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- 04 Nov 2014
- News
Fundación México en Harvard Celebrates 25 Years
beneficiary of the Fundación, it is important for me to give something back to the Fundación and to Mexico,” Ocejo says, citing both the mentoring and financial sustenance the organization offered him. “Today, we can proudly say that no... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Frank Blethen (PMD 35, 1978)
the other hand I was 25 or 26 years old and negotiating $100,000 contracts, big money in those days. I had a really good mentor who let me do these things but would also make sure I was learning from the experience and wasn't going to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
John Dearden Remembered
Distinguished Service Award in 1995. Dearden served as a mentor to a number of HBS students who went on to become members of the Business School faculty, including F. Warren McFarlan. “John Dearden was one of the early visionaries... View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
fabric, Suvanto, Goldman, and their teams created the Media Fellows Program, which gives LEDA Scholars credentialed experience through a year-long program that supports the organization through student-created content. It also gives the Edelman team the chance to coach... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
Management Assistance Program (MAP), a local nonprofit, to match volunteers with projects. In addition to consulting work, volunteers can mentor a nonprofit executive or serve as a board member. Both Levy and Sanchez of South Florida cite... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
you know, it’s great to mentor. It’s important to mentor and support one another regardless of age or socioeconomic background in something that drives your passion. You don’t want to mentor somebody in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light
1982), Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, says, “Jay earned tremendous respect from his students. He was strong and analytical, yet with a big heart and great character—a force of nature, but in a subtle way.” Light’s leadership could also be found in his dedication... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Closing the 'Network Gap'
Schrier. Interviews with potential advisees helped the cofounders create a viable business model. The Equity Network would be a mentor marketplace to give the next generation of Black, Latinx, and Native American business leaders greater... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 17 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combating Climate Change
climate tech investor have come from people with very different backgrounds than a typical HBS student. As a climate tech entrepreneur, I find that diverse teams make better, more insightful decisions. In addition, all of us who are View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
coursework similar to what I had been doing at JPL.” As his doctoral work progressed, Light became “more and more interested in the Business School side of the joint program.” He found mentors in Raiffa and Finance Professor Eli Shapiro,... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
BioMine Strikes Gold
HBS graduates. As the winning entry, BioMine was awarded a $25,000 cash prize. Every finalist team received mentoring from an HBS faculty member prior to the judging and participated in on-campus sessions during the finals. The finals of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
A Remarkable Life Story
and pushing her toward HBS. Fitzhugh first mentored Lambert at Howard University, where he was a professor and she a student. “I came to appreciate the shrewdness in his approach to me,” she relates. “Just as in his teaching of the case... View Details
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
perspectives to conversations that determine how our companies and communities are governed.” As someone who “began thinking like a mentor in high school,” Diamond says his take on leadership development is that “there’s no age... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
Howard, Fitzhugh joined Pepsi in 1965, where he developed the first marketing efforts directed at African Americans. Credited with creating the concept of targeted marketing, he also attracted and mentored black executives and created two... View Details
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
nonetheless. She cofounded Minds Matter, a now-nationwide mentoring and college preparatory nonprofit that launched her on a lifelong mission to improve public education. Named Woman of the Year by the California State Assembly in 2014... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
James E. Burke, MBA 1949
all about making decisions, and you don't make decisions without making mistakes. Don't make that mistake again, but please be sure you make others.'" As Burke moved up the ranks of the company, focusing initially on advertising and merchandising, he also benefited... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards
whatever is burdening me at that moment, I just need to walk up to that altar and lay it right there—and don’t pick it up again. The number one criterion when I’m choosing someone to mentor is will that person do this for somebody... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
When You Speak, This Group Listens
cross-section of MBA, Executive Education, and Doctoral alumni. Before joining the board for three-year terms, each of us had volunteered in a variety of capacities, including serving in key roles in HBS clubs and associations, mentoring... View Details
- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
ask the panel all of their questions.” The presentation then focused on how to build a board resume and establish a network of mentors in the desired industry. Hart says the webinars were a chance to educate potential future board... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 May 2023
- News
Fail Better
before moving on to join the newly-formed firm of Wasserstein Perella & Co. He names Joe Perella as an early sponsor and mentor in his career, and describes two moments of failure— one professional, one personal, in which Perella played a... View Details