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22 Apr 2021
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Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

Clubs News Clubs News Boston Alumni Find Leadership Inspiration in Project Impact Series Hunger and food insecurity. Racial justice. Youth and education. These issues have served as the central organizing topics for Project Impact, the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2021

AACE Foods I have always been passionate about creating change through building businesses on the African continent. A defining moment for me was partnering with friends in 1999 to start an internet café in the neighborhood I grew up in... View Details

03 Jun 2020
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Keeping a Community Connected

new ways to support the community. In early March, the organization had to close all of their on-site programs and figure out how they could continue to help the community’s vulnerable populations, especially school-aged children, families struggling with View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

05 Aug 2015
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Nourishing the Next Generation

developed a lot of their food habits, yet,” Kohn says. “If you present them with healthy food options and there is good, positive peer pressure from their classmates, their teachers, and their families,... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Applying business practices to grassroots philanthropy

Andrea Chemayeff (MBA 1998) talks about applying business skills to her work providing food and coats for the needy through the Bridgeport Rescue Mission in Connecticut. (Published April 2014) View Details

08 Mar 2018
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How HBS Gives Back

Farms, and the Greater Boston Food Bank. According to Gabe Handel, Assistant Dean for Administrative and Educational Affairs, “It speaks volumes about the HBS community that the same spirit of connection and collaboration people feel... View Details

13 Jul 2010
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Setting an Industry Standard

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19 Nov 2014
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Helping refugees make it in America

At the healthy snack foods company they cofounded, Marius Andersen (MBA 1999) and his wife, Hilary, provide jobs, health insurance, and a fresh start to refugees in their community. (Published November 2014) View Details

25 Aug 2022
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The Great Priority Reset

1998), CEO of the global airports and travel retail group daa plc since 2017. (He starts a new role as CEO of UK-based food manufacturer Greencore this fall.) This idea of “travel with intention” is a key trend in the industry that... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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How to Launch a New Biosciences Product: Start Small or Dive in?

01 Jun 2015
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Five-Star Research

When Assistant Professor Michael Luca began studying online consumer reviews in 2008, then four-year-old Yelp.com, cofounded by Jeremy Stoppelman (MBA 2005), had 10 million reviews. Today, it has more than 71 million reviews, and the rapidly growing world of online... View Details

Keywords: April White; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Mar 2019
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Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine

Knudsen Cowles: building for the future at the family vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley (photo by Hilary Bobel Cronon) When they inherited the family vineyard a decade ago, Page Knudsen Cowles (MBA 1983) and her three brothers knew they’d been entrusted with a... View Details

Keywords: Ryan Jones

16 Jan 2014
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Learning from Helping Others

with local public and private schools, enabling students to volunteer at All Souls on a regular basis. Young school children set tables and make centerpieces while older ones prepare food and wait on guests. "Students come away from the... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Health, Social Assistance

29 Sep 2022
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Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal

industry. The plan’s design was guided by several key outcomes: saving jobs; protecting businesses with liquidity and fiscal incentives; building tech infrastructure to support work-from-home initiatives; providing basic food and... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Sep 2024
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Action Plan: Yes, Chef!

Wolfgang Puck (OPM 53, 2019)—aka the father of California cuisine, OG celebrity chef, and culinary empire-builder—began his career as a disgraced cook’s apprentice at a hotel restaurant. At 14, he’d been eager to take the post just outside his Austrian hometown: Not... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune

06 Apr 2016
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Raising a Glass to Life-Long Entrepreneurship

Courtesy of Flatiron Books Courtesy of Flatiron Books When Jim Koch (JD/MBA 1978) sat down to write Quench Your Own Thirst, published this month, he realized he had told these stories many times before—usually over a beer, preferably a Sam Adams. The founder and... View Details

21 May 2019
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Confronting the Future of Climate Change in the Midwest

the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the event focused on the risks and opportunities of the upcoming decades and what climate change means for agribusiness. Panelists and moderators spoke frankly about tackling present-day challenges—and pursuing solutions—specific to... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

17 Oct 2014
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Committed to helping others

Eryn Schultz (MBA 2015) is concerned about access to healthy food and critical services for low-income families and plans to dedicate herself to helping those less fortunate. (Published October 2014) View Details

20 Oct 2014
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New Rothschild Takes Reins of Famous Bordeaux Winemaker

11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code

the foundations of our social safety net—making it easier, for example, for people to apply for food assistance or for probation officers to communicate with their parolees. On today's episode of Skydeck, Ingersoll talks with contributor... View Details

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