Impact Investment - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 May 2023
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Fail Better

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Every year, HBS selects a small handful of outstanding alums to receive its most important honor, the Alumni Achievement Award. This year's recipients work in finance, politics, biopharma, and... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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'Rooted' In Innovation

to make fufu, a thick paste used in various recipes—was originally produced for the African market and is now available at 50 supermarkets around the world. STUDENTS READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT READ MORE STORIES STUDENTS READY TO MAKE AN... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

22 Feb 2022
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3-Minute Briefing: Burunda Prince (MBA 1987)

and at any stage in the entrepreneurial journey. We’re about sustained, generational investment and wealth creation to build stronger Black communities—which is better for everyone, whether you’re Black or not. We have 54,000 square feet... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; leadership; Black; African American

01 Dec 2018
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Combating Climate Change

the $10.2 trillion the world will invest in new power generation through 2040.” —Rick Needham (MBA 2002), Partner, Energy Sector Lead, The Rise Fund Photo courtesy of Bridget Nyland Photo courtesy of Bridget Nyland “I’m interested in the... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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Addressing The Financial Security Gap

well as leading thinkers and decision makers, to discuss ways to make the US savings system more secure and inclusive. Ackerley’s group, in partnership with insurers, also announced an innovative investment solution, called LifePath... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

25 Aug 2014
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Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987

moment launched Weeks’s career, and it also had a deep impact on Corning’s future as a successful innovator in materials science. The first in his family to go to college, Weeks thrived at HBS. The case method—“pretend doing,” as he calls... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

17 Jan 2019
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The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

(TMT) investor at TPG, a global private equity firm. While I work across the TMT sector, I primarily focus on TPG’s middle market buyout and growth equity investments, which are made out of TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, a double–bottom line View Details

01 Apr 1998
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New Releases

strategy represents the new competitive standard, replacing the conventional "make and sell" method of doing business. Sense & Respond: Capturing Value in the Network Era, edited by HBS professors Stephen P. Bradley and Richard L. Nolan, is a collection of essays that... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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How DC is Taxing the Country

to deliver desired outcomes our “gravest competitive weakness,” the authors propose their solution: an eight-point plan for Washington, recommending changes that they say would have impact within two to three years, such as streamlining... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

20 Dec 2024
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Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024

To Boost Communities, Alumni Clubs Send Nonprofit Leaders to HBS For one week every summer, nonprofit leaders from across the globe convene on the HBS campus to sharpen their leadership skills and expand their impact through the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2018
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Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods

Tapon (MBA 1997) REISNER: More than email itself, what really had an impact was the loss of first-class mail to electronic bill paying, starting in 2008. But the point is a good one, and 3D printing is likely to cause substantial change... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

19 Dec 2024
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The Musts of 2024

and the title of it was Self-Managing Company. Leo Markides (MBA 1999): So my name is Leo Markides, I'm from MBA 99. There's a book by Peter Attia called Outlive. It's talking about how you can impact the way you age and expand your... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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The Path Ahead

talent to the funding you provide for key initiatives. We were able to move quickly and effectively in response to the pandemic because of the generosity of alumni whose gifts to the HBS Fund enabled the considerable investment in... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Giving Through HBS

Investing in HBS Giving Together Jump-Start From Fellowship Recipient to ‘The Most Influential Business Thinker On Earth’ FAQ In talking to alumni about supporting the School, one of the things I like to remind people is that they don’t... View Details

Keywords: Professor Howard Stevenson

01 Apr 2002
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New Director of MBA Career Services Focuses on Power of Alumni Network

their choice of industry and function. It's a tough year - you can't dress it up." Industries that have been hit hardest by the economic downturn include consulting and investment banking, two areas that traditionally hire a significant... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Oct 2000
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Three Promoted to Full Professor

foreign direct investment and the impact of investment on human rights and labor standards. Spar is the author of The Cooperative Edge: The Internal Politics of International... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

profound impact on me. Young, bright, respectable students were standing up against the police, the university, and our government. I was 22 years old. Seeing that people my age and younger could take a different point of view and speak... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

01 Sep 2011
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Extraordinary People

pianist. Meeting with colleagues at Baupost. Enjoying a Red Sox game with his wife, Beth. For 30 years, Seth Klarman has exercised an investment strategy of evaluating businesses based on their worth and of seeking out bargains. “It’s... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Mar 2006
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End of Campaign Celebrated

Harvard Business School. Close to 200 members of the HBS community took part in the event, which highlighted the impact of the campaign on the School and paid tribute to the leadership of former Dean Kim B. Clark and his wife, Sue. The... View Details