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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Evergreen Business
Above: photo by John Loomis About 80 percent of Frans Kok’s (MBA 1972) cut-your-own customers make the trek to the Middleburg Christmas Tree Farm in Philomont, Virginia, during the two weeks after Thanksgiving. After bumping down the mile-long driveway, visitors... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 29 Apr 2019
- News
A Global Mission
For more than 50 years, Art DeFehr (MBA 1967) has been a fixture at Palliser, the Canadian furniture company founded by his family. He served as CEO of the 2,000-employee firm from 1984 to 2015 and continues to sit on its board. For the... View Details
- 01 Nov 2018
- News
A Passion for Organization
career, I developed a passion. When you work with a nonprofit, most employees’ passion is for the organization's cause. My passion was for helping the people in the organization. I founded VictorLee with a purpose of helping those other... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Thompson Dean, MBA 1984
Growing up as the son of a foreign service officer, Tom Dean spent much of his youth in Asia and developed a curiosity about American business. After graduating from the University of Virginia View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
OPM Honors Marty Marshall with Professorship
appreciation." Marshall worked his way through the University of Missouri and was commissioned in the U.S. Navy before matriculating at HBS and joining the faculty in 1949. For two decades he helped shape... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- News
A Storybook Beginning
goal of touching a million kids’ lives by 2015” by providing them with e-readers. Risher developed the idea for the venture during a world tour with his family that combined sightseeing with hands-on community improvement activities such... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
Negotiators Share Lessons from High-Stakes Global Diplomacy
conflicts. A joint venture of faculty members at HBS, the Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), and the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (HLS), the project is developing... View Details
Keywords: University Collaborations
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Uhlmann Award Winners Focus on French Retailer
"to encourage creative research for the efficient and equitable growth of domestic and world agribusiness." It includes a cash award to be divided among the recipients. View Details
- 29 Apr 2022
- News
Clean Slate
the full size and development that they need. Dan Morrell: Born and raised in New Delhi, India, Naina Lal Kidwai and her sister lived in a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
New Awards Recognize Teaching Excellence
Program for Leadership Development Judy worked as Williams’s research and case-writing assistant after graduating from HBS as a Baker Scholar in 1957. He went on to a successful investment-banking career... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Where Are They Now?
several corporate boards and worked as a consultant to dozens of organizations over the years. This year, Merchant, the father of two school-age daughters, is on sabbatical and View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
estate investment and commercial development firm based in Newton, Massachusetts. "We knew they'd be very excited to learn about volcanoes, for instance, when they could be right there, seeing a real one,"... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The HBS Fund
Business Become More Sustainable The notion of “doing well by doing good” is gaining momentum as business leaders and investors realize that social responsibility can improve the bottom line. That’s why HBS Online introduced a course on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Surviving Success
paradox in succession is that a founder who has been doing a good job actually increases the chance he or she will be fired,” observes Wasserman. “Lew fit that profile perfectly.” After developing Wily’s technology, landing some important... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Investing in Scalable Impact on K-12 Education
Vivian Wu (MBA 2000) manages Zuckerberg Education Ventures, an impact investing initiative that supports education entrepreneurs who are developing scalable businesses that will improve learning outcomes and... View Details
- 11 Apr 2017
- News
Keeping the Missions Under Control
human space flight activities. What that means is that all operations that take place for human space flight, real-time operations, and development fall under my purview. “The skill set that I have to have... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
HBS Seeks Deeper Ties with China
opportunity in deepening our understanding of China’s businesses and business practices.”Added McFarlan: “The center dramatically lowers the barrier to entry for HBS faculty to do case development View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
To The Rescue
associate dean for International Development at HBS, and a member of Satyam’s board. Palepu recalls that he was intrigued by the idea, but skeptical that it would work. But where Palepu saw potential... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Support for the Healers
has never been more important.” Central to Point of Care’s mission is the belief that patient care improves when health care providers are well supported. In addition to her finance, HR, and strategy responsibilities, Sandford also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Hollywood Story
read her script for The Deal and liked it, but observed that it “would need some development work.” The two soon became partners. Epstein’s inner venture capitalist set to work helping Kahn’s production... View Details