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- 15 Sep 2017
- News
Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)
consider it a great privilege to have spent two years with some of the smartest, most driven people out there,” explains Harland. For his thirtieth reunion, Harland established a charitable remainder trust. “I want HBS to maintain its... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
and compassion for other people who might be going through their own rollercoaster journey in their life and be compassionate, be empathetic? And how can I with that empathy and compassion, leverage the privilege and the opportunity that... View Details
- 21 Dec 2017
- News
A Decent Place to Live
Tjada D’Oyen McKenna (MBA 2002) is chief operating officer of Habitat for Humanity International. In this interview she talks about the critical importance of providing decent housing for people around the world. “I have the privilege and... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Creating a sustainable world
real-time, shared bus services for workers whose employees pay monthly subscriptions for the service. “I especially find it rewarding as these emerging companies develop projects that, in the long run, will contribute to a better world for the coming generation; they... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Himalayan Journey
Thanks to a special permit, we had the rare privilege of entering the sacred Taktshang Monastery (“Tiger’s Nest”), built on the side of a cliff almost 3,000 feet above the Paro Valley floor. Those in the group who chose not to hike had... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
What a Difference a Community Can Make
financial goal but, in true HBS fashion, to exceed it. It has been a joy and a privilege to take part in such a broad, collective effort to ensure that HBS has the resources to remain the standard-bearer in management education for years... View Details
- 20 Mar 2023
- News
Taking His Shot
wouldn't have even been able to play professionally. Were it not for these incredible guys in Boston that I met in business school who convinced me that I should dream and give tennis another shot, I wouldn't be here," Pecotic told the ATP. "I feel so View Details
- 22 Dec 2015
- News
Cahill to Lead HBS External Relations
this role as the School has raised close to $900 million and energized alumni at 22 events around the world during the Campaign. The Campaign, publicly launched in April 2014, is part of The Harvard Campaign, which concludes in 2018. “It is a great View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: On the Fly
carry on bags, and frequently those bags are larger than allowed. Enforcement of carry-on rules has increased at most carriers, and at least one has moved to charging for carry-ons—even charging a premium at the gate if the passenger hasn’t purchased the carry-on View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 25 Apr 2018
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Corporate Success
and the resultant lack of minority role models, is what prompted Rice to develop MLT while still a student at HBS. He realized just how close he had come to missing the opportunity for a career in business, because, despite coming from a relatively View Details
- 15 Oct 2024
- News
Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86
Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Turning Point: Dream Weaver
books. How do you get out of the Bronx? Being good at science. I was valedictorian of my class at Bronx Science and that was the ticket to Harvard, a school I had only visited by watching the movie Love Story. As an undergrad, I realized that although my View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
An Atypical Case — Robin G. Berglund (MBA 1971)
development and investment with gusto. "It was intellectually challenging and enabled me to provide my family with an interesting and privileged life," he says, noting that he and his children traveled all over the world together during... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Top-Flight Tory
mountain climbing, and flying light aircraft — clearly not a man to mess with,” opined BBC News Online (September 29, 2005). Of his party’s future, Davis said, “Modern Conservatives will show that we are not in politics for ourselves. We are not here to defend View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors
and incentives that will better integrate Executive Education alumni into the larger HBS alumni network. As I mentioned in my last report, it is a privilege to lead such an enthusiastic, hardworking group. As you can tell, these... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Working to improve California's public education system
I’d never actually experienced it firsthand. So what that showed me was that the problem must be statewide if our privileged community couldn’t survive on the funds that we were given. So we realized we needed to build the political will... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Brahmal Vasudevan, MBA 1997
of financial aid allows less privileged students to achieve what they may not otherwise be able to do,” he says. Vasudevan has also been pivotal in lining up global partner organizations in Kuala Lumpur for the January Term of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
be part of GE just as it’s relocating its headquarters to Boston.” Graham Fairbairn (MBA 2018) Hometown: Sydney, Australia Destination: General Mills, Minneapolis “I come from a consumer packaged goods background and have had the View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Making of a School
. . And I don’t care to give a half a million, either. But if by giving five million dollars I could have the privilege of building the whole School, I should like to do it.” The prominent New York firm of McKim, Mead & White, architects... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Convening Power
life and it’s a privilege to be able to give back to a school that has given us so much.” “Harvard Business School was transformative for Seth,” added Beth Klarman. “He is truly one of the School’s success stories—not just in his business... View Details