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- 30 Nov 2018
- News
Be a disruptor to avoid disruption
- 04 Mar 2020
- News
Harvard Business School Professor Reflects On Jack Welch
- 24 May 2017
- News
Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979
tells it, Ogunlesi was complaining about work to his wife, Amelia, who pointed out that he seemed miserable. That observation inspired him and five others to launch GIP. “None of us had any investing experience,” he says, “but we persuaded Credit Suisse and View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Larry Murphy
development advisor. He believes that sheer size, coupled with some ill-advised mergers, have hurt creativity and bottom-line performance at big-name media and entertainment companies. “I wouldn’t be surprised,” Murphy says, “to see the industry go through a period of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
enterprise, entrepreneurship, entertainment and media, and emerging markets.) Here’s a sampling of what a few students from the MBA and Doctoral Programs will be doing. Paige Sopcic (MBA 2018) Hometown: Roscoe, Illinois Destination: GE... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
arena, where he was president and CEO of GE Commercial Insurance, and into something with strong growth prospects. Four months later, Parker’s wish came true: He became president and CEO of GE’s new Homeland Protection unit. In July 2005... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
Leading the Way
Everything that GE did, I had a chance to be a part of. “I tend to be a pretty optimistic person. For example, I left GE not getting the top job. But I understand how these things work. So my effort starting... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
stock, GE CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) made the decision to cut the company's annual dividend for the first time since 1938. It was gutting for Immelt. He knew the financial impact such a move would have not just on the company, but also on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Rust Belt Turns ‘Sun Belt’ with Solar
Abound’s CEO in 2010. Prior to joining Polaris in 1998 (he became CEO a year later), Tiller had worked at GE for fifteen years, including service as general manager of GE Silicones. He’s confident that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Passing the Torch
Jeffrey Immelt In the closest thing to a royal succession business has had in many a year, last September Chairman Jack doffed his crown, bid farewell to his subjects, and ceded rulership of the kingdom of GE to his handpicked successor,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
9/11, Jeff Immelt had already built an impressive nineteen-year career at GE in its plastics, appliance, and medical systems divisions. With revenues in 2007 of $173 billion and more than 300,000 global employees, View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
In Brief
HBS) play as the world confronts what may be the most explosive socioeconomic challenge of the new century? Security Chief. As president and CEO of GE Security, Louis Parker (MBA ’90) has molded a collection of formerly independent... View Details
- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Giving Back to Help The Next Generation
game-changer for me,” says Sergio. “That was critical in my decision to pursue an MBA at HBS.” The former engineering major from Chicago left her operations job at GE to attend HBS. Sergio explains that the Michael J. and Mary C. Johnston... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Harvard MBAs Rule?
GE among them. As if that weren’t enough, it noted that even the newest occupant of the Oval Office, George W. Bush (MBA 1975), “spent some time hanging at Harvard.” With HBS producing so many entrepreneurs in recent years, Fortune... View Details
- 30 Aug 2018
- News
“No Interest in Being the Only”
of RLJ Lodging Trust, a Bethesda hotel company with a market cap of $3.8 billion. “I am humbled and honored to be the first, but I have no interest in being the only,” Hale told the Washington Post. Hale, who joined RLJ in 2005, has also worked at View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
Chairman & CEO, GE Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Dartmouth College, 1978 B.A., Applied Mathematics LESSONS FROM HBS “Understanding the difference between knowledge and intelligence.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS... View Details
- 08 Jun 2023
- News
Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner
Julio Calzada (MBA 2019), and Carlos Castelán (MBA 2015). Dallas Alumni Mark 75 Years with Gala Dinner Following a year of activities marking its 75th anniversary, the HBS Club of Dallas capped it off with a gala dinner at the Gleneagles Country Club in Plano featuring... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Gregg Petersmeyer
intranet software tool designed to help workers within an organization create their own “communities of interest” in giving back. “It’s a communication platform to improve employee respect and trust, corporate culture, and community well-being,” Petersmeyer says. —... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Claudio Knizek “My goal is not only to lead people, but to lead by inspiring them.” Born: El Salvador, grew up in Brazil Citizen Of: Mexico Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, German Stanford: BS and MS in industrial engineering Summer 2002: worked as business... View Details