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- 07 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
Let’s Go! Highlights from the Dynamic Women in Business Conference
Tweet their thoughts and takeaways from the keynotes and panels using the handle #letsgo. The WSA Twitter account received hundreds of references, and we were delighted to see the involvement and thoughtfulness. The WSA would like to thank its many View Details
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Ashley McCray
volunteered on their Partners in Food Solutions Team which is non-profit that connects local food manufacturers in Africa with technical experts in CPG! What is your favorite childhood memory? Starting a sno-cone stand with my 2 sisters...
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A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
A Life’s Work Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) realized what he wanted to do with his life when he was just 21 years old. Having volunteered as a Big Brother while working at Chemical Bank in New York City, he saw firsthand the need for a...
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- 06 May 2008
- News
Small World? Read Nil about It
Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil some decades ago, I saw how the arrival of electricity — and a television mounted in the public square — changed life in my rural village. The outside world became visible. Other peoples and places were...
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- 20 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Leadership In Challenging Times: Thierry Ibri (MBA 1997)
kitchen volunteers staying home, how could we feed our clients?’ It was going to be an investment, and yet another new service line, but our CEO agreed we should do this. Nine months in, Minnesota Central Kitchen has served more than one...
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- 12 Feb 2016
- News
Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
people he wanted to hurt, or why he must hurt them,” she recalls. That moment in December 2007 set in motion Mendhro’s vision for the Dreamfly, a global initiative designed to educate, expose, and empower people living in communities of conflict. A View Details
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Jill Radsken
- 30 Sep 2014
- News
Life Lessons on the Open Seas
achieve goals together.” Every sail is remarkable, but one stands out for Callahan as particularly extraordinary. It was an occasion when a highly functioning autistic child volunteered to steer the boat with him. “A few minutes later, a...
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Jill Radsken
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Professorship Brings Brierley's HBS Connection Full Circle
writing finance cases, Brierley also volunteered to help his college fraternity find a vendor to automate its 150,000 membership records. Failing to find a specialist in the membership record-keeping arena, and recognizing an opportunity,...
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- Portrait Project
Cecily Kovatch
volunteering my time to organizations like Dress for Success and Big Brothers & Sisters, organizations that show less fortunate people that success is possible and give them confidence and hope. In the office, I want to work hard and...
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- 10 Jan 2017
- News
Capturing the Personal Side of the MBA Experience
portraits and essays launched the HBS Portrait Project. “I’m interested in vulnerability,” says Deifell, whose 15-year (and counting) commitment to the project involves working with a team of student volunteers who solicit essays and...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Honoring a Visionary Thinker Who Took Time for Students
veteran volunteer HBS fundraiser, for moving the fellowship campaign forward. Davis says he enjoys touching base with classmates through reunion activities. “It’s a great way to stay connected with your HBS friends, keep informed about...
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- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
moderator David Harris (MBA 1984), talked about addressing the complexities of hunger during COVID-19 with panelists Ajay Relan, founder of #HashtagLunchbag, an effort to feed the homeless and hungry through social media and self-directed View Details
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Margie Kelley
- 02 Apr 2014
- News
Disrupting the Criminal Supply Chain
science and engineering. But those paths never felt like quite the right fit. "Since high school, I had done volunteer work with homeless kids and vulnerable children and domestic violence victims," she says. "Somehow, that really spoke...
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Jake Cusack
I once served alongside men better than I. I watched them give selflessly — in the small things, offering me the only bowl of hot soup after a cold winter patrol; and in the big things, paying the ultimate price after volunteering to be...
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- 12 Jan 2021
- News
Keeping the Coast Clear
Rhode Island’s resources for generations. Stone has led the group—the Ocean State’s largest environmental organization—since 2009; he joined as a volunteer in 1989. Considering it’s the smallest state in the country, Rhode Island has a...
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- 25 May 2016
- News
FIELD 3: Taking Down Barriers
list includes hundreds of the Fortune 1,000 (including GE, Microsoft, and Staples) as well as thousands of Main Street businesses. In addition to coleading HourlyNerd, Biederman volunteers as a fundraiser for his class. “I realize that...
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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Harbus Foundation Supports Community Projects
promising organizations from among grant proposals." The Foundation consists of four student trustees, a faculty advisor, and fifteen HBS students who volunteer to read grant applications. It has now awarded close to $250,000 in grants to...
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- 01 Aug 2014
- News
Cross-Class Connection
These two volunteers forged a cross-class connection that resulted in significant support for the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation. When Alex Crisses stepped up to cochair his 5th Reunion, he decided to couple his own ideas about...
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- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
has shown a similar ease when it comes to changing course. Although she studied chemical engineering at University College Dublin, she went to work for McKinsey & Co. in 2001. Stints in private equity and commercial banking followed, as well as View Details
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Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 07 Nov 2007
- Op-Ed
How Marketing Hype Hurt Boeing and Apple
damage to Apple brand equity among its core customers. After heavy blogging complaints about Apple exploiting its loyal followers, Steve Jobs had to apologize publicly (after a curt "That's technology" response fueled the fire) and View Details