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- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
A native of rural Chehalis, Washington, Orin C. Smith (MBA '67) was an EVP for Danzas, an international freight shipping company, when Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz approached him in 1990 to join the fledgling company. Schultz, Smith recalls, was "personable, creative,... View Details
- 19 Oct 2011
- News
A Good Look
Levy: Ingredients for beauty from an unlikely source. Photo courtesy Kerty Levy A company that manufactures the nutritional ingredients used in animal feed doesn’t seem like the most likely incubator for a beauty products division. But Kerty Levy (MBA 1997) sees it... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Online Fashionistas
MAYBANK AND WILSON: Doing well while looking good. Courtesy Gilt Groupe Cofounded in 2007 by Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (MBA ’04), formerly of Louis Vuitton and Bulgari, and ex-eBayer Alexis Maybank (MBA ’04), Gilt Groupe is an online, members-only, luxury retailer that... View Details
- 10 Oct 2024
- News
Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes
school , they would have up to 10 years to use the scholarship money to fund additional education. Some might choose apprenticeships, others trade schools, and still others two- or four-year colleges. Even more than money, Wilfong wanted... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
South Africa Conference Preview
South Africa, with its rich mineral resources, strong economy, and recently lifted trade barriers, is playing a critical role in helping sub-Saharan Africa boost its economic status. The evolution of this important country, current reform... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Giving Amazon the Boot
When the coronavirus pandemic led many brick-and-mortar retailers to close their doors, consumers turned to online shopping in record numbers—US ecommerce sales rose by 31.8 percent between the first and second quarter of 2020 to $211.5 billion, according to the US... 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 company, largely focused on its... View Details
- 07 Oct 2010
- News
Why Wal-Mart Went Shopping in Africa
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Steel Tax
unlikely to go away. Over the long run, you want firms to change their cost structures and move into different parts of the market.” That, she admitted, “is easy to say and hard to do.” Asked what the likely fallout with trading partners... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
1984 Joins Bear Stearns, M&A Managing Director 1988 Named Partner, Gruss Partners 1994 Launches Paulson & Co. 2007 Makes what many call the “greatest trade ever” on subprime mortgage market 2012 Contributes historic donation to Central... View Details
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Aether Diamonds makes its precious gems out of thin air—literally. The three-year-old company uses carbon dioxide drawn from the atmosphere to synthesize stones that are chemically identical and shine just... View Details
- 31 Jul 2018
- News
How to Launch a Company in a Company
- 20 Mar 2017
- News
Rent The Runway Cofounder Fleiss Bows out as Company Preps for IPO
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Faculty Q&A: Price Check
How did you come to focus on algorithmic pricing? In my doctoral work at MIT, I was studying optimization, probability, and machine learning, which are essentially mathematical tools that enable us to use data to make better decisions. From there, I realized I wanted... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
Ravneet Uberoi (courtesy Ravneet Uberoi) Ravneet Uberoi (courtesy Ravneet Uberoi) Marla Malcolm Beck (MBA/MPA 1998) (courtesy Bluemercury) Marla Malcolm Beck (MBA/MPA 1998) (courtesy Bluemercury) Marla Malcolm Beck (MBA/MPA 1998) and Ravneet Uberoi (HBS 2017) share a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
June 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
consumer choice in health care, and the important distinction between patients and consumers. Markets, Morals, Politics: Jealousy of Trade and the History of Political Thought edited by Béla Kapossy, Isaac Nakhimovsky, Sophus Reinert, and... View Details
- 12 Jul 2013
- News
First Non-family Member to Head Ford Is Dead at 93
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
trade organization, the Outdoor Industry Association. In 1999 GoLite introduced its first line of products. They consisted of Jardine designs to be used together: backpack, sleeping pad and bag, insulated clothing, tent, umbrella, and... View Details