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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
In the course of their outstanding professional careers, this year’s five recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award — the School’s highest honor — have had an enormous impact on the world of business. A surprising key to their success? Understanding the importance of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: John Doerr
John Doerr Photo courtesy of John Doerr The summer after his first year at HBS, armed with a master's in electrical engineering from Rice University, John Doerr moved to California for two reasons. "I wanted to apprentice with a venture capital firm," says Doerr, now a... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs
According to a recent study by the venture capital research firm VentureOne, even in average economic times, women CEOs typically receive just 6 percent of the $69 billion available in venture capital in the United States. In an effort to improve the odds, women... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Back from the Brink
MILLS: Sometimes when the bottom falls out of the bottom line, the only place to go is up. Harold Mills (MBA ’98) is CEO of ZeroChaos, an IT staffing and human- resources outsourcing firm based in Orlando, Florida. With some $365 million in sales, it competes with the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago
the Ansley Consulting Group — the two are glad to share the position. “I travel, Molly travels,” says Mott. “What happens if I'm out of town on the day of a club board meeting? We know that one of us will be there.” Although both were... View Details
Keywords: Amy Burton
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Debbie Cohen Scales Her Mountain
arming women with better information will encourage them to become more involved in their own care and lead to better results in their fight with cancer. Cohen was working at Price Waterhouse as marketing director for the consulting... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)
guide, with military and consulting experience in addition to his MBA—was COO of the company and he later became CEO. Today, Kent leads one of its competitors, andBeyond. He describes andBeyond, first, as a “conservation company.” The... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
CEO Compensation Troubles
pressure is the fear of losing an adequately performing CEO. To make sure this does not happen, compensation committees rely on surveys by compensation consultants about CEO pay in similar companies but without regard to company... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
School Ties
Rivkin and faculty colleagues Allen Grossman, Kevin Sharer, and Michael Porter partnered with the Boston Consulting Group and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to research how business could best help improve America's education system.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Hong Kong Club Thrives, Plans Next Global Alumni Conference
encouraging participation. Teo, who recently started his own consulting firm, Croda Resources and Associates, shows no signs of retiring from alumni activity anytime soon. “I enjoy it so much that I will continue on as vice president,” he... View Details
- 22 Jul 2024
- News
Viral Marketing’s Early Muse
sneezing pandas and ‘I Can Has Cheezburger?’ cats,” says Kornfeld, a consultant and digital media researcher. “We got in early on Carroll’s story because Leora is also Canadian—so she saw the chatter on social media before the story went... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Award-Winning Article Urges Companies to Loosen Ties that Bind
focused mainly on avoiding risk -- and more on resource attraction, which nurtures innovation. For the past 41 years, the McKinsey Foundation for Management Research has offered awards recognizing the two best HBR articles published each year. Judged by an independent... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1967 Born, Mexico City 1990 Receives Gold and Silver Medals, Rowing, Central American Games 1991 Earns BS, Economics, Instituto Technológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) 1995 Earns MBA 1995 Joins Accion International,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 2002
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Charting the Luminary Leadership in Professional Service Firms
investment banking, law, and management consulting firms — are unique in that they have no products, manufacturing plants, or distribution systems. Their financial success depends entirely upon the capability and performance of their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
The School’s Immersion Experience Programs challenge MBAs with active, cross-cultural learning situations around the globe, from Silicon Valley to China to Europe. An on-the-ground report from Mexico’s smallest villages and its multibillion- dollar conglomerates. ON... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
- 16 Jan 2020
- News
Hitting the High Notes
chat bots in social media, data analytics to enhance candidate experience, and rewards to employees who refer successful hires. For nearly 30 years, Sheridan has been a high-level Human Capital Management consultant and expert on the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Nov 2013
- News
Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again
No fees are paid, giving all parties the same goal—a successful outcome. "There weren't many strategy consulting firms in Canada at that time," he says. "The clients were in a mix of industries, and the work was very interesting. It... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley