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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
have to defend myself against Joe O’Donnell’s MBA ’71 unfounded claim that he took me in one-on-one games when he worked at HBS,” Cash says with mock disdain. An avid golfer today, Cash is also subject to ribbing from those who recall the days when he questioned... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rowing Upstream
endurance. Physiologists say that rowing a 2,000-meter race is equivalent to playing two basketball games back-to-back. The difficulty of keeping oar strokes synchronized has been compared to “eight people trying to do the perfect golf... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
South Africa Conference Preview
special interest tours - to big game reserves, bird sanctuaries, and golf resorts, for example - are also being planned. "Sub-Saharan Africa has been growing for the last seven years at a rate of 4 to 5 percent," said HBS professor... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2006
Pennsylvania, Sarah Sommer abruptly experienced profound hearing loss. But with a hearing aid and intensive therapy, she went on to become an Academic All-American in golf at Princeton and winner of the Spirit of Princeton Award for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
Palm Beach, Florida (but still calls Boston “home”). While he golfs “a bit,” he remains a prolific writer and is the author or coauthor of nearly twenty books. His latest, Hedgehogs and Foxes: Character, Leadership, and Command in... View Details
- 15 Nov 2011
- News
750 World Wonders and counting
was a managing director at the IOD) and to picking up the pace with his photography. “I use every holiday and most weekends,” Main Wilson says, describing how he manages to squeeze it all in. “I don’t golf or go to the pub. My idea of... View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
driving us around in golf carts to the woman making our faces camera-ready in the makeup trailer, you could tell that everyone was so excited to be there. The other entrepreneurs were incredibly fun as well, and not the typical... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
HBSAAAA Convenes in San Francisco
Kenneth A. Powell (MBA '74) is delighted with the event's success on many levels. "As we break new ground as an organization," he notes, "we appreciate the tremendous support we've received from individuals and corporate sponsors such as The Gap, Kraft Foods, Morgan... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
Purpose and Adventure in an Encore Career by Rick Walleigh (MBA 1974) and Wendy Walleigh (Wheatmark) Like many baby boomers reaching retirement, the Walleighs were too healthy, motivated, and interested in giving back to play golf for the... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Dan Geffken (MBA '87)
adoption. “It's easy for my classmates to keep track of how old Molly is,” laughed Geffken, SVP, finance, and CFO of Transkaryotic Therapies in Cambridge. “They can chart her age by our reunions.” This year Geffken was treasurer for his 15th Reunion, in addition to... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Club Flourishes in London
venues, such as the House of Lords, National Theatre, Tower Bridge, London Zoo, and Somerset House, for its annual summer and Christmas parties. An annual ball, golf days, and Sunday visits to historic buildings bring members together to... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
includes Time Inc.'s high-circulation weeklies-Time, Sports Illustrated, People, and Entertainment Weekly-along with other well-known publications such as Fortune, Golf Magazine, and Southern Living. Moore began her career as a financial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
that offers a $24 million prize pool for one tournament, bracketed levels of competition, and tournaments that yield almost $17 million in sponsorship revenue? These numbers aren’t referring to golf or tennis, but eSports. ESports... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
inherent contradictions among its various units. Similarly, consider the Wilson Company's involvement in meatpacking, sporting goods, and pharmaceuticals. That mélange earned the company the nickname 'Meatball, Golf Ball, and Goof Ball.'... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
of golf at nearby Pebble Beach. That unexpected outing speaks volumes about the state of venture capital in the midst of the worst “correction” in the industry’s nearly sixty-year history. “VCs venture capitalists didn’t have anything... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Up to the Highest Heights
professional kiteboarder Susi Mai that combines high-level kiting and high-value networking. ACTAI Global—now a nonprofit with several thousand members and events around the world—has been called the “new TED,” and kiteboarding has been called the “new golf.” “I don’t... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
New Venture Winner an Undercover Success
recipient of $25,000 for TrophoMax, a producer of patented seed and leaf inoculants. Jonathan Assayag (MBA 2010) of the HBS Club of Brazil was a semifinalist for Lema21, an online retail channel for quality eyewear. An online poll named Swing by Swing View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
revolutionized the way Americans drink coffee. In his spare time, he enjoys golf and skiing, and names a Seattle Starbucks location in his Capitol Hill neighborhood as his favorite store. Customers might even enjoy a double-tall-nonfat... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
offer an attractive retail environment to move a company’s products — a clean, well-organized store where a brand’s cachet isn’t damaged. One closeout we bought were sleeves of three Top-Flite golf balls. They’re the same high quality as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
GLF Showcases London
Museum, and a gala dinner at the Royal Albert Hall featuring a command performance of Romeo & Juliet by the English National Ballet. Come early for optional trips to France or Ireland, or stay afterward for golf in Scotland or tennis at... View Details