Mission - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Nov 2014
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In partnership to support a mission

Meredith Jenkins (MBA 1999) serves as vice president and cochief investment officer of Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911. With business partner Kim Lew (MBA 1992), she manages $3.2 billion in assets, which have... View Details

01 Feb 2000
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William Jones: Builder with a Mission

At an early age, William D. Jones (MBA '89) learned about the fragility of a stable urban community. From their home in the Skyline Hills section of San Diego, he and his family watched their neighborhood gradually decline as businesses left for the suburbs, property... View Details

Keywords: Thomas Frick

18 Feb 2010
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A Mission to Improve Patients' Lives

Keywords: Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

11 Feb 2015
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Dedicated to a public service mission

for the 100,000 Jobs Mission for military veterans. The White House Fellowship brings Hunt’s devotion to his country to a governmental level, where he hopes to effect change on a national platform. “I have a real passion to be part of the... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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What to Do When Your Organization Has Dueling Missions

04 Nov 2016
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No Grand Plan, but a Clear Mission

because you’re really mission-driven in terms of using government to help improve the lives of as many people as possible,” she said. “What attracted me to Facebook and Instagram was the same thing, the mission of connecting the world.”... View Details

12 May 2016
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Food Rescue Is on a Mission

drove it to Sacred Heart Mission in nearby St. Kilda where it became soup and solid meals for hungry families in need. “The role of the food is not just feeding people. It also helps them get back into society,” says Carson, who cofounded... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

13 Mar 2018
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Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes In 2007, Navy SEAL Marcus Lutrell wrote a book called Lone Survivor, which recounted his experience during a 2005 mission in Northeastern Afghanistan that ultimately... View Details

22 Sep 2015
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On a Mission to Have an Impact

organization that had a strong sense of strategic value and I was really bought into the mission that they were creating. And then I left and I started my own company, Eve.com, where we were really trying to help women around the world,... View Details

04 Feb 2016
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The Space Shuttle Columbia’s Final Mission

11 Jun 2015
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A personal mission to serve veterans

Maura Sullivan (MBA 2009) served as assistant secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs at the US Department of Veterans Affairs in 2014-15, where she helped to correct mismanagement problems that plagued the agency. “I can’t imagine anything more worthy of... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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A lifelong mission to save the oceans

Andreas Merkl (MBA 1989) is on a mission to protect the world’s oceans. The president and CEO of the Ocean Conservancy is devoted to supporting delicate ocean ecosystems—guarding against overfishing and pollution—and to shaping... View Details