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- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
1974 Named Executive Director, Unibanco 1983 Launches Banco Pactual S.A. 1998 Launches JGP Asset Management 2001 Joins HBS Board of Dean's Advisors 2002 Jakurski House opens, British School 2002 Named Chair, HBS Latin America Advisory... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Joseph J. O'Donnell, MBA 1971
most powerful person in Boston-head of a privately held, billion-dollar company he built practically from scratch; friend and advisor to politicians of both parties, from Boston's Democratic Mayor Tom Menino to the Bay State's Republican Governor Mitt Romney (MBA '74);... View Details
- 03 Nov 2023
- News
Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum
while she worked at BrainHeart Energy. She has since founded Antarez Global Impact Capital, which is focusing on investment in large-scale sustainable infrastructure. As a board member for the HBS Club of Sweden, she focuses on promoting... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 14 Jan 2022
- News
Nohria’s Next Move
continue to play the role of teacher and mentor that is so meaningful to me.” (See the company’s announcement.) Nohria will remain engaged at Harvard University as the chair of the board of the Harvard Allston Land Company and teaching in... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979
Petroleum. Ogunlesi arrived at Oxford having graduated at the top of his class at Kings College, the prestigious boarding school in his native Nigeria. “At Oxford, we were assigned an essay and then spent two hours discussing it with our... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
the rest of the world saw their value. At the same time, he avoided the spotlight, doing deals behind the scenes and helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals. While he is proud of Venrock’s success stories—including a $300,000 investment in Apple (where he served on... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
End Game
equipment had to be redesigned. “That was the beginning of Yvon’s enlightenment,” observes Charles Conn (MBA 1990), an investor, environmentalist, entrepreneur, and cofounder of the life sciences venture firm Monograph; he also is board... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
small robotic aircraft to deliver essential medical products, first asked Ayala to help her assemble and vet the board for Endeavor Philippines, and he happily agreed. “That then turned into, ‘Well, can you help me find somebody to run... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
liberal arts education he received at Hamilton and now serves as chairman of its board of trustees. Kennedy says he has developed "an appreciation for a tolerable level of risk" in trying to decide which companies to underwrite at... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 12 May 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)
for the next two years. SB: “As the Dean said on our first day, HBS provides two transformative years, and I couldn’t agree more. As Brianna navigates through her first couple months at HBS, I will continue sharing my experiences and will always be a sounding View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thai Lee, MBA 1985
Purchases Software House 1993 Appointed Board of Trustees, Amherst College; first female president, Society of the Alumni 2011 SHI International opens new headquarters and cloud computing data center 2012 SHI International ranks 104 in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
their boards of directors. It's a tribute to his years of experience as a corporate and community leader and to his stature as one of Canada's most distinguished executives. Barford graduated from the University of Toronto at the age of... View Details
- 14 Dec 2020
- News
Nonprofit Boards: It is Time to Lift Your Gaze and See the System
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Michael F. Cronin
College and to HBS, where he has worked on and chaired several gift and reunion committees. In addition to serving as chairman of the board of Harvard Student Agencies, he has helped set up a venture fund that aids social and nonprofit... View Details
- 23 May 2024
- News
HBS After October 7
On Friday, May 17, 2024, Dean Srikant Datar, HBS Alumni Board President Andreas Stavropoulos (MBA 1997), and members of the School’s leadership held an online forum for alumni to learn more about the School’s activities and actions since... View Details
- 26 Jun 2013
- News
How a Trivial Pursuit Became a Significant Case
response north of the border to the 1980 Canadian board game, Trivial Pursuit, which was only just then being introduced in America. Reiss realized that other sorts of trivia games could be big sellers, too. With no introduction or... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus
shifting sense of priorities. Born in India, he went to boarding school in England and earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Manchester University. After graduating from HBS with distinction, he worked as a consultant with McKinsey... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
program tailored to this community. Professor Frances Frei, who was the first and only out tenured member of the faculty for 10 years, says it took her “five seconds” to agree to participate—then another five seconds to get Professor Caroline Elkins and Assistant... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
and chips chain, figuring that if I could grow earnings of 50 percent compounded with a donut shop chain, just imagine what I could do with several other franchise businesses. Bad idea. It did not work and earnings stagnated. Stock price fell. And basically the View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade