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- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Peter G. Harf
around the ambitious goal of "being the leader in the worldwide fragrance market and becoming the coolest, most cutting-edge company in the cosmetics business" by focusing on three key areas: core brands, fixed costs, and working capital.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
Nuclear, which was bought by DuPont in 1972. The success of that, he said in an interview with the Computer History Museum, “made me think that the venture business was easy.” By all accounts, Crisp made it... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 24 Oct 2016
- News
Health Care Pioneer Giusti Named McCance Senior Fellow at HBS
Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) (photo courtesy of Kathy Giusti) Henry McCance (MBA 1966) (photo by Susan Young) Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) (photo courtesy of Kathy Giusti) Henry McCance (MBA 1966) (photo View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 24 May 2017
- News
Angie Hicks, MBA 2000
heart is”—is a fitting description for how the mother of three feels about her family. “Spending time at home is how I recharge,” she says, expressing gratitude for her husband who put his law career on hold to be home with their kids. Timing, she notes, has also... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
actually weren’t all that good for many people,” she notes. “There is a more level playing field and meritocracy today. You don’t have to wear a three-piece suit to get the job or while you’re on the job. Diversity and individuality are celebrated, and I, for one, am... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
historic donation to Central Park Conservancy 2015 Endows Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, which is renamed in his honor Photo by Susan Young View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
threat," recalls Jacobson, who also led the product development team. "It was an incredible turnaround. The team grew the company by $200 million." With Converse back on its feet, in 1994 Jacobson left to work as a consultant and was then... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Explore Tanzania
Tanzania photo galleries Photography by Graeme Johnson, Alan Steinert, Jr., and Susan Young. Mt Kilimanjaro photo galleries Photos courtesy Norm Boone (MBA ’77) and Linda Lubitz. It’s 5:30 a.m. As our Jeep... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Jennifer L. Scott
annual Business Plan Contest, a program that integrated students, faculty, and alumni in a hands-on, real-world entrepreneurial exercise. Following up on an idea conceived by Alison Berkley and Bill Nussey (both MBA '96), Scott worked... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course
Capitalist Revolutions (DCR), was born. Taught initially in January 1996 by McCraw and Assistant Professor Nancy F. Koehn, another business historian, DCR drew an enthusiastic response from the first students to take it. Essentially an... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
career services, executive education, and alumni efforts. Despite a limited budget, Darwall, in her typical can-do style, hired Susan Breyer (MBA '92) to work part-time with the Career Services Office to make the most of events such as... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
the many local causes he supports. What matters most to him is people. “As individuals, we have very little meaning,” he observes. “We find our meaning through how we serve others and our relationships.” Photo by View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
Leeuwenhof, the majestic estate of Western Cape Premier Gerald Morkel. With the splendor of Table Mountain above and the beauty of Table Bay below, Morkel welcomed his guests to Cape Town, which he described as "a region of great economic hope." Sounding one of the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Q & A: Herb Kohl
one hundred grocery and department stores. Kohl focused on philanthropic activities after selling the business in 1979 and purchased the NBA Milwaukee Bucks in 1985. Elected to the Senate seat vacated by William Proxmire (MBA '40) in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
apprenticeship." On the client side, Karch appreciates McKinsey's focus on helping clients make constructive changes. "This place is driven by values," she notes. "Our decisions to work with clients are based on whether we can help them,... View Details
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- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Gerald Chertavian, MBA 1992
Bank of America, “have literally opened the door of opportunity to thousands of young people,” says Chertavian. If those individuals did not deliver on their promise, he observes, Year Up would not be expanding. “Our success is because these young adults are economic... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 23 May 2018
- News
Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003
Star 2003 Joins General Electric’s Corporate Initiatives Group 2006 Named VP, University of Oklahoma 2009 Named President, Hampden-Sydney College 2010 Coauthors Money Makers: Inside the New World of Finance and Business 2016 Named President, Robert Morris University... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
people, including thousands of women entrepreneurs in southern New England, are better off because of it. As founder and CEO of the Center for Women & Enterprise, the energetic Silbert has followed her parents’ example of helping others, not through medicine but View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Michael G. Mullen, AMP 109, 1991
bin Laden 2011 Retires as Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 2011 Launches MGM Consulting 2012 Appointed Visiting Professor, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton Photo by Susan Young View Details
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- 01 Mar 2003
- News
A Casual Approach to Success
Francisco Free Clinic, an organization that provides free health care to the needy and is run by one of their children. The proud grandparents of twelve, Warren and Chris Hellman have a seemingly endless amount of energy. When a... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young