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- 01 Jan 2002
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Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
involved, for example, in a corporate program in one region of China where we work to encourage children to go to school-a campaign that also subsidizes the cost of books and transportation." As part of her commitment to quality, Yang has... View Details
- 13 Feb 2015
- News
Lessons in Perseverance
business skills, but the profits go to underwrite scholarships at Deza’s high school in a poor, mountainous region in Peru. “I have such a passion for being a catalyst so others can flourish,” she said. A glimpse of Deza’s style could be... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964
analysis at HBS. Since then, I have been a big advocate of this objective method of examining the potential benefits and costs of any decision." ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "Seize the opportunity to live, work, or travel in Asia; that's the View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
more direct international experiences for our students, and for our faculty. One idea might be short study trips that would combine immersion in key regions around the world with individual preparation beforehand and class work or field... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: On the Fly
replacement aircraft for a lot of existing international routes. But their longer range will allow airlines to offer service on some routes that are not served on a nonstop basis today. The markets from the United States to Asia, Europe to Asia, and many long-haul... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
On Eve of Transition, Alumni Conference Set for Hong Kong
The final stages of one of the most significant events in Asia this century Hong Kong's transformation from British colony to Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China will be witnessed firsthand by attendees of the... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Adventure in China
Can a small-town girl from the boondocks of China discover happiness in the international adventure-travel industry? Consider the tale of Zhang Mei (MBA 1996), “the daughter of a humble electrician” from one of the remotest and poorest View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
company Long-Stanton and a 2013 Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard, has been promoting competitiveness-based ideas to improve the regional economy. During the past 18 months, he’s given dozens of talks about US competitiveness to state... View Details
- 30 Sep 2015
- News
Looking to Rwanda’s Future
When Jonathan Goldstein (MBA 1990) first traveled to Rwanda in 2002 to talk about venture capital with President Paul Kagame’s cabinet, he was surprised to find the cabinet members “weren’t requesting immediate investments or handouts.” “They were much more strategic,”... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
toward its $100 million goal. The first round of grants, totaling $1 million, was awarded to 20 local and regional organizations, with a focus on addressing urgent racial justice or pandemic-related challenges. Inaugural recipients... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact
agenda. To date, the AASU50 activities have already featured a series of fireside chats about black leadership, a series of case nights for current HBS students focused on the challenges and successes of African American business leaders, and View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Pursuing the Ultimate Deal
Ambassador Dennis B. Ross played a leading role in helping to shape U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process. Thus, when he spoke at HBS in mid-March, as hostilities in the region threatened to spiral out of control, the... View Details
- 29 Nov 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
we’re calling “HBS enabled/alumni owned,” such as our Alumnae Circles, where we work with you to get an effort off the ground, and you take it from there. Or join an alumni club, where leaders organize events that strengthen alumni-to-alumni and alumni-to-HBS... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
classrooms, online through our HBX digital learning platform, in the regions and communities where you live, within your companies, or right in your email inbox. Our thinking is evolving toward a strategy of continuous education and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Terence P. Stewart
materialize," says Stewart. "As a trade lawyer, I see missed opportunities for American firms caused by the West's failure to set up lines of credit to deserving enterprises and by the unimaginative approach to doing business in the View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
founding Pactual. Over the years, Jakurski has learned that successful investing in Brazil requires intimate knowledge of the country. The two most prominent kinds of outside investors, he observes, are "offshore portfolio managers, most of whom don't know the View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
the air outside New York City's JFK airport and eventually hitchhiked across the country." Merkl fell in love with California and decided to stay. Enrolling at the University of California at Santa Cruz, he studied environmental science, View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation
four regional offices. Through a program instituted in 2006, many of these patent examiners were allowed to work from home up to four days a week, which gave them flexibility in their schedules. In 2011, the USPTO revamped its remote... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 03 Oct 2019
- News
Clubs Convene to Focus on Health Care
Global Networking Night by highlighting the importance of networking, but also emphasizing the club’s interests and brand.” Facilitated with the help of several geographic HBS alumni clubs and associations, HBSHAA regional leads in... View Details