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- 23 Feb 2011
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A Capitalist in China
last century: energy and infrastructure; agricultural commodities and food products; and natural resources, to name a few.” Kuhns is particularly bullish on China’s hydroelectric power potential. It’s a business he knows well. In 1984, as the founder and View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
Ann Sarnoff To Lead Warner Bros. Studio
Former BBC executive Ann Sarnoff (MBA 1987) has been named the CEO of Warner Bros.—the company’s first-ever female CEO. As detailed in the New York Times, Sarnoff’s career “has included leadership roles at... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Library Dues
The son of a linen- and curtain-store owner, Steve Schwarzman (MBA ’72), chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, has done pretty well for himself in life; he attributes a measure of that success to the public libraries he made use of as... View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- News
The NBA's African Expansion
The National Basketball Association recently announced the creation of NBA Africa, a new entity that will operate the Basketball Africa League (BAL), build corporate partnerships, expand content and media rights, and support local efforts... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Hierarchy's Last Stand
meeting with critics. One CEO of the new, humbler variety published a dialogue with a customer who questioned high prices in the company newsletter, replete with pointed attacks, some of which he admitted he couldn’t answer well. Status... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Ideas: Faculty Research Online
new book, Implementing E-Commerce Strategies: A Guide to Corporate Success after the Dot.Com Bust, shows how to put appropriate metrics to work to measure performance. IBM Finds Profit in Diversity Former IBM View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Crowning Achievement
BAZEY: An advocate for burn victims. One day in 1994, Sarah Bazey (OPM 32, 2003), the owner, president, and CEO of Minnesota-based Simplex Construction Supplies, chartered a helicopter for an aerial view of one of her company's projects.... View Details
- 06 Jun 2017
- News
Many Rivers to Cross
Colombian octogenarian Mariano Ospina-Hernandez (MBA 1951) is the resolute visionary behind an ambitious proposal to improve and expand the country’s transportation infrastructure. His foresight could open new possibilities for... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Blockbuster Deals
two CEOs agreeing early on about who will run the merged company. Members of the new top management team, he notes, should also ideally come from both sides if a spirit of partnership is to develop.... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Lawyers for former CEO Jeffrey Skilling (MBA ’79) argued that his 2006 conviction on nineteen counts of fraud, conspiracy, insider trading, and lying to... View Details
- 22 Nov 2022
- News
Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future
intelligence to help or hinder human progress; University of Montreal Daniel Jutras who elaborated on the implications of these new stakes on younger generations; and Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay, who... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 18 Oct 2016
- News
Leading the Way for Women Entrepreneurs
capitalists could not identify with the vision of Birchbox. “The men would ask their secretaries or ask us to wait while they called their wives.” Barna joined fellow HBS alumnae Marcela Sapone (MBA 2015), cofounder and CEO of Hello... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
Former President & CEO, eBay Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Princeton University, 1977 A.B., Economics SELECTED PREVIOUS POSITIONS Hasbro, General Manager FTD , CEO Disney, Senior Vice President Bain... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Gaining Currency
REYNOLDS: Weak dollar cuts both ways. To illustrate the global impact of fluctuating exchange rates, the New York Times (December 11, 2004) focused on two small, family-owned manufacturers, one located in Germany and the other in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
percent where that change is occurring." Related Article e-Commerce in Brazil: A Look at olook André Beisert (MBA 2009), CEO of São Paulo–based women's online fashion retailer olook, sees the impact of a new... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
HBS Forum: Business Leadership in the Social Sector
Thompson, who was joined by Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith and CEOs Gerald Greenwald of United Airlines, John E. Pepper of Procter & Gamble, and Raymond W. Smith of Bell Atlantic. "Somebody To Tell Me I'm Worth Something" Smith... View Details
- 22 Jul 2021
- News
Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women
Clubs News Clubs News Singapore War Room Sessions Link Startups with HBS Alumni Mentors The HBS Club of Singapore (HBSCS), in collaboration with the Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFF) and its signature... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Alumni Bookshelf
Authentic Leadership by William W. (“Bill”) George (MBA ’66) (Jossey-Bass) Drawing from a decade of experience as CEO and chairman of medical technology company Medtronic, George analyzes the causes of the current crisis in corporate... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Liquid and Efficient
In January, John Thain (MBA ’79) assumed his new position as CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, a move that prompted interim NYSE head John Reed to declare, “We have an... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Bounce Back from a Blunder
the assurance that you’ll share the hard truths quickly. “It ultimately catalyzed them to have more trust in me because they knew I’d be honest.” Victoria Montgomery Brown is CEO and cofounder of the digital media company Big Think. Her... View Details