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- 21 Jan 2014
- News
Climbing to New Heights
Photo courtesy of Jan Petzel PETZEL When Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) began his descent from the peak of Mt. Everest on May 13, 2013, each triumphant step marked the completion of three goals that had their origin during a presentation at HBS by... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
New Venture Winner an Undercover Success
Angela Newnam (MBA 1996) did not set out to be an entrepreneur. But the self-described former “career gal” and mother of three became one by envisioning what she could not find: sexy, comfortable underwear that absorb odor and wick away... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Better Mousetraps: At Product Design Fair, Student Ideas Get Real
become apparent," Thomke elaborated, "rather than out in the real world, where millions of dollars are potentially at stake. They get a lot of theory in class, but here they learn by doing." Indeed, some of the eighty students may well... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Sep 2019
- Book
Book Excerpt: Why a Volume on Race, Work, and Leadership
Excerpt by Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, and Serenity Lee Blacks have been integral to the economic foundation of the United States since its inception, yet that foundation was forged on an... View Details
Keywords: Re: Andi Wang
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested
to leave the state for college, Gregg majored in economics and East Asian studies at Washington and Lee University and worked as a consultant at Charles River Associates before coming to HBS. “I got to do such crazy stuff,” she says of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Herman I. Safin
time around taught him an important life lesson: "to strive for the best and have faith in myself." At MGIMO, Safin was selected to participate in the American Collegiate Consortium Exchange Program. His experience at Washington and Lee... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads
technology trends covered will feel dated simply because things are moving so fast. The evolution and accrual of market value (and income disparity) is playing out as they predict. —Bill Tai (MBA 1987) To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
An Advocate for Women's Equality
detailed in the recent book A Matter of Simple Justice: The Untold Story of Barbara Hackman Franklin and a Few Good Women (Penn State University Libraries), written by Lee Stout. Nixon's advocacy of women's... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
working across Europe, Africa, and Asia, dealing with everything from homelessness to COVID-19. This beautifully written book will enrapture all readers with an interest in what it truly means to be human. Women’s Crusader: Catharine Beecher’s Untold Story View Details
- 25 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows
Latinx students from vulnerable communities in Chicago’s most prestigious high schools. DA CREW—named by the first cohort of mentees—has supported over 25 students (grades nine-12) since fall 2019. Additionally, View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Business School with the Class of 2018. We mo... The Long Road to Impact (and a Bit of Déjà Vu All Over Again) Cabot Brown 13 Jun 2018 In 1987, I completed my studies at HBS and headed west for San Francisco, inspired by every class...... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
Above: Illustration by Hannah Barczyk When Hayley Barna (MBA 2010) launched the beauty startup Birchbox in 2010, she expected fundraising would be a challenge. Every entrepreneur knows the long odds: By some... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
How Deep Brain Stimulation Could Change Medicine
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Roger Frisch, a concert violinist with the Minnesota Orchestra, sees his instrument as an extension of himself—each time he pulls the bow across its... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
two oil fields, have contracts to manage as much CO2 as is produced by a small city, and we have the financial backing to finish the job," Dawe says. "That's about as tangible as it gets." Dawe is the president and cofounder of Berkeley,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
gain perspective; and reframe the question to open up new possibilities. Molly Waldo! A Young Man's First Voyage to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Adapted from the Stories of Marblehead Fishermen of the 1800s by Priscilla L. Moulton and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
CEO, he convinces Kotagal to lead the hospital’s improvement efforts as senior vice president of quality and transformation. Anderson, a practicing attorney with expertise in the quality improvement methods used by manufacturing firms, is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
FLEMING: Scientists make wrong assumptions about MBAs. PHOTO BY STUART ROSNER Despite earning two engineering degrees at Stanford, HBS associate professor Lee Fleming says he always knew he “wanted to study... View Details
- 19 Dec 2024
- News
The Musts of 2024
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. I love these end-of-the-year lists where you can get recommendations from smart people about things that are worth your time and money. It always sets me up really... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
of entry-level assistants, neophyte managers, seasoned VPs, CEOs, and anyone else who worries that their company may be caught flat-footed by the future. More Than a Motorcycle: The Leadership Journey at Harley-Davidson, View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Q&A: Donna Dubinsky
A member of the team that introduced the phenomenally successful PalmPilot, Donna Lee Dubinsky (MBA 1981) has a handle on the handheld computer market. She was one of the brains behind the Pilot, the standard-setting personal digital... View Details