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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books A Bend in the Stars by Rachel Barenbaum (MBA 2004) Grand Central Publishing In Russia, in the summer of 1914, as war with Germany looms, Miri Abramov and her brilliant physicist brother, Vanya, are facing an impossible decision.... View Details
- 15 May 2018
- News
Spreading the Safety Net
greater societal equality and a fiduciary obligation to shareholders, she writes. Like so many companies before us, my company, Rent the Runway, had two tiers of workers. Our salaried employees — who typically came from relatively privileged, educated backgrounds —... View Details
- 10 Jul 2024
- News
Next Level
company,” Joseph says. “I’m grateful for the opportunity but we also want to remind ourselves that we’re worth it, that we earned it.” A first-generation American, Joseph was born and raised in California. Her parents are from Afghanistan... View Details
Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
parents had built one of the largest chocolate factories in Japan. “Each of us had grown up watching our parents struggle but also successfully grow their own businesses,” Murakami explains. “We grew up with... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks
to be in property, and I’m going to do well enough to give you guys a job.’ My parents had no clue about what I was doing, and I really didn’t, either. I just knew that the work involved financial services, which felt aspirational. All... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Baby Business
indeed created a market for babies. Parents can choose the traits they want, clinics advertise for customers, and specialized providers are getting rich — it’s a $3 billion business in the United States alone. And that figure doesn’t... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Jeanne Jackson
CEO of Banana Republic, with concurrent responsibility for all of parent company Gap Inc.’s Internet businesses, and, most recently, as president and CEO of Walmart.com. A skilled and forward-looking manager, she has been listed among... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Notebook
processing. How we got the idea: My classmate and cofounder, Tracy Lawrence, and I were in our second year at HBS, and we were looking to start a business. Tracy’s parents were moving, and in the context of that move, we thought it would... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
committed to fighting poverty, which comes, in part, from having grown up in a single-parent household in Worcester, Massachusetts, and experiencing firsthand “the sacrifices parents make to push the next generation forward.” Community... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Down on the Farm: Frank Burke (MBA '87)
the tarp out on the field when it rains, to greeting the fans as they enter the park. "Our parent club, the Cincinnati Reds, pays our players," Burke continues. "That leaves us free to concentrate on optimizing the ballpark experience... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Pinball Wizard
with one big exception - it's a clean, well-lighted place. "Most parents don't want to go into a dirty old arcade," Simon noted. "I want to create an inviting atmosphere for the whole family." Prior to getting back into the family line of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
The Business of Babies
The demand for babies by infertile couples and other would-be parents is huge — and little discussed. HBS professor Debora L. Spar addressed the market realities of adoption and scientific conception at the 2003 Alumni Health-Care... View Details
- 25 Jul 2012
- News
Movie Magic
company. (Formerly CEO of Redbox, Kaplan now serves as interim president of Redbox and president and COO of Coinstar, Redbox’s parent company.) “Value, simplicity, and convenience,” is how Kaplan explains Redbox’s success, citing its... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
The Next Lessons
Eric and Wendy Schmidt among his supporters. So how far can Khan Academy extend its reach? “We have a bunch of partnerships,” Khan said during his May return to campus, where he not only delivered the 2014 Class Day address but also told his story to an auditorium full... View Details
Keywords: William Weber
- 15 Sep 2020
- News
Lifting Fallen Families
behind and couldn’t shake the feeling that he had to do something for children like her. Together, the couple launched the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation to provide scholarships and educational counseling to military children who lost a View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981)
understand. One of the central challenges we face now is that people hold their childhoods dear. Parents who grew up with Sesame Street don’t want it to change, but the world they grew up in is different from the one their kids are... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 24 Mar 2020
- News
Stopgap Schooling
offered for free. In response to the anticipated surge, Bank of America has pledged $1 million to keep the site up and running. Khan is also running webinars for parents and teachers with guidance about how to incorporate the site’s... View Details
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
Putting Faith in a Good Education
aruaba, ‘a woman who goes to work in a business suit’ in the West African language Twi,” says Crane. “I’m honored to serve parents like that.” (Published February 2016) View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Post-Grad Ponderings
in the evenings.” Next stop: London, for a job search. Guests: Parents and sister, from Colorado and Utah. Rachel Keyser, MBA What got you through your degree? “I got by with a little help from my friends.” Next stop: CVS Caremark. HBS... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Burunda Prince (MBA 1987)
My parents were both public school teachers, but they also owned a repair shop called Satellite TV. After school and on Saturdays we’d all go over to the family business. That was my first insight into the hard work of entrepreneurship.... View Details