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- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Baker Bell Dedication Rings in HBS Centennial
antireligious Stalinist regime. The Moscow City Council priced them as scrap metal, and Crane donated the set to Harvard University. Seventeen were hung in the tower of Lowell House, a Harvard undergraduate residence. One came to HBS,... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
On Eve of Transition, Alumni Conference Set for Hong Kong
opening remarks will elaborate on his vision for HBS in the 21st century. Attendees will be able to have a firsthand look at Asian businesses during visits to Hong Kong companies and on trips offered before and after the conference to Beijing and Shanghai, View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Taylor R. M. Keen
adolescence into the Omaha Warriors Society. "That's where I learned manners of humility," he says. He attended public high school in the cities of Omaha and Tahlequah and then Dartmouth College, attracted by the school's strong Native... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
William K.L. Fung
mainland, investors from the city are well placed to benefit from the new business climate. While Fung credits Harvard with sharpening his analytical skills, doing business the Chinese way was something he had to learn on the job. "The... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Andrew H. Tisch
president of the Jewish Communal Fund and currently heads the New York City Parks Foundation. The father of four, Tisch strives to strike some balance in his very full life. As it is, however, he normally sleeps only four-and-a-half hours... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Clubs Put Skills to Work
(SPNM) program. Each year, more than sixteen clubs send upward of fifty participants to this program. The Windy City club also annually sponsors eight Chicago Public School leaders to attend the joint HBS/Harvard Graduate School of... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
extraordinary city reestablishing itself at the tenth anniversary of its reunification? This will be a historic conference, one you will not want to miss. In addition to the formal program, the organizers have arranged for some truly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”
When Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller (MBA 2005) outlined his citywide plan to address homelessness in September 2018, his approach included some time-tested best practices from cities with more experience grappling with the issue. Increasing... View Details
Keywords: homelessness
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
temporary hospital facilities for the Medical City and the National Kidney Institute, particularly staff housing, to free up space within the hospital premises for COVID-19 treatments. At quarantine capacity, FPH is working with the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
wings that cover four city blocks. Whether it's eking out extra room from unused air shafts, building up, or renovating existing gallery space to make more efficient use of it, construction at the Met is almost nonstop, a fact that is... View Details
- 10 Nov 2018
- News
The 71-Year-Old Ultramarathoner
Ultramarathoner Eric Spector (MBA 1972) got a late start on the sport. As detailed in a recent Wall Street Journal article, Spector started running while living in Manhattan, competing in his first New York City Marathon in 1979, but... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
self-expression, it is also a carefully and thoughtfully organized pop up city of 70,000 people with a $36 million budget. Jennifer Raiser (MBA 1990) is the woman who controls that budget, serving as Burning Man's treasure. And in this... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Evergreen Business
countryside, of yelling ‘Timberrrr!’ as daddy cuts down a tree.” It’s the same impulse that led Kok to buy the farm in 1980. A former EPA chief economist who now heads the investment banking firm Johan Hekelaar, Kok was looking for a respite from View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 25 Jan 2018
- News
A Whole New Game
States at the age of 16 with $50 in his pocket, eventually founding TIBCO software. “Four years ago, I said no other city is going to steal our team,” he said. “The Kings are the heart and soul of the city.” READ MORE View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Allston
managing director at Bain Capital. “It’s so incredibly important to the future of Harvard, the city of Boston, and the entire state of Massachusetts. When John Paulson made his transformative gift, the light underneath the project really... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
helping to create a mentoring program in New York City that will partner seasoned business executives with public school administrators to develop more efficient ways to put funds to use for students. "For me, life is about helping people... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 19 Aug 2013
- News
Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers
entrepreneurs to become franchisees. Keshavjee is also involved in a large affordable housing project in Thika, on the outskirts of Nairobi. He is bullish on Kenya, noting the country has "a youthful, well-educated population and is now called 'Silicon Savannah,' with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Turning Point: Sum of the Parts
city council for funding to meet their community’s needs. Over time, all these experiences have helped quiet the voices in my head and convince me I am “good enough” the way I am. Gregory K. Tanaka is the author and editor of Systemic... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Tackling the World’s Most Difficult Challenges
coming to HBS, that means identifying problems and dreaming up new solutions—that may or may not work. Cities and towns can experiment with bold ideas, discard those that don’t accomplish their goals, and scale those that do. Weiss calls... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
and travels around the world, although writing was still on his mind, Barron enrolled at HBS intending to build a business of his own. After graduation, he took a job with Prospect Group, Inc., a New York City venture-capital firm,... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick