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01 Dec 2022
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A Quiet Force: Remembering Jay Light

his work in the first-year MBA Program. Seth Klarman (MBA 1982), CEO of The Baupost Group, notes, “Jay was a wonderful friend and valued mentor. He was always willing to listen and then share an insight or perspective. His kindness and... View Details

Keywords: leadership; HBS Dean; obituary; academia

13 Jun 2014
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The Art of Effecting Change

Evans. "We have a chance to really impact the way people think about supporting the arts." In the year since she launched VIA (which stands for Visionary Initiatives in Art), with cofounder Lisa Schiff, an art consultant, Evans has built a national collective of art... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Arts, Entertainment

01 Apr 1998
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Speakers Share Triumphs and Challenges

Malden Mills had once again reached its prefire peak of $400 million in sales, thanks in no small part to the productivity of a grateful work force. "I did what I thought was right," Feurstein declared, "the way my father and grandfather... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

28 Mar 2018
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Fueling the Future

Women who pursue STEM fields are accustomed to being challenged. When Cecily Kovatch (MBA 2002) began her career working as a field engineer for Schlumberger, one of the world’s largest oilfield service companies, the all-male crews on... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 1996
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1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"

(MBA '87), and Lynn V. Odland (79th AMP), worked for over two years to put together the four-day program. In addition to two full days of talks and panel discussions, the conference featured hands-on technology demonstrations (including... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

01 Apr 2000
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Books

and professor Josh Lerner draw on their extensive research on venture capital organizations to illuminate the workings of this important industry. In a series of interpretative essays, the book expands on... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 Sep 2007
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Riding It Out

produce an infinite variety of possible SmartPak combinations in a cost-effective way and get orders out the door in a timely manner. Our economic model had some great features — customized products, continuity sales, limited working... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 1998
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Faculty Retirements

Samuel Hayes and Hugo Uyterhoeven, two longtime HBS faculty members, retired in June. Summaries of their distinguished careers follow. Samuel L. Hayes, III, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, joined the HBS faculty in 1972. An expert on View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

opportunities," Loughran observes. Working closely with Stephen C. Messner (MBA '80), Loughran also launched "Your Next Job/Your Next Career," a program designed to support alumni during the daunting process of searching for new... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2020
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The Devil You Don’t Know

capital or labor. He said it was not due—and this is really quite striking since we’re now in a pandemic—to earthquake, or famine, or war. Those are all things that would destroy productive capacity. He said instead that the economic... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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The Potential of Business to Improve Lives

related story). The Institute is currently focused on two key questions: how to respond to climate change and how to build a more inclusive economy. “BiGS was created to expand the research that our faculty are doing on these issues and to View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2015
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Complements to the Case Method

productive,” says former student Nami Singhal (MBA 2013), now an associate at asset management firm AQR Capital Management. Singhal’s team made a bet that Argentina would default during its debt crisis; they were eventually proved right.... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big

Noam Wasserman (MBA 1999) spent his MBA summer internship working for a VC firm, he observed important universalities in the decisions that founders faced. He also saw that the “fundamental implications of those decisions were getting the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

I’m scared of being bored more than I’m scared of an adventure. I started Bridgewater in 1975 out of a two-bedroom apartment. I figured if it didn’t work out, I could always get a job. Then in 1981 and 1982, I crashed. I could not have... View Details

02 Feb 2022
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AI Could Cut Hiring Biases as Companies Make Push to Find Workers, Proponents Say

while AI’s ability to replicate and exacerbate human biases has led to some high-profile missteps and attention from regulators, firms like Pymetrics have worked to design systems that not only don’t discriminate, but also surface... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

Ezequiel Reficco, a postdoctoral fellow in the HBS Social Enterprise Group. “We believe that societies don't reach their full potential unless they have a socially committed private sector and a strong nonprofit sector working together in... View Details

01 Jun 2010
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MBAs on a Mission

outlook. Since its inception in 2001, 89 MBAs have taken part in the program, working at 43 organizations as diverse as the City of Boston Mayor’s Office, Teach For America, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Mercy Corps. Fellows... View Details

Keywords: Sarah Auerbach;Deborah Blagg;Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

23 Feb 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot

part of that evolution—as the cofounder of a professional services firm, an investor, a developer, and a corporate board member. “The challenge and the opportunity is to work to ensure all Pittsburghers benefit from this transition,” he... View Details