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- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
visitors. “We are focusing on initiatives targeted to improve the economic prosperity of the people.” The message resonated with the HBS group, who visited 20 companies in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya; and Lagos, Nigeria, ranging from a financial services operation to a... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Inspiring conversations around the world
Sigal Bussel (MBA 2003) creates artwork intended to engage people around the world in a meaningful dialogue. Her large-scale, thought-provoking works have been displayed from Asia to the Middle East and from the United States to Europe.... View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- News
Laying the foundation for a better understanding of Japan
Nobuo Sato (MBA 1982) appreciates the importance of cultivating a global awareness in HBS students. As executive director of the HBS Japan Research Center (JRC), he especially wants them to have a better comprehension of his native... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Conversation with Dean Nohria
Under your leadership, there seems to be an emphasis on involving HBS alumni in advancing the School's objectives. Is that fair to say? We've long benefited from alumni engagement in the work of the School as case protagonists, student... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Future Source
Seni Sulyman (MBA 2014) wants to rescript Africa’s role in the world. “For too long the continent has been seen as a place people give things to,” he says. “I want to connect Africa to the world on equal terms.” As vice president of View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Alumni Books
A Vision for Venture Capital: Realizing the Promise of Global Venture Capital & Private Equity by Peter A. Brooke (MBA ’54) with Daniel Penrice (New Ventures) This book chronicles the career of Peter Brooke, who has been called “the... View Details
- 21 Dec 2018
- News
Bridging the Gap
traditional gap-year experience for high school graduates, focused on leadership development and featuring experiential, community-level project work in Asia, Africa, or Latin America. Global Citizen Year... View Details
- 25 Jul 2014
- News
Fostering connections with business leaders in India and South Asia
world's population. HBS faculty and student interest has heightened in particular with India's growth as an economic power. Under Raina's direction, the IRC has furthered the development of more than 90 case studies, several of which Raina has View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Putting on the Wheels
As head of General Motors's international division - which last year invested $2.45 billion worldwide - Louis Hughes brings a rock-steady philosophy to the auto giant's global operations: "Wherever possible, invest where you sell." Hughes... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Navigating the Populism Phenomenon
believe that the ideas the elite present are not universal and true but, in fact, are designed to serve their own interests. Why are we seeing a surge in populism? See more from the online-only September Alumni Bulletin IMPACT section’s exploration of democracy-related... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Money and Markets Dominate New Course Offerings
anticipate using financial statements to evaluate and pursue opportunities in global commerce and finance. Competing Globally is designed for those who will work as managers,... View Details
Keywords: curriculum
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Advancing China’s Impact Investing Ecosystem
As a second-year student, Cissy Chen (MBA 2019) worked with Jingsheng Huang, managing executive director of the Harvard Center Shanghai, to organize an impact investing conference in Shanghai. (photo courtesy Harvard Center Shanghai) As a... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Adventure in China
(January 8, 2001) reported. The article described how Zhang, through hard work and sacrifice, made her way to HBS and eventually founded WildChina.com, a firm that specializes in off-the-beaten-track tours of China’s scenic and culturally... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
mitigation is the use of off-balance sheet project finance instead of traditional, on-balance sheet corporate finance. Consider, for instance, Iridium LLC, a $5.5 billion global satellite communications firm backed by Motorola that filed... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
would be reflecting on the success of another sold-out Global Alumni Conference (GAC), but as many of you already know, we made a very difficult decision to cancel the conference scheduled for March in Buenos Aires. We extend our deepest... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
tracking global market trends and finding investment opportunities — such as gold, interest rates, currency, and commodities — that match those trends. Balance Is a Crock, Sleep Is for the Weak: An Indispensable Guide to Surviving View Details
- 16 Mar 2017
- News
‘We Don’t Leave When Things Go Wrong’
work in areas of conflict. We work in areas where there is a large number of disadvantaged people to try and persuade them that Daesh is not the answer to their lives. We work... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
Voice of Experience A lot of people think that dot-coms in Asia are just taking U.S. technology and replicating the same business models. That may have been a valid criticism in the past, but things are really changing.” The speaker is David Lane, an HBS senior... View Details
- 02 May 2016
- News
Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
Umaimah Mendhro (MBA 2009) was visiting her native village in Pakistan in 2007 when she got the idea to found the Dreamfly, a global initiative designed to educate, expose, and empower people living in communities of conflict. “We connect... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Unlocking mobile money in emerging markets
buyers and sellers are currently excluded from global commerce. These individuals, because of their collective size, will likely redefine the concept of banking and financial access in the future.” Working... View Details