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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Eyeing the Dominoes?
Is America ready for another Harvard MBA as president? As the final years of the George W. Bush (MBA ’75) presidency wind down, there seems to be no lack of potential candidates eager to replace him. In the event that the Democrats and Republicans choose candidates... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
A Woman in the House
Boston native Kathy Davis (MBA 1982) never intended to go into politics, or to get her name in the Hoosier history books. But on October 20, 2003, she did both when she was confirmed as the first woman lieutenant governor of Indiana — a vacancy created by the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
issues: taxes (“I believe in lower taxes”), spending (“I believe the federal government is spending too much”), abortion (he’s against it), the Second Amendment (“I’m a lifetime member of the NRA, and my opponent is antigun”), and... View Details
- 15 Apr 2017
- News
Bringing Markets to Myanmar
most recent work was with the government of Myanmar, which recently emerged from decades of military rule with a planned economy. Bulletin editor Dan Morrell talked to David about his experience in Myanmar, and what the process of private... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Letters to the Editor
people will stop investing if the capital gains tax rate is 30 to 40 percent, the same as upper-income tax rates. Check your economic history books, folks. Did anyone stop investing when tax rates reached 70 percent under Eisenhower? I don’t think so. As for View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Fighting Back from a Knockout
Politics can be a thankless game — to the victor go the spoils, but so too the headaches. Consider the case of Steve Laffey (MBA 1986), the newly elected Republican mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island. Last November, three days after winning the city’s mayoral contest,... View Details
- 24 Jul 2017
- News
Back to School for Big-City Mayors
(Bloomberg) (Bloomberg) “I literally went home every night for the first three months and said, ‘Oh, my God, what have I gotten myself into?’” That's how Boston mayor Marty Walsh summed up the beginning of his term in office. And it helps explain why he's happy to be... View Details
- 07 Aug 2015
- News
Boston Mayor Appoints ‘Chief of Streets’ to Oversee Transportation, Public Works
Keywords: Government
- 25 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Policy, Practice, Leadership & Impact: Making a Difference with the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
passionate about the work and strongly believed in its impact, I also began to observe the risks, limitations, and skewed incentives foreign aid creates within local governments. I began taking a longer-term view of the countries I was in and realized that ultimately,... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- Profile
Lindsay Steinmetz
coursework and my classmates I was able to learn more about how the world works (business, government and public sector) and I was exposed to potential roles in many sectors and companies. But, it also showed me that I want to work on... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
seven-year collaboration with University of North Carolina economics professor Steven Rosefielde. Their impressively researched volume challenges global leaders in government and business alike to push beyond culturally entrenched... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
University Elections
May 31. Results of the elections will be announced on Commencement Day, June 6. Candidates for Overseer The Board of Overseers is one of Harvard’s two governing boards, the other being the President and Fellows, which is more commonly... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
pay for poor performance wasn’t just an AIG phenomenon. On Wall Street, it was endemic. Bankers gave themselves nearly $20 billion in 2008 bonuses, even as the economy was spiraling downward and the government was spending billions on... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Up for Grabs
WHITMAN: After a successful career at eBay, going for the gold in California. Making her biggest bid in a career built on bids, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (MBA ’79) threw her hat into the ring in September and formally declared that she wants one of the nation’s... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Will He or Won’t He?
There’s another guessing game going on in Washington, and it doesn’t involve the direction of the Supreme Court. Give up? It’s all about how Christopher Cox (MBA ’76), chosen by President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) to head the SEC, will rule with regard to key issues... View Details
Keywords: Government