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- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Remembering Dick Spangler
HBS friend, benefactor, and alumnus C.D. (“Dick”) Spangler (MBA 1956) died on July 22 at age 86. After graduating from HBS and serving for two years in the US Army, Spangler led several companies to notable successes, including the family construction business (today... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
In Service of Others
Mike Zak (MBA 1981) After studying engineering at Cornell and serving four years in the Marine Corps, Mike Zak (MBA 1981) arrived at HBS in 1979, one of only a handful of military veterans in his class. The transition was not easy. “I came from a world where the lives... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Removing Barriers
Anita Venkiteswaran (MBA 2012) Anita Venkiteswaran (MBA 2012), a principal at Focus Financial Partners in New York City, believes everyone qualified to attend HBS should have that ability, regardless of where they come from or their financial means. Anita, who has... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Harvard’s Next Frontier
John A. Paulson (MBA 1980), founder and president of the investment management firm Paulson & Co., has made the largest gift in the University’s history—a $400 million endowment to support the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), which will be renamed the... View Details
Keywords: Drew Faust
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Supporting Women in Leadership
Gisel and Omid Kordestani Attending the W50 Summit at Harvard Business School last spring was an eye-opening experience for Gisel Kordestani, who until then hadn't fully realized that despite the enormous strides women at HBS have made in the past half century, there... View Details
Keywords: W50
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Fellowships Have Impact
More than 500 fellowship donors and recipients gathered on April 21 in Shad Hall for the annual MBA Fellowship Dinner. (photo by Susan Young) “The generosity of donors has acted as a quiet reminder to me to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2022
- News
Nancy Lane Remembered
Photo via ARTnews: Julie Skarratt/Courtesy The Studio Museum In Harlem Photo via ARTnews: Julie Skarratt/Courtesy The Studio Museum In Harlem Pioneering executive and arts champion Nancy Lane (PMD 29, 1975) died on March 28 at age 88. Lane was a longtime board member... View Details
- 09 Feb 2015
- News
Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)
John C. Whitehead (MBA 1947) – business leader, community collaborator, prominent philanthropist, education visionary – died February 7 at age 92. During a long and lauded career, Whitehead guided Goldman Sachs to the forefront of global investment banking; served his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Executive Action
A rendering of the new Chao Center (Illustration by Goody Clancy) Harvard Business School broke ground for the construction of a new Executive Education facility—the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center—on April 24. The Chao Center, a 90,000-square-foot, four-story structure... View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
$1 million through alumni donors in order to send two students to HBS each year. “This virtual event was held to enhance awareness of our program among the HBS community in Japan,” says Kawasaki. In addition to Professor Yoffie’s talk,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 08 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace
one to a needy patient, owing to the aforementioned repugnance issue. Finally, those people willing to give up a kidney usually do so for a friend or relative, but those would-be donors often are incompatible with their intended... View Details
- 18 Nov 2021
- News
Strength in Numbers
American Cancer Society for the mental health field—an organization that can increase awareness, reduce the stigma, and rally donors to make large, multiyear funding commitments to the most promising care and research in the field. While... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Educating children through inquiry-based learning
industry. In 2004, Frock embarked on what she thought would be a 9-month leave of absence from her high-level job at Corning Inc. to help start ASMS. She ended up staying at the innovative middle school, which is supported in part by Corning Inc. and private View Details
- 08 May 2020
- In Practice
Nonprofits Hurt by COVID-19 Must Hoard Cash to Hold On
survey by the Charities Aid Foundation of America. A staggering 97 percent of respondents expect their funding to decline during the next 12 months as the struggling economy and social distancing hurts fundraising efforts. What can nonprofit leaders and View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Supporting Students on Their Journeys
Fund, as well as donors who have established more than 700 named fellowship funds, have had a direct and deep impact on the lives of thousands of students. Such generosity has a tremendous ripple effect as the beneficiaries—and all who... View Details
- 23 Jun 2014
- News
Freedom to Explore
chairman of Porpoise Ventures. “HBS allowed me to solidify what I was going to do with the passions that I had. My MBA gave me the freedom to explore all sorts of options that I wouldn’t have considered otherwise.” A longtime donor to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid
governance benchmarks based on objective, third-party assessments. Once eligible, countries put forward their own proposals showing what they need money for and how they will use it. Overall, of the Western donor countries, I'd say the... View Details
Shara Ticku
join the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), working with pharmaceutical companies, multinational donors such as the United Nations, and national governments to increase access to sexual health and reproductive medicine in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
HBS Contributors Report
Support from alumni and friends accounted for almost one-quarter of the School’s revenue in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011, according to the HBS Contributors Report, which was mailed to some 12,000 donors in November. All told,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Recognizing the Value Proposition
Henry McCance (MBA 1966) As a student, Henry McCance (MBA 1966) thrived at HBS. “The combination of terrific students, inspirational faculty, and the case method made for a wonderful learning experience,” says McCance, a longtime HBS volunteer and donor. “I believe in... View Details