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- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Laser focus on medical breakthroughs
"When I discovered the device, it was being developed in a garage," she recalls. "It was my training as an ophthalmologist that allowed me to see the potential." After working as a practicing eye surgeon, Dr. Krauss became one of the... View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Enabling the Dream of Building A Healthy Future for India
Surabhi Bhandari (photo by Susan Young) Surabhi Bhandari (photo by Susan Young) Surabhi Bhandari (MBA 2017) wants to launch a medical technology startup in India that will help revolutionize health care in her native country.... View Details
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
only one to ask that question. At the time, Sean Hogan (MBA 1993), a VP in IBM’s health care unit, was tasked with finding the major trends in the health and life sciences sectors that could lead to billion-dollar businesses. “We saw an... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Challengers
All due respect to the Red Sox, but we think some of Boston's best pitching in May occurred on Western Avenue, not Yawkey Way. As part of a trio of entrepreneurial challenges hosted by the i-lab, six HBS students and two soon-to-be alumni—representing five... View Details
- 20 Mar 2018
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
Daphne Leger (MBA 2012), director of continuous improvement for Mexico-based social enterprise salauno, uses her business savvy to bring affordable eye care to those who most need it. “I firmly believe that... View Details
- 15 May 2012
- News
Finally Finding the Right Fit
learning experiences that are immersive, field-based, and action-oriented. “I’ve been lucky enough to attend institutions that have opened my eyes to the benefits of education,” says Heffernan. “I think it’s important to give back to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
far more on fragrances and skin care than Americans, who in turn spend far more on color cosmetics than Europeans. The Asia-Pacific region is a modest market for fragrance, accounting for only 6 percent of the world fragrance market, but... View Details
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
Mexican for-profit social enterprise that makes eye care, including much-needed cataract surgery, accessible to thousands of people annually. Blindness is the second leading cause of disability in Mexico, with more than 2 million people... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
Rhenisch Rick Bern/Courtesy Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority A community organizer during the 1960s, Madelyn Rhenisch was a pioneering advocate for better medical care for the people of rural upstate New York. More... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Immersion Program Digs Deep
it was enlightening to see China and Vietnam through the eyes of the students. “So many of them were experiencing these places for the first time that I began to see them differently as well,” she says. “You definitely can’t replicate... View Details
- 09 Nov 2016
- News
The Seeds of Learning
that Harvard opened my eyes to the opportunities in which I could place my unique abilities in order to make a difference. “Gardeneers is a nonprofit organization that does school garden programs for students. We work with about 1,000... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Delivering the Power to Dream Big
2011 HBS Business Plan Contest. Competing with 62 other teams, they earned one of three runner-up slots and gained the confidence to launch the business, thanks also to positive feedback from their HBS adviser and the judges. "The Business Plan Contest opened my View Details
- 27 Nov 2012
- News
The Beauty of the Network
have come from HBS.” Those friends have also been essential in the funding of Restorsea (www.restorsea.com), a line of luxury skincare products with an initial launch of day and eye creams. (Additional products, with expanded... View Details
- 21 Oct 2013
- News
Moving the Needle
hospital stays and doctors' visits showed her the health care system up close. "I realized that I really wanted to make a difference," she recalls. At Harvard, this self-described "contrarian" recalls having to push her idea of promoting... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
on effective professional feedback, honing it in roles at tech icons Apple and Google. The idea? Radical candor, or as Scott (MBA 1996) defines it, caring personally while at the same time, challenging directly. At its base, she says,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
renovation. And although Fouraker had stopped the School’s runaway growth and shored up its finances, there were no guarantees that times would remain good, especially as the deep recession of 1980 set in. The new Dean would have to keep his View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
Marshall is still eyeing business opportunities is to be expected. The Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, he was universally held in high esteem during his HBS years, thanks to his penchant for a practical... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
special. My competitive nature led me to contact a local dog club about showing her in competition, and one thing led to another. For about a year I went almost every weekend to a dog show with Anni and served as kennel help and doer of odd jobs taking View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2022
- News
Your Family, Your Work, Your Way
Maybe, you know, those days that you’re late getting home from work, when you are in person, maybe there’s a neighbor who also has kids who you could rely on to keep an eye that your kids get off the school bus and home safely. Or maybe... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side
“Howard is the fiercest man I have ever known — fiercely interested in the world and its people, fiercely loyal to family and friends. Of course, he is also fiercely honest.” — HBS professor Myra Hart “Howard cares so much about HBS and... View Details