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Beth Clark | About

HarvardWIT+, a community dedicated to advancing marginalized genders in IT across Harvard. Her commitment extends through her involvement in EDUCAUSE , where she serves on the EDUCAUSE Review Advisory Committee (ERAC) and mentors the next... View Details

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Charlotte MacDonald

calendar with too many formal commitments. Because I want this experience to be reflective, I need to leave myself some time, some freedom and mental energy." Her reflections are informed and reinforced by both her direct colleagues and the "virtual"... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

26 May 2016
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Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993

equally at home running morning markets meetings with thousands of people—which she does every week—as she is mentoring staff one-on-one. “If I could be a mentor to all 22,000 employees, I would,” she says.... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

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Frequently Asked Questions - Health Care

conferences, forums, and lectures Choose a health care-specific alumni mentor Connect with a health care career coach for help in refining your career goals Take on a leadership role as a Section Rep or Conference Organizer in the Health... View Details

10 Nov 2015
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Using an MBA for a Career Change

months at each of the following agencies: 1. OMD (media strategy) 2. Annalect (marketing analytics and marketing tech) 3. TBWA (advertising agency) There were times where I felt like my career was soaring (the chairman of the company... View Details

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Uzoma Nwagba

"African government? Don't. You must be corrupt or crazy. Or you will fail." Big Mentor always means well. But this time he will be wrong. That classic doomsday narrative will not remain Africa's soundtrack. No, not even in our... View Details

20 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

sound processes in place, selecting and mentoring key people—to create the conditions that will help others make the right choices. At the same time, he must set the tone and define the organization's culture and values through his words... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

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Engagement Opportunities - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Engagement Opportunities 13ms Harvard University Climate Leaders Program Provides students with an opportunity to engage with others across Harvard who share a professional interest in climate-related work, to mentor one... View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Organizing the Family-Run Business

mediate the family's influence on the firm so that neither the financial and employment needs of the family nor family conflicts endanger the long-run viability of the company; and provide helpful mentoring and feedback for family... View Details

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Fast Facts - Health Care

Mentoring 220 MBA health care students mentored by alumni working in health care in the 2022-2023 school year Alumni 8,487 Active alumni in the health care sector in 1,300 cities around the globe Research... View Details

08 Feb 2024
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African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

Microsoft, I spent a few years exploring entrepreneurship, both on the operator side – joining and founding startups in the crypto space – and on the investor side as a Venture Partner and mentor at firms including Bessemer and A16z.... View Details

12 May 2020
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Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

entrepreneur and I knew I needed something more fulfilling and challenging like that again. Being in Silicon Valley, I was fortunate to find mentors who helped me do some soul searching on the path ahead. After a period of... View Details

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Growing on the Job - Alumni

Harvard Manage Mentor Take A Course in Career Management Want a fulfilling career path? While others can help, it's up to you to make it happen. Learn how by getting to know yourself, finding opportunities in career setbacks, and making... View Details

23 May 2018
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Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

struck a chord with Harris, who has spent much of her life exemplifying his advice. During her three decades at Morgan Stanley, for example, she has led numerous initiatives focused on women and minorities and mentored hundreds of... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Marketing Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Marketing Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students 2024 Eva Ascarza : Received the Wyss Award for Excellence in Doctoral Student Mentoring in 2024. Julian De Freitas : Winner of the 2024 Case... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

important in this life, and it certainly isn't the latest budget meeting! I'm now a balanced career and family executive. Mentors? From my earliest days at ManHan, I had a strong senior mentor who helped make sure that I was getting the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

Pennsylvania and Boston, where Cathy runs a nonprofit mentoring program for inner-city high school students. “These are amazing kids who just need a chance,” says Jack, whose paternal grandfather labored as a janitor at Harvard to put his... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

friends and relatives or start small businesses as a new source of fulfillment. One woman who had been mentoring junior workers at her old firm volunteered her coaching services through a community organization. Putting a material stake... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

March 2015
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BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White

BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy

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Purchase

11 Aug 2021
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The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise

you know.” To many professionals, this is a no-brainer — but if you had asked me in college how I felt about networking, I would have been at a loss for words. Despite the impostor syndrome I experienced while navigating my early career, I was lucky to have classmates,... View Details

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