Meat founder and CEO Charley Cummings (MBA 2011) crisscrossed New England in a company truck to personally deliver orders of chicken, pork, lamb, and beef—all pasture-raised on... View Details