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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In
teams. I saw the Nittany Lions win the Rose Bowl this year, which was amazing. And then the Golden State Warriors, the 49ers in the pro leagues. I’m not that into soccer but one of my sons plays, so his team, of course!” Reading: “Two... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Seth Klarman, MBA 1982
taking time to coach his daughters' soccer teams and attend his son's piano recitals. Together with his wife, Beth, he has also given generously to causes they believe in. "Giving back has been a theme for us from a very early stage,"... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Start-Up Success
When the HBS student soccer team had to pull out of the National MBA Soccer Tournament two weeks before it was scheduled to begin last February, defending the School's honor fell to a group of HBS alumni... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
drew on the support of fellow YALPers to launch a successful bid to prevent the city’s professional soccer team from moving to Austin, Texas. In Salt Lake City, YALP participants enlisted area companies to commit to Parity.org’s pledge to... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)
Foundation. "I'm working hard on becoming a ranked senior tennis player to make up for my nonathletic youth," Brody says. "I also enjoy coaching my eight-year-old son's soccer team on weekends." Brody, who has always relished a challenge,... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
A Wider Net
Illustration by Neil Webb When the United States men’s National Soccer Team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup—for the first time in 32 years—the critiques were scathing. Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl deemed it “the most... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)
time for family activities. "I've eliminated most of my overnight trips," he notes, "and I try to arrive home on weeknights in time for dinner." His involvement in athletics these days is limited to running four to five miles on weekends and watching his daughters'... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Kicking Off a Startup: Jennifer Rottenberg (MBA '96)
Women's sports is one of the hottest growth sectors in the business of sports. A case in point is the National Soccer Alliance (NSA), a new women's professional soccer league currently in the startup phase.... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A United Front
Sustaining peak performance over not just years but decades may be the single most difficult challenge for executives, which makes Sir Alex Ferguson's 26-year run as manager of England's legendary Manchester United soccer club so... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
a very clear pathway now.” And while soccer is still the dominant sport on the continent, Lawani says the sport is resting too comfortably on its laurels: “Football has taken the continent for granted forever. There’s no active investment... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 10 Mar 2016
- News
Can Doug Lemov Save US Soccer?
Illustration by John Cuneo Illustration by John Cuneo Teaching guru Doug Lemov (MBA 2004) is taking his teaching talents to the pitch. Profiled in the March issue of The Atlantic, Lemov was contacted by US Soccer in 2010 in an effort to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Looking to the Majors
PAULSON: Sports is a tough business for ROI, but the returns to the community can be ample. Merritt Paulson (MBA ’00), owner of the minor league Portland Beavers Triple-A baseball team and the United Soccer League’s Portland Timbers, is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over
on the country's brand will be how it handles any civil demonstrations. If it passes those tests, Brazil, as it has long been on the soccer pitch, will be a more formidable player on the global stage. View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Scrum’s the Word
Calling all HBS alumni ruggers. Pack your kits and head to Soldiers Field for a fall classic October 8: the HBS Old Boys vs. the HBS Rugby Football Club. Each fall, alumni ruggers fly in from around the world for a weekend of camaraderie, centered on the Saturday... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
ability to react to the market will be critical; she knows that. There's no overestimating the event's potential effect on TAM—especially in a country where soccer is religion. But however TAM handles the Cup, it will be a valuable lesson... View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Uncharted Territory
(Uncharted Play) (Uncharted Play) Jessica Matthews’s (MBA 2014) startup Uncharted Play made headlines when it debuted Soccket, a soccer ball that captures kinetic energy to power a lamp. The simple idea could change life in poor, rural... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Sports in the Classroom
Football (both kinds) is a learning tool in HBS classrooms. Professor John Quelch has produced a paper case and video series on soccer powerhouse and blockbuster brand Real Madrid that features interviews with players and management as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Systems, Atlanta Previous Job: associate, A.T. Kearney, Cambridge, corporate strategy and operations improvement Captain: runner-up team in Boston soccer league After HBS: moving to Washington, D.C., with wife Irene Yackovlev Expecting:... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
extends beyond the business world and onto the soccer field. In 1994 he invested in the new Washington, D.C., Major League Soccer franchise — D.C. United. While the team did extremely well on the field, it... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 28 May 2019
- News
Action Plan: Border Crossing
advancing children’s well-being worldwide. Tea has donated nearly $500,000 to the organization to date; for Rawdon, seeking out the recipients of those dollars also opens the door to on-the-ground relationships, as was the case when her sons played View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna