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- 11 Jan 2021
- News
A Step Toward Making Your Company More Sustainable
- 14 Jan 2021
- News
Better Than Cash
Alliance, a public-private partnership funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BMZ, Flourish, Mastercard, Norad/Vipps, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the US Agency for International Development, and... View Details
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
talent, you find great investments. Through that talent is where investment comes in and you can begin to see examples. Microsoft just opened up a development center in Nigeria and Kenya, five years ago that may not have happened. And... View Details
- 01 Nov 2018
- News
A Passion for Organization
career, I developed a passion. When you work with a nonprofit, most employees’ passion is for the organization's cause. My passion was for helping the people in the organization. I founded VictorLee with a purpose of helping those other... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Wyss Celebrated for Career, Conservation
Hansjörg Wyss (MBA 1965) has been unusually public of late, celebrated for his visionary accomplishments in health care and conservation. Wyss, 75, founded Synthes USA, a Swiss-American firm, in 1974 and led it to global prominence as a pioneer in the View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting criminal enterprises that prey on children
Department of Justice for more than eight years, prosecuting child exploitation and human-trafficking crimes. "The UN is in a position to coordinate and incentivize countries to work together to develop laws and practices that are... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Crowdfunding capital for small business
Callaghan (MBA 1984). iCrowd connects entrepreneurs, mentors, peers, and experts for advice and support, and also provides investors with social networking tools that are key to investment crowd funding. “iCrowd makes it possible for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
herd of elephants in Ghana? Working for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) might seem like a logical step, but Andrew Murphy (MBA ’07), director of strategy, research, and development at the WWF’s Markets Group, would disagree. He insists his... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
and develop leadership and ambition for a career by practicing real science in an inspiring natural environment. Evaluations to date show that students who complete Connections modules have a better grasp of academic principles; and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
HBS Faculty Explore Ideas Around the World
website is a public good provided by HBS,” says Jones, “and its success will be measured by the extent to which diverse researchers make use of it.” He credits the project with showing how successful businesses emerged from volatile political economies and revealing... View Details
Keywords: faculty research
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Profits and Purpose
Professor George Serafeim (left) and Professor Rebecca Henderson (right); image by John Ritter CEOs are increasingly being asked to take the lead on some of the most vexing problems of our time, from climate change and data privacy to issues of income or gender... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Making History, Starting Over
stepping down from management responsibilities for Apax, but remaining active,” an understatement that seems fittingly British. Since 2000, Cohen has been increasingly involved in efforts to nurture social investment in disadvantaged... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Feedback
alumni.hbs.edu Freedom Farmer Re: Pierre Ferrari (MBA 1976) The development sector is hugely important. Thanks, Pierre, for bringing your leadership and skills to improve the lives of so many. —Christian C. Johnson (MBA 1993) via... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Covering the Issues
standards and social responsibility, technology, globalization, the School's Soldiers Field campus, and the essential contributions that women are making in the business world. While a lot has changed at HBS in 75 years, it is remarkable... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Nohria Named Tenth Dean
faculty since 1988, Nohria had previously served as senior associate dean for faculty development and chair of the organizational behavior unit. “I feel a profound sense of responsibility for continuing Harvard Business School’s proud... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
governor’s office of economic development in Utah, last year wrapped up an 11-year path of voyage and endurance spanning 38 countries, climbing 14.5 vertical miles, and sailing 35,000 nautical miles. “Real learning and personal growth... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A Commitment to Education
The late C.D. (“Dick”) Spangler Jr. (MBA 1956, LLD 2013) combined the business acumen he developed as president of the C. D. Spangler Construction Company and Golden Eagle Industries, and as chairman of the Bank of North Carolina, with a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981)
building effective executive teams, developing and implementing a sound strategy and performance management. Interested in staying up-to-date with news about issues and trends impacting the nonprofit sector but not sure where to start?... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
A New Path for Alumnae
offering, A New Path. Hart’s survey of HBS alumnae indicates that 60 percent of respondents between the ages of 35 and 45 dialed down the volume on their professional careers to care for their young families. Although 40 percent continued on a part-time basis and 10... View Details
- 24 Oct 2018
- News
Exploring the Future of Work for Women
Countries. Khanna, who has been exploring the role of entrepreneurship in the economic and social development of emerging markets, described the critical need to establish trust when launching a business in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley