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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
these include AltFinance, a joint venture with rival investment management firms Ares and Oak Tree that seeks to attract, train, and provide career opportunities for graduates of historically Black colleges and universities; and the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Kim at Seoul’s government-built Hoehyeon “Citizens’ Apartments.” Opened in 1970, it stands as a reminder of a Korea from a very different era. Like so many South Koreans of a certain age, Michael ByungJu Kim (MBA 1990) lives in a country where the past lingers,... View Details
- 23 Jan 2024
- News
A Wide Net
Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)
trading. As a result, the firm embarked upon a major growth strategy in 1971, with Fisher as one of its leading architects. From 1970 to 1983, revenues increased from $22 million to just over $470 million.... View Details
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Capital Connection
and fixing them up, creating jobs, and revitalizing neighborhoods,” says Beckford, now the CEO of Diversified Lending Solutions (DLS), a real estate capital advisory based in New York City. “These smaller operators are real engines for local View Details
- 15 Feb 2024
- News
Startup Shepherds
tapped to launch Martha Stewart Living’s first online business; in the process, he discovered the need for an internet strategy firm focused on media and publishing. Sherman set off on his own as founder and CEO of WestEnd New Media in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Case Study: Testing the Waters
Illustration by Christina Spano Endurance training was nothing new to Lauren Picasso (MBA 2014), who’d raced through her younger years as a cross-country runner and swimmer. In 2017, when she was director of marketing at Jet.com and looking for a physical challenge,... View Details
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Making Peace with Anger
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Willy Walker (MBA 1995) is the chairman and CEO of Walker and Dunlop, a commercial real estate finance firm founded in 1937 by his grandfather and his great... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
Kennedy Stephen M. Waters James A. Stern William J. Kneisel Donald H. Layton Kevin W. Kennedy A managing director at Goldman Sachs, where he has spent his entire career, Kevin Kennedy has served the firm in a number of positions,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Simmons Family Endows Professorship
important in shaping who we are as businesspeople," echoes David E. Simmons (MBA '85), president of Simmons Family, Inc., a firm established by Roy Simmons in 1978 that owns and operates radio stations in the western United States. "The... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954
CURRENT READING Inside: A Public and Private Life, by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. A member of McKinsey for almost half a century, Ron Daniel led the management consultancy from 1976 to 1988. While maintaining the firm's traditional values, he guided its View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
down.” [break] Kim moved to the United States in 1974, at age 11, and lived with his uncle in West Orange, New Jersey, until his parents and sister joined him a year later. South Korean president Park Chung Hee, elected in 1963, brought swift economic View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
language, is now my biggest challenge. —Krizia Li (MBA 2012) Back to top Multiple Lenses on “Optical Distortion Inc.” A small firm is ready to introduce a new product—contact lenses for chickens—and now an entry strategy must be planned.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
An Engine of Innovation
community. In terms of funding, we provide Spark Grants and Social Impact Fellowships. Another source is the Allston Venture Fund, which is a syndicate of venture capital firms that invest in some of the companies. Additionally, there is... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
expected to grow. Those combined forces present an existential challenge—and a megalopolis-sized opportunity—for entrepreneurs. “As population growth and weather-related pressures increase, the necessity of using our existing resources... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
business owners that promotes economic growth by mentoring and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs. Ko was looking for a new managing director of the Philippine chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization, and Ayala’s name kept surfacing. At... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
ambassadors to the HBS alumni community, what follows are highlights of the Spring 2023 Alumni Board meeting. MBA Update Over the last 40 years, the number of CEOs of publicly listed US firms with an MBA has grown from 24% to 37%, with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
had long been part of the cultural mindset. Today’s startup scene in Egypt is hopping. Venture capital funding reached $491 million in 2021, with a compounded annual growth rate of 117 percent between 2017 and 2021, according to Magnitt.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
within the next seven years. He sees growth potential in international sales, a new line for women, and licensing categories such as fragrance and footwear. Other ventures that fall under his purview include Justin’s restaurants, with... View Details
- 27 Oct 2015
- News
Sweet Success
spent much of his post-HBS career in energy finance, corporate finance, and public and private equity investment. In 2001, he cofounded ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity firm focused on the North American energy sector,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg