Wellbeing - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Sep 2016
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Horse-Powered Healing

Finance strategist Elizabeth Coit (MBA 1991) took her career in an unexpected direction six years ago, when she became executive director of the Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding Center in Zionsville, Indiana. “At some point, I decided I wanted helping people to be my... View Details

28 Apr 2020
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Lessons from a COVID Survivor

Radha Ruparell (MBA 2008) Radha Ruparell (MBA 2008) When Radha Ruparell (MBA 2008) fell ill with COVID-19, she wasn’t prepared for the physical and emotional rollercoaster that the ensuing weeks would bring. On day 16 of her illness, which she managed from home in New... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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A 'reluctant entrepreneur' draws on the HBS network

Cancer survivor Kathryn Giusti (MBA 1985) gives a talk about being a "reluctant entrepreneur" in founding the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. (Published April 2014) View Details

01 Oct 2001
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Courage and Hope in Africa

Sierra Leone, the West African nation of five million people, has been the scene of a brutal civil war for most of the 1990s. An accord signed last year has yielded an uneasy truce; with it has come an opportunity to restore some measure of stability to the strife-torn... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

13 Apr 2016
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Jason Lewis: Making A Difference

26 Jun 2023
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Time Affluence: The Path to a Meaningful Life

27 Jul 2016
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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

Margaret Crotty (MBA 2000) is CEO of Partnership with Children, which provides counseling services and family support to public schools in New York City. In this interview, she reflects on the influences that put her on this path. “Two of the biggest influences in my... View Details

22 Sep 2015
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Promoting a Healthy Policy Agenda

As chair of the public health committee in the Massachusetts legislature, state senator Jason Lewis (MBA 1995) focuses on promoting prevention and wellness. In this video, he talks about applying his business training to public policy work. “I've always been interested... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Turning Point: In Good Company

Aparna Piramal Raje (MBA 2002) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Aparna Piramal Raje (MBA 2002) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) There have been many turning points in my journey of living with bipolar disorder over the last 20 years. HBS has been an integral part of the... View Details

Keywords: bipolar disorder; mental health; wellness; HBS community

10 Aug 2015
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Support for the Healers

As COO of the UK-based Point of Care Foundation, Deborah Sandford (MBA 1990) runs an organization that addresses the needs of health care professionals who spend their careers answering the needs of others. “Hospital staff members exist on a daily diet of trauma,... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Water for Life

Issue Focus: Business and the Environment Zobel de Ayala Photographs by Tom Epperson Issue Focus The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS The City Solution Green Day Related Links Watch Ayala discuss sustainability Sixteen years ago, many of metro Manila’s 11... View Details

Keywords: Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities

09 Mar 2021
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Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic

Children learning remotely often have to rely on parents or a sibling for help. The pandemic has caused the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting more than one billion learners in more than 190 countries, according to a 2020 United Nations... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

31 Aug 2017
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Sir Harpal Kumar: Making A Difference

01 Mar 2015
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Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward

Your research explores entrepreneurship and the social safety net. What is the connection between those two things? I look at whether stronger social safety net benefits make it more likely for people to start a business. For instance, there’s this large public health... View Details

Keywords: April White; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Private Households; Personal Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

15 Jun 2023
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A More Humane Model for Eldercare in the US

01 Sep 2018
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Turning Point: Power Outlet

Depelsha McGruder (MBA 1998) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) Depelsha McGruder (MBA 1998) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) In July 2016, after visiting relatives in Georgia, I was watching CNN in the airport and saw graphic reports on the death of Alton Sterling, shot... View Details

08 Jul 2014
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Seeking "big solutions" to increase the value of nature for business and society

Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) is leading the World Wildlife Fund to "connect the dots" between business and societal goals to increase our perception of the value of the natural world. (Published July 2014) View Details

11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002) worked at Google for more than 11 years, and she would usually take the bus to get there. And every day, on her walk to the bus stop, she'd pass by a spray... View Details

07 May 2025
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Scaling New Heights

Brianna Brown, chief product officer at City Fresh Foods in Boston. (Photo/video credit: Susan Young) City Fresh Foods has long served nutritious meals to students, seniors, and daycare centers in Greater Boston’s under-resourced communities. But when the company saw... View Details