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- 01 Oct 2000
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Internet Tsunami
had operating profits of $1.9 million on sales of $4 million. Mikitani, formerly a banker at the Industrial Bank of Japan, became a man with a mission after attending HBS: He founded Rakuten, he told the magazine, because "I wanted to set...
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- 01 May 2013
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Trevor Fetter, MBA 1986
I support HBS to give back, because I have gained so much from the School over the years. I’ve also seen firsthand how effectively the School carries out its mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. I’m more excited...
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- 18 May 2016
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What Does the American Dream Mean in Today’s America?
Alexander Navab (MBA 1991), head of investment firm KKR’s Americas private equity business, was honored this year with an Ellis Island Medal of Honor, presented annually to “individuals who have made it their mission to share with those...
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- 01 Dec 2020
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HBS Fund Chairs Reflect on the Past Five Years
GARRETT: The School has been such a powerful force in both our lives, and we wanted to honor that as well as support the School’s mission and excellence. JONES: We’re living at a time when the world faces no shortage of challenges, so the...
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- 01 Mar 2011
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Life Is a Marathon
has led “a life heartily lived,” the Times reported. “You’ve got to have goals in life or you wither away,” Mendes said. “It’s no disgrace to fail, only not to try.” Before his career in investment banking, Mendes was a Marine Corps pilot who trained, and flew View Details
- 17 Nov 2022
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Blockchain for Good
As the Nigeria-Biafra war raged around them, Stella Dyer (MBA 1994), her mother, and her brother made a dangerous dash for a better life. Huddled in the belly of a Portuguese cargo plane returning from delivering arms to the Biafran forces, Dyer remembers Nigerian...
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Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Oct 1998
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A Message from Dean Clark
The new academic year brings a sense of heightened expectation to the HBS campus. In the last twelve months we have realized extraordinary progress in a number of areas. As we look to the future, our central mission - to educate leaders -...
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- 25 Apr 2014
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Agent of change
effective leader, how to bring out the best in people, how to effect change in organizations, and the importance of mission and personal responsibility," she says. "I am more excited than I have ever been about the future and my ability...
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- 01 Sep 2007
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Paulson Speaks on China at HBS
has been named president of Brigham Young University–Hawaii. Wheelwright retired from the HBS faculty in 2000 after 22 years to become president of the London Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 2003, he...
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- 10 Jul 2024
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Next Level
Network for Harvard Women. She’s also a member of Chief, a private network of women with a mission to change the face of leadership. “It’s a great way for women to connect with other C-level executives,” she says. “It’s healthy to have...
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Catherine O’Neill Grace
- 27 Jan 2023
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Turning Up the Volume
team were immediately inspired by LEDA’s mission and eager to help it with PR and digital strategy. This was a win-win, helping advance LEDA's communication objectives by creating space for my team to use their skills and support an...
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Maureen Harmon
- 29 Jan 2019
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Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage
highest-grossing box office films, The Wedding Party and The Wedding Party 2. Clara Chow, Founder and Chair of Board, Generation Enterprise (GEN), was honored with the HBSAN Leadership Award for Social Impact. GEN’s mission is to tackle...
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Margie Kelley
- 20 Sep 2013
- News
Connections Add Up
but I'm the steward. I aspire to that HBS mission of being a leader who makes a difference." The metrics show that CEE is effecting change. Last year, 10,000 students took part in the National Economic Challenge, almost double the number...
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- 01 Dec 2002
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Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America
enterprise,” Austin notes. “NGOs are critical actors in the global arena that play an increasingly important role in shaping the business environment and in enabling companies to more effectively address social issues through collaborative actions. Finding innovative...
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- 01 Jun 2003
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South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
B. Clark, who addressed the gathering. “Our mission is to create an exchange of information, experiences, and perspectives so that HBS alumnae at different stages of their lives and careers may more fully realize their personal and...
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- 14 Nov 2012
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Remembering His Roots
Management. Though the firm is worlds away from where he started, Curiel sees his success as fuel for the RFDF and its mission to help change the future for many in his community. He commits 10 percent of his time and 10 percent of his...
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- 31 Oct 2018
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Preaching with a Choir
to take it to more places in the world. The mission of the choir is to be an ambassador for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who's our sponsor, and we wanted to be able to fully utilize all the resources that were...
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- 01 Jun 2018
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Sustaining HBS’s Unique Economic Model
Harvard Business School’s continued excellence requires ongoing investment—in people, programs, and ideas. The HBS economic model is tightly aligned with its mission of educating leaders who make a difference in the world, where the...
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- 01 Dec 2002
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Serving through TechnoServe
Paul and Susan Tierney in Ghana. With a mission to create economic value in Latin America and Africa by supporting local entrepreneurs, TechnoServe uses its $15 million budget and four hundred employees to provide business resources to...
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- 01 Mar 2010
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Too Cool for School
have begun translating the videos into other languages, and Khan’s mission has become to make a free, world-class education available to anyone, anywhere.
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