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01 Jun 2015
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alumni.hbs.edu Freedom Farmer Re: Pierre Ferrari (MBA 1976) The development sector is hugely important. Thanks, Pierre, for bringing your leadership and skills to improve the lives of so many. —Christian C. Johnson (MBA 1993) via... View Details

01 Mar 2011
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A Man without a Pause

locales with his family. So it was jarring to read a third of the way through his recent autobiography, A Global Life (PublicAffairs), that Wolfensohn was in despair on his 40th birthday. “I used my birthdays to reflect on my life, and at... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; World Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

01 Mar 2017
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Bringing Out the Best

need to be able to bring out the best in them.” As an example, Curry cites working with millennials in her role as president of National Office Services for Colliers International, the world’s third-largest publicly traded real estate... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

worth it?” Velasquez wondered. “It’s a question a lot of low-income students grapple with,” he says. It was the generous financial aid he would receive from HBS that ultimately convinced him it would be possible to pursue an MBA alongside his other studies. MAKING... View Details

Keywords: April White

22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

connects tech companies to African software engineers. And in this episode of Skydeck, Sulyman talks to associate editor Julia Hanna about how his work is empowering Africa—and about the journey that led him to this mission. READ MORE... View Details

26 Feb 2020
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Phoenix Rising

Mitsotakis coming to power,” Arhodidis says. Meanwhile, one of his former Greek private-banking clients at Eurobank swings by the table with a greeting. The real estate developer has worked primarily in... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

01 Jun 1998
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Renewing Baker: Tom Michalak, Executive Director of Baker Library

historical development not unlike the advent of television, which did not eclipse the movie industry, radio, or print, for that matter. So we can expect to keep our books around for a while? Certainly. In terms of dollars, the number of... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives

the world. Professor David Garvin, for example, developed a multimedia case — in real-time — that followed the newly appointed CEO of a local medical center as he attempted to turn around the organization. Professor Michael Porter... View Details

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

01 Dec 2011
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Making the Case for Leadership

Harvard Club of New York City. “I learned quickly that I didn’t need to be an expert. But I did need to have great people.” Top photo courtesy Taran Swan; bottom courtesy Essence Magazine HBS professor Linda Hill approached Taran Swan (MBA 1991) in 1998, after View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

Taking in Business, Investing, and Life by Karen Firestone (MBA 1983) (Bibliomotion) Firestone has developed four core tenets of risk-taking that are applicable when anticipating, evaluating, and responding to risks in business,... View Details

01 Mar 2010
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Money Matters

are common in the United States, “no other company in India is working on this model, and it represents a huge channel innovation,” he explains. To hone iTrust’s credentials as a thought leader in financial advice, the firm quickly View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance

01 Apr 1998
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Sparking Internet Commerce

receive suggestions and audio samples of similar music after supplying information about favorite albums. They could also read and write reviews and "chat" with fellow fans. Grouf is himself a musician and composer: his senior thesis at... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

10 Aug 2017
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Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation

inform his unborn child about how to live a happy life. In this special live Skydeck episode, recorded during spring reunions, Neil talks about his book with the Bulletin's associate editor, April White. And takes questions from the audience. View Details

31 Mar 2023
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How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?

shortage—which the National Education Association estimates to total some 300,000 vacancies. In this excerpt, Dwinal-Palisch discusses the problem set that the American education system is facing—and how she and Reach are tackling those challenges. View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

Photographed by Susan Young Edited by Julia Hanna MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS Read more about the 2021 recipients, watch videos detailing their impact, and learn about past recipients. ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS SITE MORE ON THE RECIPIENTS... View Details

29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys

from your struggles, it can still be hard to share those publicly. Nevertheless, we set up on Spangler lawn at Spring Reunions and asked a few brave souls to recount some of their greatest challenges and tell us what they learned from those experiences. View Details

14 Nov 2019
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Keeping Red Lobster Fresh

to date. He returned to Red Lobster as CEO in 2014, and in this episode of Skydeck, I talk to him about the challenges and opportunities he saw, how to lead during times of change, and why social responsibility is so important to both him and the business. View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

01 Mar 2018
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Case Study: On the Record

to build capabilities that would be hard to replicate. Let’s build a plan here—not just to grow but to develop some long-term defensibility. Some record profits would be music to investors’ ears. —Jeffrey Glass (MBA 1994) Grow market... View Details