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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
The Wisdom of Crowds
The judgments of many people regarding the merits of a restaurant, hotel, or bar trump a single reviewer’s opinion. That’s the philosophy behind the Zagat Survey leisure guides, and Ted Zagat (MBA 2004) has literally grown up with that concept: His View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Modupe Akinola: Outreach In Africa
The daughter of Nigerian and Togolese immigrants who settled in New York City’s Spanish Harlem, Modupe Akinola (MBA 2001) was raised to know the value of a strong family and a good education. In light of the sacrifices her parents made to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
Gompers found that the gender of male venture capital partners’ children had an effect on hiring; parenting more daughters led to hiring more women partners. He posits that this shift in hiring was the result of the “true removal of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
1980 to found Delta Consulting, a firm that merged with Mercer Consulting in 2000. Now vice chairman of Marsh & McLennan, Mercer’s parent company, Nadler continues his engagement with academia through his financial support of the HBS... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Ilene Lang
The core issue, we believe, is gender. In many of our studies we’ve looked at women and men who don’t have children, and the women are still at a disadvantage, whether it’s in promotions, compensation, or being selected for leadership opportunities. But it’s more... View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- News
Forged in Fire
prepare for the wedding. We were both living in Washington, in separate houses. And I got a call from parents the next morning saying that she had died of a malignant brain tumor. And it really forced me to think about "what's life all... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
illustration by Cathy Gendron When the pressure is on and the going gets messy, Swanee Hunt, former U.S. ambassador to Austria, can usually find a diplomatic way to discuss just about any situation. But for Hunt, a parent of three, and... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
C. Bruce Johnstone, MBA 1966
poignant and very personal. Over the years I have helped counsel students and young alumni on courses and career direction. Some invited me to play golf. I've met their parents and their friends. It's very fulfilling and very satisfying." View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Hot Tip
business information in countries across the continent. Nkontchou (pronounced en-CON-choo) was born in Cameroon and moved to Paris with his diplomat parents when he was 13. Of his decision to earn an MBA from HBS, he told USA Today... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
were preparing to go back to school after COVID lockdowns, they made a decision as a family that Toedebusch would leave his job as a marketing director at Amazon and spend time as a stay-at-home parent so Bond could focus more intently on... View Details
- 22 Nov 2024
- News
Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone
Healthcare Alumni Conference Marks 25 Years The HBS Healthcare Alumni Association (HBSHAA) hosted its 25th Annual Conference at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge on November 7, and once again offered an exclusive agenda that was jam-packed with industry thought leaders... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
moving along, getting ‘back to normal,’” says Pasricha. “That approach sweeps most deeper human emotions under the rug. Loneliness, anxiety, and mental health challenges are spiking. There is a lot of mourning and guilt, too. Survivor’s guilt, View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Books
something nice to say, then don’t say anything at all” may be a recipe for success in polite society, as parents have long taught their children. But holding one’s tongue may wreak havoc in the business world, according to HBS associate... View Details
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
of the things that I do, my parents have great wisdom, personally, but have no experience in a lot of these things. So that was obviously personally hard, but also prompted me to be like, Okay, I actually do have to start figuring out a... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
Michael and I think about that question,” says Gordon, adding that with the privileges they’ve had, if they don’t take risks in life, they’re wasting it. So, yeah, maybe her parents think she’s a little bit nuts for doing this, she says.... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
clubby," says the native New Yorker and parent of two with HBS classmate Nicolas Bornozis. "Between changes in regulation and changes in technology, it's been completely revolutionized since I left HBS." Now at Bloomberg, Konstance's... View Details
- 12 Sep 2018
- News
Game-Changing Analytics
As CEO of the Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR), Jessica Gelman (AB 1997, MBA 2002) is working “to change the conversation around how data analytics are used in the sports and entertainment business.” Spun off from its Kraft Sports Group View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Staying Afloat
Enter Robert Pollan (MBA '88), then thirty years old, a man with a plan that became the blueprint for Szczecin's transformation. "It was a unique moment in history," said Pollan. "My parents were Polish; there were lots of emotional... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Family Matters
their families. “That meant everything,” she says. At the time she began her classes at HBS, Thompson-Woode had a one-year-old daughter and was helping her parents through financial difficulties as she had been doing since high school.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
parenting popular in the United States and Europe. She also offers a few clever tips, such as how Russian babies are potty trained well before the age of two, and how Russian mothers easily get their young children to eat healthy,... View Details