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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
Sasha Novakovich (MBA ’99) was in her second year at HBS when she and classmate Tracy Lawrence got the idea for what would become GetConnected, a company that processes voice, data, and video services transactions for retailers. Despite... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Building New Connections
has taught in numerous other HBS Executive Education programs. Foley is also a Research Associate in the National Bureau of Economic Research’s Corporate Finance and International View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Of Value and Values
trillion in assets in 2008. One such member of PRI is Generation Investment Management, a company founded by David Blood (MBA ’85) and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, with offices View Details
- 18 May 2023
- News
Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes
Two days before Thanksgiving 2002, the 4th graders of Irving Primary in Peoria, Illinois, gathered in the school's gym for an assembly. The students were restless, Jen Wilfong (GMP 3, 2007) recalls. They... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Faculty Retirements
Samuel Hayes and Hugo Uyterhoeven, two longtime HBS faculty members, retired in June. Summaries of their distinguished careers follow. Samuel L. Hayes, III, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, joined the HBS faculty View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
bankruptcy in 1978 that played a key role in transforming the city into a repeat winner of the National League of Cities' All- America City Award. The group was successful,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Sea of Dreams
Illustration by Shutterstock I've always loved boats. When I was just a few years old, my grandfather set me up in a small sailing dinghy and sent me on my way. I have no recollection of the instruction that must have come before, but the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
up a global hedge fund called JGP. "Our focus is on global trading, with a special emphasis on Brazil," Jakurski says. "Today's telecommunications allow those of us in faraway markets to compete with Wall Street's big guys. It's amazing -... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
HBS Latino Alumni Association Banquet Marks 20 Years The HBS Latino Alumni Association (HBSLAA) held its 20th Annual Banquet on October 5, bringing together 80 alumni, guests, and current HBS students for dinner and a panel discussion at the New England Aquarium in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
The 2010 Alumni Achievement Award recipients have made their mark in a wide range of fields, from banking and investing to retailing, entrepreneurship, and space exploration. United by their leadership skills, each of these alumni is... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964
Remember that integrity counts. Make your ethical standards visible and consistent throughout your career." CURRENT READING Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow As U.S. Secretary of Commerce in 1992, Barbara Franklin reestablished... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Books
Buy, Lie, and Sell High by D. Quinn Mills Prentice Hall Any investor or person involved in America's financial-services industry will be interested in Buy, Lie, and Sell High: How Investors Lost Out on Enron... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, sold $315.6 billion worth of goods in 2006. With its single-minded focus on “EDLP” (everyday low prices) and the power to make or break suppliers, a partnership with Wal-Mart is either the Holy... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Turning Point: Makeover
Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) My first job was as a derivatives trader. The markets fascinated me; the testosterone-driven culture of the trading floor did not.... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Finance Conference Explores Research Methodologies
used traditional methods of inquiry - mathematical theory or statistical analysis, for instance - while others employed interviews, primary company materials, surveys, and close examination of the trading of individual securities. A... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Hong Kong Club Thrives, Plans Next Global Alumni Conference
Singapore and built an alumni club from the ground up, serving as committee member, secretary, and president between 1970 and 1988. In 1994, Teo became publisher and chief executive of Far East Trade Press... View Details
- 20 Jun 2019
- News
Reframing Modern Art
financial institution, but our clients were the heads of equity, the heads of sell-side research, sales and trading in investment banks. So, you have this career, which I really enjoyed. There were a couple... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Real Conflict
BY PERMISSION OF JOHN DEERING AND CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC. Nowadays, mighty Wal-Mart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, must feel less like a hotbed of retailing and more like a war room. There is a groundswell of criticism of the... View Details
- 11 Sep 2018
- News
Bringing Government Up to Code
communities across the country to better serve some of our most vulnerable populations. READ MORE Luna: You joined Code for America in June of 2017 and you talked openly about how current events and the upcoming birth of your third child... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Sleight of Hand
Camirand Photo Courtesy Guy Camirand It turns out that sawing ladies in half or pulling rabbits out of hats doesn’t worry professional magicians nearly as much as a bad case of dry hands. High-performance legerdemain, such as palming... View Details