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- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
companies and has a financial stake in Moderna.) There was a dollars-and-cents logic to this, since the big rewards that can be had in the pharmaceutical industry come with big financial risks. “There’s really no other industry where you... View Details
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Byron Wien (MBA 1956) was a Wall Street icon. He had a 50-year career that included chief investment strategist roles at Morgan Stanley and Blackstone, and was well... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
An Entrepreneurial Journey
$15-billion corporation. McGowan's vision transformed the monopolistic long-distance telecommunications business into today's highly competitive industry. "I recognized the risk," said McGowan, "but gambler that I was, I also calculated that the View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
"It has been very rewarding doing this work. These companies have been through so much horror, and then they have to figure out how to start up all over again. They really appreciate even the littlest things we do for them. It's inspired... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
the School, even as HBS alumni continued to distinguish themselves in the realm of entrepreneurial practice. In 1982, acting on a marketing survey they had conducted as second-year students, David W. Thompson (MBA '81), Bruce W. Ferguson (MBA '81), and Scott L. Webster... View Details
- 15 Sep 2020
- News
Lifting Fallen Families
fundraising with individuals and large corporate partners, and partnerships with Veterans Affairs, the nonprofit continues to see increases in its gifts to families and the number of people the organization is able to find and assist. The emotional View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Flex Time
— she’s able to walk downstairs and have dinner with her family most evenings, an enviable commute. “It’s been very rewarding to make this work,” says Union. “It may not have seemed possible initially, but sometimes we set up our own... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
of Research, I was on the receiving end of many such missives. He often rewarded service to the School with gifts; at the end of my time in the Research assignment, for example, he gave me a ship’s bell clock and barometer. At Christmas,... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Connecting with Clubs
provide IT and Web site support. This year, for the first time, we have created a standing committee that will spend the next several months developing recommendations to make clubs stronger, enhance the links with HBS, and make the club experience even more View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Scott C. Bolick
where he instituted the Student Association/MBA Awards to complement the annual Dean's Award for exceptional leadership and service. "HBS students are just fantastic people," remarks Bolick. "I felt that it was important to have a mechanism in place to View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Oct 2013
- News
Banking on Africa's Future
Tope Lawani Tope Lawani (MBA 1995) is a man on a mission—make that two missions, actually. The cofounder and managing partner of London-based Helios Investments, Lawani says his firm aims to reward investors with "attractive,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Lori Schock - Listen and Learn
reduced the deductible students have to pay before being reimbursed for prescriptions from over $700 to under $200. “This was a true team effort, with many students working together,” she notes. “It was rewarding to play a small part in... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Brill
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
September 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
professional career, enjoy the long-lasting reward of happiness. This is the American Dream—and yet basic questions at the heart of this competitive journey remain unanswered. Does competitive success, even rarified entry into the Ivy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Back to School
nonprofit. Mean-while, every day brings something new. I’m still learning, but this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, superseding marathons, triathlons, and AP Calculus. But when a student “gets it,” or requests to have me next year, or says “Thank you,” that makes... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Focus on You
log in to www.alumni.hbs.edu, take a minute to complete your profile (and don't just update your address!), and then see how rich and rewarding your new online experience can be. Give it a try for a few months—we'll be rolling out... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
deals with ethics, governance, and legal issues. “At that point the case changed to focus on tensions between pricing as a reward for investment in R&D versus making a product available to poor people who will die without it,” says... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
The Rankings Game
Administration. “The Forbes measure doesn’t make sense to me. Calculating return on investment based on salary five years out means Forbes rewards schools that mainly feed investment banks, private equity, and hedge funds. By implication,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Daniela Barone Soares (MBA 1997), Chief executive, Impetus Trust, London, England There are innumerable possible, equally rewarding career paths outside the more "traditional" ones. Success is an internally defined concept: External... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Action Plan: Brewing Awareness
speaking, people were more defensive and pessimistic, with a strong focus on income stability,” he says.“Now there’s a greater sense of the rewards that come from doing something interesting that you enjoy.” How to: Introduce consumers to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
Private-equity boards are typically composed of members with substantial wealth at risk. Private-equity boards know how to structure financial incentives that deter reckless gambling and reward profitable growth. Private-equity boards... View Details