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- 01 Dec 2000
- News
A London Lodging Landmark
At London's storied Ritz Hotel, where Charlie Chaplin once tossed carnations out his window to adoring fans below and where Tallulah Bankhead drank champagne from her slipper, managing director Giles Shepard (14th PMD) is overseeing extensive renovations. Amid basic... View Details
Keywords: Hospitality
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Hit Radio Show and HBS Alumni Help Young Classical Musicians
When you think of kids and music these days, it’s easier to imagine Chopin and Elgar spinning in their graves than getting any airtime. But move over, J.Lo — a classical music radio show, driven by youthful performers and listeners, is rapidly climbing the charts. From... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Cyberposium 16
The company wasn’t running on fumes, the fumes were gone,” said Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy (MBA ’85), describing his first desperate days at the firm that has now become a wildly successful online personalized radio service with 65 million registered listeners. Kennedy... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Can't Knock the Hustle
POSEUR: A "living statue" mysteriously materialized A guerrilla-marketing campaign designed to promote a book about rapper and entertainment mogul Jay-Z became the subject of a recent EC case by HBS professor Anita Elberse. The centerpiece of the Jay-Z marketing... View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
Merlin Entertainments Taps Scott O’Neil as CEO
Photo credit: Philadelphia 76ers; Merlin Entertainments Scott O’Neil (MBA 1998), former CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, was recently named CEO of the UK-based theme park company Merlin Entertainments, the Wall Street Journal reported recently. The Journal... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
In the Spotlight
Because the New York City Opera’s new general manager and artistic director, Gérard Mortier, won’t take over full-time until 2009, a distinguished stand-in has stepped into that role: NYCO board chair Susan Baker (MBA ’76). After a highly successful career in finance,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
The Play's the Thing
Baron: prize winning playwright. Visiting Mr. Green, by Jeff Baron (MBA '78), is a play about the relationship that develops between an elderly widower and the youthful executive who almost kills him while driving recklessly down a Manhattan street. To make amends, the... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 08 Jun 2016
- News
HBS Unveils Public Art Installations
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Green as Gold
At first glance, Hamilton Hall looks the same as it has since the student residence was constructed eighty years ago. The building, home to 72 MBA students, blends seamlessly into the classic Georgian architecture of the HBS campus and frames a well-manicured courtyard... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Pincus (MBA 1993)
When I started Zynga, I realized that our generation has the opportunity to build the digital skyscrapers that may be around for the next century. These are Internet treasures because we can’t remember life before these services or imagine life without them. A few... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Artful Contributions
The director of the High Art Museum in Atlanta regards two HBS graduates as the “twin pillars” of the museum’s recently completed $124 million expansion project. Terry Stent (MBA ’68), chairman of the museum’s board of directors, and his wife, Margaret, have been major... View Details
- 25 Oct 2013
- News
Cardinals' DeWitt Family Has Decades-Old Roots in Baseball
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Navigating Success in Volatile Times
throughout the year that are geared toward the more than thirteen hundred HBS alumni of African descent. "The long-term value of our HBS experience continues whenever we recreate the energy we shared in the classroom and learn from one... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Noted & Quoted
“J.C. Penney is in a very tough spot. If you ask people today what it stands for, you don’t get a particularly compelling answer.” —HBS professor Rajiv Lal, commenting on the challenge facing retailing guru Ron Johnson (MBA 1984) as the company’s new CEO. (HBS Working... View Details
- 17 Jan 2020
- News
A Wider Frame
When Stephen Coit (MBA 1977) attended Harvard College, the portraits he saw on the University’s walls could best be described by three adjectives: “Male, pale, and episcopal[e],” in the words of Harvard University Senior Admissions Officer David Evans. In 2002, when... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
Supporting the School as a Student and Young Alumna
Serrena Iyer (MBA 2018) Working in the entertainment industry is a dream come true for Serrena Iyer, who after graduating from HBS landed at the aptly named DreamWorks Animation as senior manager of strategy and operations. It’s a passion that grew out of the many... View Details
- 10 Jan 2017
- News
Capturing the Personal Side of the MBA Experience
As an MBA student, Tony Deifell (MBA 2002) was intrigued by the idea of reflective leadership, so he decided to combine his skills as a photographer with a question from a Mary Oliver poem: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Scrum-Thing Special
A long-standing ritual was upheld on a crisp October afternoon when the HBS Rugby Football Club took to the pitch against the “Old Boys” alumni team. Jim Johnstone and Morris McInnes (both MBA ’65) first organized the sport on campus; today, the club includes graduate... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Mountains for Miracles Update
Three HBS students are climbing the world’s tallest mountains to raise money to fight childhood cancer. Donations may be made at: www.mountainsformiracles.org. View Details