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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Thomas K. McCraw, 1940–2012
elective course The Coming of Managerial Capitalism. A former editor of the Business History Review, McCraw was a prolific author. His other notable books include Prophet of Innovation (a biography of Joseph Schumpeter) and, most recently, The View Details
Keywords: obituary
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Leading Change
alumni.hbs.edu/makingadifference. Helping to Fill the Global Education Gap Before he came to HBS, Salman Khan (MBA 2003) didn’t think he had the stomach for entrepreneurship. Fast-forward 15 years, and Khan is founder and CEO of Khan... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Science Buddy
Hess Courtesy Sciencebuddies.org After seeing his daughter win a science prize, Ken Hess (MBA ’78), himself a science buff since childhood, wondered how he could help other young people with science projects and science appreciation. The View Details
- 18 Feb 2021
- News
Jumping In, Fighting Bias
marketing, and transitioned to an entirely new industry, accepting the role of CMO at Sequoia Capital. She made the decision after drawing on the advice of a handful of personal advisors, including Judy Zhu (MBA 2009), founder and CEO of... View Details
- 06 Sep 2016
- News
Connecting Past and Present
Family health was the impetus for Stanley Diamond (MBA 1958), founder of one of the world’s largest genealogy resources. “My family carries the beta thalassemia genetic trait,” a blood disorder. When my nephew was diagnosed, and we then... View Details
- 19 May 2016
- News
Creating a Public Greenway in Northern California’s Scenic Wine Country
Chuck McMinn (MBA 1978) is a man on the move as founder and chair of the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition, a 47-mile bike and pedestrian route that will connect the entire region by 2020. “It’s very psychically rewarding. The trail will... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
MBAs mobilize to assist small business owners
immersed themselves in each city to work with entrepreneurs such as Sebastian Jackson, founder of the Social Club Grooming Company, in Detroit. Jackson worked with the team to create a new compensation structure, implement a CRM, and plug... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Multiple generations of computing
Palm Computing, with founder Jeff Hawkins, she introduced the PalmPilot, the first successful handheld computer. Under Dubinsky’s leadership it became the fastest-selling computer and consumer electronics product in history and created a... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Tapping into a sustainable enterprise that provides income for indigenous Mexican families
Fredo Arias-King (MBA 1996, AM 1998) helps indigenous forest dwellers and their families in central Mexico stay on their land and thrive financially while also safeguarding their local environment. As founder of Green and Tapped... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
An investment of time to advance education
investment in Facebook when it was still a start-up. He is also founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, a global equity investor focused on catalyzing high-impact social and for-profit entrepreneurs in the media, technology, education, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Center Court
plays regularly, is the founder of Tennis Corporation of America, which owns and operates forty indoor clubs in North America. Last January, he was named president of the 670,000-member USTA, a not-for-profit organization that funds... View Details
- 15 Apr 2020
- News
Money Matters
books, including Tina Hay (MBA 2002), for tips to help young investors get through and recover from their first financial crisis. Hay is the author of Napkin Finance: Build Your Wealth in 30 Seconds or Less. She is also the founder and... View Details
- 04 Sep 2014
- News
Our focus was to get drug companies to invest money in ALS
He can no longer walk, talk, or swallow, but Avi Kremer (MBA 2007) won’t let that slow down his pursuit of a cure for ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. As founder of Prize4Life, the nonprofit he launched in 2006 with HBS... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
IPA Meets IPO
KOCH: Putting shares of the company in the hands of the people who really believe in its product. Lots of business executives tout the importance of focusing on the customer. But craft brewmeister Jim Koch (MBA 1974), founder and chairman... View Details
- 21 Aug 2019
- News
Analyzing Homelessness
If business leaders want to solve societal problems, Randy Shumway (MBA 2000) suggests, “Find an issue that inspires you. Your impact will compound from there.” For Shumway, that issue is homelessness. Shumway is founder and chairman of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The New Venture Competition Crowns a New Crop
pitches to a crowd at Burden in late April. The grand prize winner—decided by a panel of judges that included Glasswing Ventures founder and managing partner Rudina Seseri (MBA 2005) and Grab cofounder and CEO Anthony Tan (MBA 2011)—was... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 31 Jan 2025
- News
New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses
When the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) launched its Small Business Partnership Initiative (SBPI) in 2020, its goal was to simply help small businesses survive the COVID pandemic with guidance from a small group of volunteer alumni advisors. Now, nearly five years on,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jan 2009
- News
Kathryn E. Giusti, MBA 1985
Founder and CEO, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page Earlier Education: B.S., Biological Sciences, University of Vermont, 1980 On Leadership: “Know what... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Sunny Side
contrarian bet is paying off. Berardi is traveling less, as more and more founders and investors set up shop in his new hometown: “Miami was built on waves of immigration. It’s a place that makes you feel like you matter to its future and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Connections: Photos of Recent Alumni Events
WeMaintain celebrating at Le Hub in Paris with judges, club officers, and guests after winning the Europe regional HBS New Venture Competition Alumni Track in March. 3 Roy Willis, Ted Lewis, and Lillian Lincoln Lambert (all MBA 1969)—three of the five View Details