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Connie Walsh

services for a healthcare NFP called Helping Hands. Prior to Staples, Connie worked in strategic marketing and brand management at Harvard Business School, Kraft Foods and Johnson & Johnson. Connie also spent two years at a start-up... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Retail; Social Enterprise; Technology

18 Oct 2010
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Business School Deans on the Future

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

06 Aug 2013
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First Look: August 6

during the class period. Named directors receive more negative recommendations from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a proxy advisory firm, and significantly more... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

August 2005 (Revised January 2007)
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The Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Financial Services Industry

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01 Sep 2008
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WSA Launches Scholarship Fund

The HBS Women’s Student Association (WSA) has announced plans to establish a new scholarship fund and has revived its popular first-year exam review sessions, an idea first suggested by the newly formed Alumnae Advisory Board. The WSA... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Support Services

01 Aug 2017
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When Art Met Finance

collector’s time at CitiBank, from 1979 to 1988, where he pioneered two initiatives that changed how the business of art: art advisory services and art lending. READ MORE View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

December 2007 (Revised October 2008)
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The American National Red Cross (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch, Eliot Sherman and David Chen

Describes the governance issues facing the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. After a series of issues--FDA consent decree on its blood operations; the response to 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina--the Red Cross board was under pressure to fix its governance from... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Practices and Processes; Service Operations; Business Processes; Non-Governmental Organizations; Service Industry

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Tasneem previously worked in financial services on the sell-side at Lehman Brothers and at Matrix Partners. As Founding Partner of Excelestar Ventures, notable investments of hers are Augmenix (acq. by Boston Scientific), nVision (acq. by... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital

01 Jun 2010
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M.I.A. Boards

they are. Their names appear on the generic, straight-to-the-wastebasket proxy forms that shareholders receive. But despite recent improvements that have increased shareholders’ voices in governance, a levelheaded observer like former SEC... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

01 Sep 2003
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New York Club Honors Goldman Sachs CEO

evening’s other honoree was Donna E. Shalala, president of the University of Miami and secretary of health and human services during the Clinton administration. The club presented her with its 2003 Leadership Award. Proceeds from the... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

21 Jan 2014
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First Look: January 21

meeting (AGM) on May 9, 2013. Despite strong support from management, the board, two proxy advisory firms, and several large shareholders, the proposal was opposed by Mason Capital Management, a New... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Apr 2014
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Sustaining a commitment to the environment

Paul Zofnass (AB 1969, MBA 1973) is a 24/7 environmentalist who embraces the synergy between good business and the conservation of natural resources. In 1990 he founded the Environmental Financial Consulting Group, which provides financial View Details

01 Mar 2004
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors

outreach of clubs and associations. One key recommendation involves deployment of new technology to improve club communications, including the ability to broadcast e-mail and share member data. The Alumni Career Services Committee is... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Educational Services; Educational Services

11 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The House Wants to Squelch Voices of ‘Small’ Shareholders. Research Shows Those Voices Matter.

of America’s shareholders from voicing their concerns. When a shareholder has a beef with a company’s business practices, they can submit a formal proposal to suggest a policy change. The company can respond to the proposal in one of three ways: choose to include the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

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Apostille & Certification Support | MBA

Apostille & Certification Support The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the only authorized body that can issue an Apostille/Certification . In support of this process, diplomas, transcripts, and certificates of attendance can be notarized by MBA... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

areas: defining the School's audiences, identifying vehicles for communication, and addressing design and content. The committee's work is predicated on the fact that HBS needs to communicate its services and programs more effectively to... View Details

Keywords: conferences; committees; leadership; alumni; Educational Services; Educational Services

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Jackie Burgos

and offering feedback on her resume and cover letters, Career Services has reinforced her interview skills with preparatory questions and mock interviews. The work has paid off. This summer, Jackie will intern with The Raine Group, an... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services; Other Financial Services

01 Dec 2004
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GLF Showcases London

for the GLF, the board this year has organized around three committees, each with a variety of projects. Priority one for the Alumni Career Services Committee, chaired by Andy Waite (MBA ’93), is assisting with the successful launch of... View Details