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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building
options; as a result, about 20 percent of his work force became millionaires when the company went public. "We shared the profits with everyone and gave those staying on an excellent opportunity," Hawes proudly noted. Hawes, who grew up in Marsing, Idaho, View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
Fostering Great Leadership
Ken Olivier (MBA 1979) and Angela Nomellini While an undergraduate at Stanford, Ken Olivier met a Ford Motor Company executive he admired. “I asked his advice on how I could get to his position,” he says. “That’s how I ended up earning... View Details
- 22 May 2017
- News
Two On-Track Investments
how much Seth Klarman (MBA 1982) and a co-owner paid for Cloud Computing, winner of the Preakness Stakes on May 20. A 13-1 prerace underdog, Cloud Computing paid $28.20 to win and earned his owners a $900,000 paycheck. Cloud Computing... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Renaissance Man
Turning the page: A collection decades in the making tells the story of a lifelong passion. Image Copyright Sotheby’s (Photo Credit: Nathan Keay, Tiny Mechanism) Thomas Brooker (MBA 1968) acquired his first rare book in 1959, during a junior year abroad in Paris. At a... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
George H. Strong, MBA 1951
In the 60 years since he earned his MBA, George Strong says that the impact that HBS has had on his life has only become more clear. “I think it is hard to gain a perspective on the HBS experience while and immediately after you are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Encouraging Women Leaders
School’s Alumni Board and the Latin America Advisory Board. In addition, she has established a fellowship fund to encourage women to earn their MBAs. “We need more women leaders in business, especially in Latin America,” she says. “I want... View Details
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
low-income backgrounds. Anderson says their reading improved more than two grade levels over nine months, and they earned high school degree credits at twice the rate of typical high schoolers. Reset’s first residential program facility,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
Science, the American Accounting Association, and the American Economics Association. Graduating from Cornell University in 1952, Christenson continued his education at HBS, where he earned an MBA with high distinction as a Baker Scholar... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
America the Difficult
are. They appear to systematically earn low returns on their investments in American corporate assets. The returns on American inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) are highly distinctive for two reasons. First, they are systematically... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Peter Harf, MBA 1974
Chairman and CEO, Joh. A. Benckiser SE Download Harf profile (pdf) Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1946 Born, Cologne, Germany 1973 Earns PhD, Monetary Economics, University of Cologne 1981 Joins Joh. A. Benckiser... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Roadmap for Moms
stay-at-home moms to return to work? Money is probably the biggest motivation but not just for itself. Often it’s a desire to be able to spend one’s own earned money. People often measure how successful they are by money. Many women want... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Built to Last
Dallas or Succession,” says Weisiger, who started out working in a company warehouse at the age of 14. While those backstabbing, dynastic stories dominate popular imagination, operating outside the pressure of the quarterly earnings... View Details
- 24 Jun 2014
- News
Gary (MBA 1963) and Terie Roubos
Gary (MBA 1963) and Terie Roubos Attending HBS has been very much a family affair for Gary and Terie Roubos, who arrived on campus in 1961 with their infant daughter, Lyndel, in the back seat of their car. Gary received his MBA in 1963, and years later Lyndel returned... View Details
- 30 Jan 2021
- News
Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning
many finish at half that number.” Simon, who earned a degree in engineering and worked in the manufacturing arm of a family business after his MBA, calls dry cleaning “the most challenging industry I have been involved in.” The full... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Class Day, Commencement Mark New Beginning for Newest Alumni
Commencement was held the next day, on June 5, with Dean Light presiding over the awarding of diplomas to 886 MBA students. Six doctorates in business administration were also conferred, along with twelve Ph.D. degrees in several fields, View Details
- 02 Aug 2022
- News
PayPal Names Blake Jorgensen as CFO
Electronic Arts.” As for his new role, PayPal’s CEO Dan Schulman noted during a recent earnings call that the company is “looking for additional ways to improve efficiency and productivity, which could include scaling back on real estate... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Robert F. Diromualdo
Bob DiRomualdo admits that he wasn't much of a reader until he paid a visit to Greenland. The son of a Philadelphia fireman, DiRomualdo took a job with RCA after graduating from high school to earn money for college. Dispatched by the... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 18 Jul 2019
- News
The Pursuit of Impact
philanthropic efforts. “Bloomberg the company has been in existence for 35 years. It is a private company. We give most of the company and all of my share of the earnings to the foundation. It is a real big recruiting tool when we say,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Green as Gold
high-performance, environmentally friendly buildings.” In fact, Hamilton is so efficient in its use of water, energy, and green materials that it has earned gold certification, the second highest of LEED’s four ratings (platinum, gold,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Warren Law Remembered
University and served for three years in the Pacific as one of the youngest officers in the U.S. Navy before graduating from HBS in 1948 and earning his Ph.D. in economics in 1953 from Harvard University. Law is survived by his wife of 53... View Details