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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Turning Point: Eternal Returns
Louisa Wong (MBA 1981) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Louisa Wong (MBA 1981) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) I was born in the middle of Typhoon Gloria in 1957 and spent my early childhood in Kowloon’s Walled City, which at the time was an extremely poor and densely... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
Zero. "We helped with matters related to reopening, such as tracking down pro bono legal assistance on critical insurance and real-estate issues," she says. "We also brought in top experts from the restaurant industry to give advice."... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Andresen Becomes First European and First Exec. Ed. Graduate to Endow HBS Professorship
"to give a little back to America" in appreciation for the United States' support in rebuilding postwar Europe, Andresen notes. In announcing the new professorship, HBS Dean Kim B. Clark stated, "The timing of this View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- News
Diving into the 'Shark Tank'
boxes and were as excited to open them as our young riders. I think gifting them Surprise Rides allowed them to really connect with the joy that our product brings to kids and adults alike. We didn't have to spend any time convincing them... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Delivering the Power to Dream Big
technology will not only increase solar adoption in the United States, but help people in the developing world as well. In industrialized countries, "you can imagine the impact on portable electronics—it can give you freedom from the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Fostering Innovation in Social Enterprise Across Harvard
Gifts to the HBS Fund support a wide range of people and programs like this. On April 16, video screens were glowing as spectators watched the finale of HBS’s annual New Venture Competition (NVC). COVID-19 turned the competition into a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
common practice across school systems—is informed by a realistic view of the difficulty of that task. "If you think PELP will give you all the answers," she observes, "that's not what it's about." Sitting in a conference room across the... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
Sunday. And it's the culmination of the party, and the celebration, and the shared ethos of giving and taking responsibility. Black Rock city is a 24-hour city. So you could say you could start at 12:01 AM. All over, there is music. There... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Putting Ghosts to Rest
a “gift from the government,” but rather an asset with a strong future value that brought neighbors together and gave strength to families where so much had been lost. This gift of the first calf was incredibly significant. A cow, it... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
problem, and he stepped away so that our family could function. Professor George helped me realize that my passion for making change in the world is driven by this experience of watching my father’s struggle and by my strong sense of responsibility to View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
be quite so literal, museums across the country are working hard to shed their stodgy images and appeal to a broader spectrum of visitors with blockbuster exhibitions, well-stocked gift shops, remodeled cafés, and, in some cases, even... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Pincus (MBA 1993)
eBay, Skype, and more recently, Uber. I saw the opportunity to do that with play—to make it a social, bite-sized experience that would give adults permission to put play back in their lives. I don’t think Zynga has achieved that status... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
if they listened long enough to give him a shot,” says HBS professor emeritus Stephen A. Greyser. “Also, it’s interesting to note that he didn’t go to the academy to get his ideas accepted; his approach was to convince important people in... View Details
- 28 Mar 2016
- News
Drawing Connections Between Business and Art
for a company for a couple of years. It’s then that many of them decide to go on to graduate school,” Shibayama says. “In Japan, many of the students decide their position for life as an undergraduate.” He prefers the American path, he observes, because it View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Remembering “Mr. Harvard”
reunion gift committees. He contributed to the School in ways that reflected his many interests: funding for a chaired professorship, supporting physical fitness programs, donating money for athletic facilities, and helping to purchase an... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Herman I. Safin
"but I had been away from my parents and family for such a long time. Going back was the best move I ever made." He credits his parents with giving him the freedom to pursue his own path in life. "Every day, they are part of my life. They... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
combination of beliefs and preferences that drives his or her motivation, decision making, and leadership style. The authors discuss four types of highly successful “business builder” personalities: the Driver, the Explorer, the Crusader, and the Captain, each... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
- News
Walter Salmon Remembered
highly-diversified food service company into what became a highly-focused Dunkin Donuts. I will always be grateful to Professor Salmon for his training and wisdom in those HBS years and in the time and counsel he provided me in subsequent years. He was truly a View Details
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
forgotten figures to light, and how her finance career prepared her for assembling an art exhibition. READ MORE Julia Hanna: Denise, can you just tell me about the process by which you began thinking about a career in art history? You worked in finance for 25 years. I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
million in property, along with much donated time and effort from employees at Satyam. It was, in a way, a gift back to the country that has allowed him to prosper. To understand just how transformative the work of EMRI is, one must first... View Details