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- 03 Mar 2014
- News
A Life Transformed
world that you have only the spark of your intellect to tell you that there must be something more, the distance seems even greater. Akshay Kumar Parija (AMP 172, 2007) describes growing up in Balidhip in the late 1950s and early 1960s:... View Details
- 13 May 2025
- News
If I Knew Then
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: On May 29, a fresh crop of MBAs will receive their diplomas and go off into the world to begin a new chapter in their lives. But before they walk across the stage on Baker Lawn, Dean Srikant... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Students craft their post-HBS lives
learned since they graduated, the students hosted roundtable discussions at reunions, sought feedback from the Alumni Board and the Board of Dean’s Advisors, and conducted one-on-one interviews. “They talked to and gathered data and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
the fact that the word “retirement” has outgrown its usefulness? The word itself suggests a literal withdrawal, a distancing from the world that doesn’t suit most graduates of HBS and certainly doesn’t jibe with the subjects profiled... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
TOGETHERNESS: Mark and Kim Lackley based their furniture business in Vermont. Learn on someone else’s dime. That’s a lesson from HBS that served Kim Alley Lackley (MBA ’94) well as she made the leap from software and Internet start-ups to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Looking for a Leader: The Role of Executive Search Firms
search was made during the dinner; yet within weeks, the first CEO was interviewing for the telecom post, which he only learned about later through a headhunter's phone call. Why would the telecommunications company use a search firm to... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
the XXVIth Olympiad, opening next month in Atlanta. On an overcast morning in Atlanta, as the airport rapid transit train glides past auto-body shops and rain-swept intersections toward downtown, a passenger can glimpse in the distance a... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 23 Oct 2024
- News
Running Man
There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media sectors, running long (long,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
distance learning while supporting the development of Baker Library's Working Knowledge Web site (www.hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu). HBS Clubs Recognizing that clubs must "reinvent" themselves in order to... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
residents, Crockett learned that those who could shop outside their neighborhoods were often conflicted about it. "Many felt that not only was it inconvenient, but it didn't get money circulating in the neighborhood, and therefore, the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups Make Their Pitch
Krishna Mahesh (MBA ’05) not only traveled the longest distance to arrive on campus for the final round of judging in the inaugural Alumni New Venture Contest, he also figured he had the longest shot at winning. The seven finalists,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
an education for Feinzaig, who learned some unexpected—and unwelcome—lessons about the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the process of fundraising for the company. “It honestly never occurred to me that I was having a different professional... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Safari Beauty
elevation from top (7,600 feet) to bottom (2,000 feet). Surrounded by crater walls and driving on a dirt road, we saw a buffalo in the distance and took dozens of pictures while our driver waited patiently. With sixty people, there were... View Details
- 20 May 2020
- News
Keeping Families Connected
When millions of Americans started social distancing due to the spread of coronavirus, Caribu co-founder and CEO Maxeme Tuchman (MBA/MPP 2012) didn’t hesitate to lift the paywall on her company’s interactive video-calling platform, which... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
devotes himself to several principal pursuits. In addition to the BSG/Concours Executive Forum, an invitation-only program for chief information officers (CIOs) of leading companies worldwide, he runs a six-month leadership development program for future CIOs, using... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
What’s Next
to a continually evolving global business landscape. Curriculum Innovations What is the unique competence of HBS, and how will you deal with the distance learning revolution that is happening? Alan B.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
A Jolt for the African Coffee Industry
cherries grown by KZ Noir, the Kaizen affiliate that acquired the Rwandan washing stations. Now instead of being shipped to Europe, East Asia, or North America, some of those bags are traveling a shorter distance to Nigeria. Dozie’s Café... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
advantage of time alumni have already scheduled to be on campus. The committee is not limiting its sights to campus-based programs; it will be researching distance learning opportunities and how to augment... View Details
Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA '64)
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Sunny Stroeer: Many folks have heard of the Iditarod Sled Dog race, which is the last great race on earth where mushers compete to cover the distance from Anchorage to Nome as quickly as possible. The... View Details
- 20 Dec 2018
- News
Baker Library Webinar Features Resources for Alumni
research strategies and tools available,” he says. “The event was timed as an early evening event outside working hours and provided a valuable reminder to those of us in Europe that distance is not a barrier to using the Baker Library... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley