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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
professional credentials was another path. A lot of the outsiders on our list, especially those who were foreign-born, were more highly educated than those who traveled the inside track. Personal networking was a third factor. You could create your own advantage if you... View Details
- 22 Dec 2022
- News
LGBTQ+ Alumni Forums Expand; 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition Is Underway
discussions on startups, venture capital, and other topics related to early-stage ventures. "The alumni NVC enables founders to network with the investors and customers that may be interested in their products or services, and access to a very supportive network of HBS... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
Fifth Avenue. “Widening opportunities and providing mentoring for young people of color are important aspects of the Homecoming Initiative,” notes Kenneth, a vice president at General Catalyst Partners. Commenting on this summer’s... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
Bootstrapper’s Playbook for Breakthrough Success on a Shoestring Budget by Marty Schultz (OPM 31, 2002) Self-published Marty Schultz is a bootstrapping expert: he's bootstrapped five highly successful companies in his career. He is a View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
made her a perfect candidate to lead Catalyst, a nonprofit that advances women in business leadership roles. “When being mentored and paying it forward is part of your company culture, you have the foundation for inclusion, where... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Well Matched
over five feet tall, Rapaport was the number-one draft pick of Orlando Magic forward Al-Farouq Aminu, who saw her experience at Jefferies, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs as a definite plus in helping chart his own financial future. Rapaport View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2019
and feel the products.” Acquire an advocate: “When Leonard Lauder walked into our first store I pitched him hard. He said no for a year or two, but since then he’s been our champion. So find a champion. Mentors give you great advice, but... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
teacher and gentle man, he was always eager to share his insights and wisdom with students and colleagues alike. A mentor to many members of our faculty, Ray inspired us all with the extraordinary quality of his work and his life." Born... View Details
- 30 Apr 2021
- News
Revealing the Rules
down from mentors or parents and, in the process, create a dividing line between those who inherently know how to navigate a workplace environment and everyone else. After working as a career advisor for first-generation and low-income... View Details
- 17 May 2018
- News
Creating Opportunity for Indian Entrepreneurs
entrepreneurship in the minds of youth and of job creation,” Bhargava says. I Create’s other program, Creating Job Creators (CJC), works with disadvantaged women, unemployed youth, and recently discharged soldiers to provide a comprehensive training and View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 04 Nov 2020
- News
The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
51 years later? First, my years in the Navy were anything but a dead end. I supervised 70 sailors, providing accounting and logistic services to a scout submarine squadron. My boss, commander, and later a Rear Admiral, Ted Walker, was one of the best of several View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
“As an investor, I’ve transitioned from a model that solely maximizes returns to one in which I hope to get great returns and provide a social good. Our team now mentors companies to build their social impact in addition to their... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
then methodically proceeded to rationalize P&G's cost structure, sold some businesses, acquired Clairol, and delivered upside revenues and earnings surprises within months. Rick and A.G. are two shining examples of how capable company veterans, well-coached by View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 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
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
professional skills, college credits, an educational stipend, and corporate apprenticeships leading to full-time employment. Courtesy Year Up As a young Wall Street banker in the 1980s, Gerald Chertavian volunteered as a Big Brother, View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
which she'd done research. George Kozmetsky [MBA 6/1947, DCS 1957], cofounder of Teledyne, was another advocate. "He believed that women needed mentors to help get them onto the playing field," remarks Lack, who served on a board with... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
of experience that you gain by working for a reputable firm and getting training, mentoring that will lower your risk of failure later on. Everyone wants to be Bill Gates and Zuckerberg, but those are the outliers. That's not the norm.... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
gender or the wider issue of diversity that is of most concern to HBS students considering a career in tech, Louneva says. She certainly doesn’t feel like a pioneer in the industry. “There are already women there to look up to,” she says, quickly listing five women... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 05 Aug 2016
- News
Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier
program for neuroscience entrepreneurs. The company has assembled a core staff and a roster of more than 140 mentors who are experts in its four areas of focus—product development, operations, clinical and regulatory affairs, and business... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
course," says Light, "but no one at HBS had thought about it before. We need student input to know how to help." HBS also offers services that attend to the needs of students' families. One important resource is a mentoring network, made... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey