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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Fearless Force for Change
regularly attended indoor cycling sessions at a New York City fitness center. Struck by the lack of research funding for so-called rare cancers, she decided to translate her passion for spinning into a force for change. Cycle for... View Details
- 21 Nov 2017
- News
Start Your Engines
contributions of Bernie Ecclestone, F1’s former head, while laying out some thoughts for the future: a new circuit in a “destination” city such as New York, Miami, or Las Vegas; faster, louder engines; and redesigned tracks to create more... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Pinball Wizard
the city's most recognizable landmarks" filled with video and arcade games, where, for example, "electronic baseball games await players in a circular room designed like Yankee Stadium." Broadway City recalls the game parlors Simon's... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Self-awareness is important if you want to be a good general manager
Ken Yuan (MBA 2014), who came to HBS from the city of Guangyuan in the southwestern region of the People’s Republic of China, discovered that the School affords him the opportunity to have an impact on other people’s education. “We’ve had... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Giving Back
lives, careers, and volunteer activities embody the finest examples of public service and the Jeffersonian ideal of citizen involvement. Among this year’s other recipients was New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (MBA ’66). Before... View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
lunching with a student mentee, strategizing with the director of a pre-K education program, or working on crisis management with city officials in the aftermath of a violent neighborhood incident. “Don’t ask me about my typical day,” he... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Benaree Wiley
"Early in life," says Bennie Wiley, "I learned an important guiding principle: look for ways to exercise your values." As president and CEO of The Partnership, an organization designed to open doors for minority professionals in the city... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
KPMG for Mayor!
Ernst & Young, or McKinsey should all get a shot at becoming candidates to run cities and districts with a history of corruption. Entities that are experts at municipal accounting, consulting to foreign governments, or providing services... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Inside MBA Admissions
hosted 28 events in fifteen cities in the United States, with several aimed specifically at women and minorities. The office also hosted events at more than thirty colleges to connect with the “early career candidate pool” in an effort to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”
When Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller (MBA 2005) outlined his citywide plan to address homelessness in September 2018, his approach included some time-tested best practices from cities with more experience grappling with the issue. Increasing... View Details
Keywords: homelessness
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
The Alumnae Entrepreneur Behind Mary J. Blige’s Super Bowl Locks
told the station. “I just couldn't believe it was happening." In a July 2021 piece for Inc., Winters noted that the idea for Upgrade began at HBS, when she would travel from Boston to New York City just to have her hair done. “Mind you, I... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Allston Options Up for Discussion
A preliminary plan for Harvard University’s expansion across the Charles River on land surrounding HBS will be the focus of numerous planning meetings this fall involving the University community, the City of Boston, and the Allston... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Marilynn Davis (MBA '82)
career has also included impressive stints in public service, as CFO of the New York City Housing Authority in the 1990s and as assistant secretary for administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the first... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean’s Award
organizations are (from left) Andwele Lewis, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City; Jesse Souweine, City of Boston, Mayor’s Office; Katherine Cunningham, Teach For America; Stephanie Snitow, Phipps Houses; David Schlendorf, Federal... View Details
- 07 Apr 2017
- News
Transforming the “Misery Towns” of Buenos Aires
making good on those promises, following the mayor on a walk through one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, Villa 31, and discussing his vision for the area’s future. That vision includes a broad physical rethinking: His overarching plan is to create a “polycentric”... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Promising Starts
Performing Arts; Ben Schumacher, Teach For America; (back row) Mariah Sheriff, City of Sacramento Mayor’s Office; Michael Louis, Partners In Health; Austin Johnsen, World Wildlife Fund; Erin Barringer, Endeavor Global; and Daniel Koh,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
almost the size of Kuwait. What’s clear, though, is that while this city is rich relative to the rest of the country , its city managers were miserly when it came to building the ribbons of roads and rail... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
America by Alan Rabinowitz (MBA 1950) (M.E. Sharpe) Covering the growth of American cities and suburbs during the 20th century, Rabinowitz chronicles the influences that led to the American landscape of today. Quarter Notes and Bank Notes... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Fred Newman
with giving him the courage to found Talking Dog Productions, his one-man operation in New York City that enables him to view his work as a business — “like selling shoes” — and inoculates him from the rejection that stymies many actors... View Details