Board Networks - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Coming Home to HBS

of our lives) our financial, emotional, and time investment had to be very much worth it. HBS matched both criteria, and when I got accepted, I simply had no doubts. Three years post-graduation, I have never thought once that I could have made a better choice, and... View Details

21 May 2021
News

See Us Unite for Change

Lirio Marcelo (MBA 1998), the founder of Care.com and TAAF board member, is an executive producer of the event. “Not only are business leaders, activists and talent coming together to support this cause, but we have View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Mar 2017
News

Constant Inspiration

Harvard overall, in many other ways, too. For example, she was a section and class fundraising volunteer for two decades, and was a member and a VP of the HBS Alumni Board. She is a new member of the HBS Latin America Advisory Board and... View Details

12 Nov 2019
News

Seismic Shift

Denmark West (MBA 1998), founding partner of Connectivity Ventures and Culture Shift partner and advisor (photo by Brian Ach) It’s a common scenario: A company wants to increase diversity on its board or in its C-suite, and its... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

27 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring Claire Friedman...

productions including the MTV Movie Awards, an upcoming concert special for Fox, and Dwayne Johnson's Rock the Troops. I'm also serving as the Executive in Charge of our Lip Sync Battle Franchise. How has having an MBA impacted your career? Hollywood is a place where... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

06 May 2019
News

Startup Talk in Chicago

Entrepreneurship Council within the club in 2006, and has led a dedicated team of alumni in developing a robust network connecting entrepreneurs with mentors, investors, and industry leaders. “The Distinguished Speaker Series has brought... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Pritzker; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Jun 2009
News

Social Enterprise Visionary

retirement as chair of the SEI Advisory Board last January, Whitehead, who will stay on as chair emeritus, noted, “I am very proud of what the School has accomplished with the Social Enterprise Initiative. The progress we have made, and... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

29 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums

cover, hypothesizing that analysts gain comparatively good information if they attended the same college as a firm's top executives or board members. In short, the researchers found that the analysts outperformed on their stock... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

23 Feb 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot

African American Directors Forum, which connects companies with Black board candidates and builds community among Black board members across the country. Motley’s Pittsburgh View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Oct 2002
News

HBS Association of Ireland: Connecting at Home and Abroad

hear about things,” Barry says. “It's very much a network culture.” That dynamic is a definite advantage when it comes to reaching HBS alumni — with eighty registered members and one hundred more in touch with the HBSAI, participation is... View Details

Profile

Aaron Chadbourne

private and public leadership Interested in an education that combined business and law, Aaron applied to both HBS and HLS and received a one-year deferral.. That year, Aaron worked for the VIP Forum of the Corporate Executive Board in... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

Case Study: Let’s Dance

globally. She sees a huge potential for vertical social networks in the dance community, which is inherently social in the real world but has been largely overlooked by tech. And given its position at the crossroads of music, fitness, and... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Web

Harvard Business School

degrees in economics from the University of Washington and his doctorate from Harvard University in 1957 in monetary economics and international trade. He was the recipient of 26 honorary degrees before his death in 2012. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?

for innovation to fulfill that promise. Charter schools, in other words, might just need a better business plan. School Ties A loosely knit HBS charter network links alumni nationwide. Greg Thompson (MBA 2005) leads the Tennessee Charter... View Details

Keywords: David McKay Wilson; charter schools; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

Career Coach

Sasha Grinshpun

Sasha (HBS '02) combines her gift for quickly gauging life passions of HBSers with her experience in formulating effective job searches for them to score their dream jobs. Her eclectic background spanning consulting, design thinking, and entrepreneurial ventures puts... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Startup - Founder; Entrepreneurship; Startup - Joiner; Entrepreneurship; Technology

24 Mar 2021
News

Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education

delivered, and ignited a renewed urgency to support community organizations. “The past year was a big challenge,” says Steven Phillips (MBA 1983), co-chair of the board for Community Partners of the HBS Club of Connecticut. The program,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

05 Apr 2018
News

A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art

registrar to track the movement and catalogue the provenance of the work. “We’re self-taught and, though we don’t use advisors, we are not unadvised. I have a network that informs every collecting decision I make,” she says. “I keep my... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

27 Aug 2019
News

Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland

part of the club’s June networking event, which included a fireside chat with Freeman, founder and CEO of boutique fitness studio SLT (Strengthen, Lengthen & Tone). SLT combines cardio, Pilates, and strength training on individual... View Details