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01 Sep 2020
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Happy New Year: The HBS Alumni Board's Newest Members Look to the Future

Photo courtesy of Daniel O’Keefe Photo courtesy of Daniel O’Keefe The HBS Alumni Board welcomes 22 new members for 2020–21 this fall. The complete roster is here. The Board is a representative group of 81... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush; alumni events; lifelong learning; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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Women on Boards: How Lara Druyan and Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership - Blog: RGE Report

Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership Lex Schroeder Author tag Board Diversity As active members of Harvard Business School’s Board Diversity Network, Lara... View Details

07 Jan 2025
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Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands

Twist stepped down as CEO and into the Board Chair role at Ever/Body. She is now an advisor for other consumer health and wellness founders on strategic growth, fundraising, and organizational design. She also View Details

01 Dec 2005
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Connecting with Clubs

had worked well for me! To return some of the value I’d received from the club network, I chose to get actively involved, serving two terms as president and many years on the board of the Toronto club. This... View Details

Keywords: Peter Cooper; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

20 Apr 2020
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To Build Connection in Quarantine, Clubs Go Virtual

Clubs News Clubs News NorCal Alumni Get Answers and Share Ideas in Virtual COVID-19 Update The HBS Association of Northern California's COVID-19 Update, a virtual program featuring board member Dr. David Seftel (MBA 1992), has become the... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

06 Sep 2017
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Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

CEOs face difficult choices when deciding to speak out under the company's brand. Credit: fizkes Summing Up: Should Boards Specify Limits on CEO Activism? Opinions about suitable CEO activism—taking public positions and actions on social... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Oct 2001
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Philip L. Yeo: The Next Big Thing

also serves as chairman of Singapore's National Science & Technology Board. In addition, he has played an active leadership role over the last two decades as a chairman and board member in some of... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Sep 2003
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Richard Edelman

Chicago community, Edelman finds it natural to give back to society. A Civil War buff, he is an active board member of the New-York Historical Society. His interest in fitness and fighting obesity attracted... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

07 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

shareholders. He believed this required good corporate governance and effective oversight by the board of directors. The case explores the history of AFSCME's shareholder activism on this front and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 May 2023
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Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo

former students have invited him to their college graduations and baby showers). As the former co-president of the Harvard Latino Alumni Association, Acevedo actively advocated for Latinx students and alumni, and he currently sits on the... View Details

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

governance system from U.S. companies; banks acted as monitors for Japanese companies, and the boards of Japanese companies had been dominated by insiders. In April this year, however, the commercial code was revised, and now Japanese... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Dawn Dobras

Dawn holds over 30 years as a C-level executive, consumer operator, and board member. Most recently, she served as the CEO of Credo Beauty, named “World’s Most Innovative Beauty Company” by FastCo. Right of HBS, Dawn joined Old Navy with... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products and Services (B2C)

March 2009 (Revised September 2010)
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HOYA Corporation (A)

By: W. Carl Kester and Masako Egawa

In 2007, HOYA of Japan must decide whether to change its friendly exchange offer for Pentax into a hostile cash tender offer. A surprising sequence of events had caused a friendly merger agreement to fall apart, resulting in a boardroom coup at Pentax and the... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment Activism; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Negotiation Tactics; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation; Japan

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Field Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation - Course Catalog

budgets and timelines, using these tools to develop a business model and resource the venture, exploring the process of building a syndicate and establishing a board of advisors, finding human talent to accomplish scientific goals, and... View Details

Marty Blue

Marty Blue is an accomplished Board and Executive Team member with significant leadership experience in technology, automotive, marketplaces, and start-ups. She has a demonstrated history of success in the digital sector and significant... View Details

Keywords: Fitness & Sports;#68;#Transportation & Logistics;#20;#Ecommerce

01 Jan 2005
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Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992

next generation of leaders. "I try to help young women make deliberate choices and deliberate moves," she says. She is chair emerita of, and still an active participant in, The Committee of 200 (C200), an organization of women business... View Details

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Harvard Business School

Baker Library Special Collections Exhibits More Exhibits Explore the Exhibit Student Pioneers The Value of Business Education The Golden Age of Black Business AASU Early Years & Influence AASU Founders Core Demands & Proposals Early Years & View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Gift for MBA Global Reach

activities overseas,” stated Rubenstein, who has ties to the School through his wife, Alice Rogoff Rubenstein (MBA ’78), and through service on the Board of Dean’s Advisors. Said Dean Nitin Nohria, “This... View Details

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01 Jun 2007
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James McKenney Remembered

full professor in 1968 and was named the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration in 1989. He retired from the active faculty in 1996. McKenney introduced the first computer-based simulation exercise, the Business Game, to the... View Details

Keywords: Information

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

Where Is the Microsoft Board?

or compensation are either non-existent or academic. And the founder and largest shareholder is very active in governance matters. Then the public offering occurs. Regulation or law requires changes in behavior. Outside members of the... View Details