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Alexander Mirza (MBA 1997) has spent two decades in the hospitality industry, opening and growing major hotel brands, including Hilton, Starwood, and Caesars, with locations around the world. And with each new project, Mirza faced the same primary challenge. “It didn’t... View Details

Keywords: April White; photos by Christina Gandolfo; Hospitality

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

inadequacy, in my first week on the job Clayton received a letter from the Nobel Prize Committee asking him to recommend someone for the Nobel Prize in Economics. He handed me the letter, asked me to write a draft, and said, “If you’d like me to buy you a View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

22 Nov 2023
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So You Want to Join a Startup

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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Curb Appeal

Corporation, the multibillion-dollar conglomerate founded by her grandfather, Laurence Tisch. The company’s holdings extend from hotels to oil and gas, and the Tisch name graces hospitals, museums, and art galleries across New York City.... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Mar 2024
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Action Plan: Wild at Heart

At first glance, Heather Evans (MBA 1983) might not seem the likeliest candidate for a career in ecological landscaping. A former chief marketing officer and “true urbanist” (“to the extent I used to hate visiting people in the country!”), Evans spent most of her life... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; gardening; entrepreneurship; sustainability

22 Sep 2023
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Capital Connection

well as value-add multifamily buildings in the Bronx, Detroit, and Houston. The firm is currently partnering with an operator of extended stay hotels in the Southeast, as well as a church in Prince George’s County, Maryland, to build a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Real Estate

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