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- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS
long history of admiring Professor Frei and doing the best I can to emulate her as a professor now, and to embody her, I don't know, zest for life, zest for teaching, and her interest in developing the whole person. And setting high... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960
however, was proselytizing. "Part of my role was to convince them that I had 'the truth.' That was hard for me given my respect for all viewpoints," says Sant, whose admiration for Mormon values remains strong despite having left the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
reflecting an outstanding career.” “Peter Crisp has played a leadership role in venture capital. His name and reputation will guide our work to further entrepreneurship and innovation at HBS and at Harvard,” said Eisenmann. “I am honored to be the Crisp Faculty Chair... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Mark Schwartz
Schwartz’s proven record of long-term relationships — he’s been married for 26 years and joined Goldman after earning his third degree from Harvard — he’s taking his time settling into his new career. Noting that many of the organizations he View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
John J. Brennan, MBA 1980
the company when Brennan announced his retirement. “But he put so much energy into the development of people that he was confident we would succeed.” Like so many colleagues, McNabb is clearly full of respect and admiration for his... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
recommendation? Put this in a drawer and start anew when you have more to say. “I took it personally; but that’s what I did. In hindsight, she was right. Recently, when I went back and looked at it, I found myself admiring the energy and... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987
a secretary at the University of Chicago. She admires his optimism, curiosity, and humility. “He’s proud but not boastful,” she says simply, adding that they’ve made a life together that is focused on helping their country succeed. In... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch and the Virginian-Pilot. Despite his youth, Batten gained the respect and admiration of his colleagues. He made ethical, careful reporting a top priority, strongly supported school desegregation, and encouraged... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Breyer Elected to Harvard Board
China, and India. "Jim Breyer is one of his generation's most creative and admired venture capitalists," says Harvard President Drew Faust. "He combines wide experience in new technology and media with an expansive international outlook... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Can’t Forget the Motor City
many admirers is distressed-assets financier Wilbur Ross (MBA ’61), who got to know Bloom from across the bargaining table when Ross was trying to buy up steel companies that Bloom represented. Observed Ross, “He’s very, very pragmatic,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)
held up as exemplifying the competence and character we associate with true leadership,” said Dean Nitin Nohria. “It is with deep sadness, as a community, that we mourn his passing. At the same time, we can reflect with admiration on a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Lighting It Up
Last December, David Wilkins (MBA 1990) admired the brilliant skyline of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, with its color-changing buildings and holiday lighting. “I love when nighttime comes,” the former investment banker told the Rocky... View Details
- 28 Apr 2021
- News
Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90
their exploration. As he recalled in an Atlantic article from 2019—the 50th anniversary of the mission—he circled the moon for a day after dropping off Armstrong and Aldrin, admiring the views. “But for Collins, the finest sight was the... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- News
What Ernest Shackleton has in common with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
world to move on from its modern energy sources the way that it once moved on from whale oil. Entrepreneurs like Bezos and Musk, whom I admire for their creativity and initiative, want to profit from launching satellites and providing... View Details
- 15 Oct 2024
- News
Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86
Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
At Ease
Retired Admiral Mike Mullen (AMP 109, 1991), former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, returned to campus in February for a daylong round of activities, including an afternoon visit with veterans from the HBS student Armed Forces... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Perspectives on Success
out our annual 25th Reunion issue with a look at a sampling of classmates who, whatever their route to success, have put their skills to use with admirable style and achievement. Access articles here: A Zest to Invest—Mark E. Kingdon A... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
The Sound of Music
The renowned Silk Road Ensemble put on an impromptu lunchtime performance in HBS’s Spangler Center in late September, drawing an admiring crowd of students, faculty, and staff. The ensemble is led by celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma and brings... View Details
Keywords: Christianity
- 27 Oct 2022
- News
John Middleton’s Big Swing
think it’s your passion as a fan that kind of fuels your ambition. It certainly fuels my ambition for this team.” A Philadelphia native and longtime sports fan, he told the Press of Atlantic City that he watched the Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals in the 1980... View Details
- 09 Feb 2015
- News
Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)
loved,” Nohria noted. “At the same time, we can reflect with admiration on a life that has demonstrated, time and again, what can be done by a good and effective human being – through a career centered in business, but one that also... View Details