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- 24 May 2017
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Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
an entrepreneur, executive, and women’s advocate were evident in her teens. The oldest of three children in a devout Jewish family in Chicago, she ran a business tutoring Hebrew to boys preparing for their bar mitzvot, participated in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 26 Feb 2019
- News
Building a New Real Estate Investment Model
downtown Los Angeles. That’s one of four such communities in the city where Steinbridge is buying and renovating single family homes that will rent for $900 to $1,400 a month. The goal is to ultimately manage 500 properties in Philly—a... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
children, this opportunity wasn't the life I wanted at that point," says Jacobson, who resigned, then taught at HBS, consulted, and began to focus on philanthropy. She and Jon had started a family foundation and were interested in finding... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
racial disparities in wealth and income. And because homeownership is one of the principal ways in which families build wealth, housing, race, and economic inequality are all intertwined. It is no accident, for instance, that data from... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)
time for family activities. "I've eliminated most of my overnight trips," he notes, "and I try to arrive home on weeknights in time for dinner." His involvement in athletics these days is limited to running four to five miles on weekends... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
"You will get a free meal for your family every week at a Panera that's closest to you. And as soon as we can get you back, we will get you back." It's the least we could do. We opened up an emergency fund where we were giving grants to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
home. That was when she decided to apply to HBS. “I was young and had more options,” Enan acknowledges. “It was harder on people with families and responsibilities.” Looking back, she says she’s grateful for the ministry’s supportive... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987
independence, but as grandparents, they’ve loosened the reins a bit, giving in to the joy that comes from indulging young children. In addition to gathering regularly on Sundays and spending holidays together, Haddad and his wife and daughters work together on their... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983
and kind—and far ahead of where I was at their age.” His love and respect for Judy, his second wife, also brings him great joy. “In marriage, I’ve been lucky twice. This is something to be thankful for.” Nelson grew up in a middle-class View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
Frances Frei and Francesca Gino (Image by John Ritter) Frances Frei, the UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management, is an expert in the intersection of leadership and inclusion. Francesca Gino, the Tandon Family Professor of Business... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Building a Better Brazil
educational platform. The gift was made through the Lemann Foundation, a nonprofit organization Lemann and his family created in 2002 to enhance the quality of public education in Brazil. "Investing in innovation to promote large-scale... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
and professors is much more direct. I also really like the fact that my being a foreigner doesn't matter so much. People are more interested in what I'm doing and what kind of person I am." Malmendier admits missing friends and family in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
High Fives
probably the most valuable things I took with me from HBS.” Inspirations & role models: “My wife: she's inspired me to have more balance in my life, to make sure I have fun and spend time on family relationships. My former boss, Bill... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
Photography by Craig Hall Like many people who work for change in struggling urban neighborhoods, John Majors (MBA 2000) believes that high-quality education for all children is a vital link to future success. He’s also convinced that education alone can’t transform... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 09 Nov 2020
- News
Now Is a Good Time to Take Care of Ourselves
- 09 Apr 2025
- News
The Working Parent Revolution
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morell, host of Skydeck. In 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 67% of two-parent families with children, both parents worked, which was up from 59% in 2013.... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Gordon Celebrates a Century
Albert H. Gordon (MBA '25) On July 21, Albert H. Gordon (MBA '25) celebrated his 100th birthday with a group of about thirty family members and friends at Fishers Island, New York. In honor of the day and as a tribute to Gordon, a... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
Edited by Julia Hanna and Dan Morrell Above: Josh Escher, hard at work as father Peter supervises. (photo by Michael Hanson) The phrase “work-life balance”—that mythical equilibrium between career and family responsibilities—has been... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
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Action Plan: Casting Call
in our 90s understand, a few aches and pains are a small price to pay for being with family and friends,” he observes. And no doubt the ongoing challenge of fly-fishing keeps him young: “It’s the best sport of all,” Berkley asserts,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 12 Nov 2021
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