HBSAA Board of Directors - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2002
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Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics

have not made as much impact, so we have an opportunity,” she said. Egon Zehnder, founding chairman of a global executive search firm, observed that most boards of View Details

01 Oct 1998
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A Community Investment

Whether through career choice, board membership, volunteerism, or philanthropic support, HBS graduates traditionally have shown a strong interest in giving something back to their communities. Taking this commitment a step further, the... View Details

03 Sep 2018
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Moving Pictures

to get people to understand your vision.” It’s a process that begins with Singer outlining an overall treatment of the story. “That allows executives, producers, and the director to get on View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Christina Gandolfo; Arts, Entertainment

22 Feb 2022
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Vision: Learning Curve

after undergrad. But Gupta also spent several years at the Pratham Education Foundation, one of India’s largest educational nonprofits—work that earned him a Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship for social enterprise leadership at HBS. Mahajan,... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; education; entrepreneurship; startup; India; Educational Services

01 Jun 2011
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Where Conservation Means Business

reputed to be one of the richest men of his era, donated $5 million to Harvard University in 1924 to fund the construction of the new HBS campus. Among the artifacts is a... View Details

Keywords: Roger thompson

01 Feb 1999
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Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office

as the faculty and the administration. The challenge is in keeping up with them." In addition to leading MICA through a period of growth and success, Lazarus has played a significant role in the Baltimore community. He is a View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar

01 Jan 2005
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Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964

later adopted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the nation's stock exchanges. Bajaj's expertise in these matters has also been tapped by the New York Stock Exchange, where he serves as a... View Details

01 Mar 2003
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Naina Lal Kidwai

impact in the country dramatically. She was instrumental in the NYSE listing of Wipro; in facilitating nationwide cellular phone service through a deal involving the Tata and Birla families and AT&T; and in a number View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

19 Jan 2016
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Electric Avenues

more quickly,” says Fitzgerald. Bringing Cities to Their Senses When Barcelona officials came to Cisco four years ago looking for ways to trim the city’s budget, one of the first questions from Arvind Satyam (PLDA 9, 2011), managing View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

31 Jan 2023
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Female Founders' Dilemmas; UK Tech Startups

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) recently presented a virtual panel discussion exploring the unique challenges that women entrepreneurs encounter when founding their companies. The conversation, titled “The Realities Facing Female Founders,”... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

13 Sep 2019
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Hollywood Ending

unexplored, Whitman and Katzenberg say. (photo by Getty/Bloomberg) The demo is the work of director Doug Liman, one of several filmmakers Whitman and Katzenberg consulted to... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photo by Christina Gandolfo

01 Dec 2010
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Ilene Lang

just not there in representative numbers when it comes to business leadership and decision-making. They are unintentionally, but systematically, boxed out. Women hold only 15.2 percent of board seats in the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

13 Oct 2016
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Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease

of directors in terms of what should be most important in my life and career. The positive impact they are having across a variety of industries... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

08 Sep 2016
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How We Make It Work

1999), program manager, Strategic Decisions Group Diane and Peter Escher (both MBA 2009) Children: Hazel (4); Josh (2) Diane and Peter both work for startups in downtown Seattle, commuting to different floors of the same building. Diane... View Details

15 Sep 2020
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How To Make Diversity a Reality

nonprofit focused on improving urban economies, and ICV Partners, a Black-owned private equity firm focused on companies in the lower middle market. Willie Woods is cofounder, president, and managing director View Details

01 Jun 2002
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Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth

time in this world taken away and then given back, you want to use it in the very best way you can.” Looking back on his childhood, the friendly, unassuming Massie, who is executive director of the nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; management; ethics

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

1980), serve on the board of directors of Olatec. OCTOBER 26 In January 2020, Meredith Oppenheim (MBA 2001) launched Vitality Society, an online... View Details

17 Jun 2020
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Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines

practices of Canadian non-medical businesses. The best practices discussion was based on Cleveland Clinic Canada’s experience serving numerous Canadian enterprises through its Medical Director Program. “The... View Details