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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Doriot Papers Arrive at HBS
pioneering work in the field of venture capital through records from the American Research and Development Corporation, the world’s first publicly funded VC firm that he led for a number of years. View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Making travel possible for people with physical challenges
around the world," says Brehm. Part of AbilityTrip.com's start-up funding came from a 2010 HBS fellowship award. "You have to be passionate about what you are doing to persevere through the tough times," Brehm says. "Regardless of what... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Learning from the Past
led it back to profitability during the oil boom of the 1970s. By 1983, however, boom had turned to bust. After restructuring the company to a more suitable size, Strassler cashed out and helped his brother launch a family-run investment View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
In partnership to support a mission
international peace and security,” says Jenkins. Their focus is to find the best risk-adjusted returns so that the century-old foundation can exist in perpetuity. Originally known for establishing libraries to further knowledge and understanding, Carnegie Corporation... View Details
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Back to School
letting your convictions guide an urgent effort to do right by everyone. We used federal money and funds from the Dalio Foundation (Ray Dalio, MBA 1973) to buy 121,000 laptops and became the first state to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
protecting and monetizing their intellectual property. In a Q&A, Professor Josh Lerner discusses current trends in IP, including the rise of patent pools. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5925.html. Rethinking Retirement Planning Many of us are relying on defined... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
children, especially from low-income communities; also a founder of Ashoka University The pandemic has been a disaster for education overall and has exacerbated inequity as well. Unlike in the United States and Europe, all public and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
Challenge Indeed, the Bank's stated mission is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by promoting sustainable growth and investments in people. To those ends, it provides loans, technical assistance, and policy guidance for its... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
of the Yale School of Management; under-secretary of state during the Nixon administration; chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange; and chairman and CEO of Aetna. Along with his impressive résumé, Donaldson brought a... View Details
- 11 Mar 2008
- News
Soak the Rich?
Venture capital, private equity, and hedge fund partners — a group heavily laden with HBS alumni — may have dodged a tax bullet late last year, but they can expect Congressional advocates of higher taxes for investment managers to reload... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Innovation has a New Home: The Harvard Innovation Lab
Everyone sees the potential.” With the vision and leadership of Dean Nohria, faculty chair Joe Lassiter, and director Gordon Jones, it’s little wonder that the i-lab is resonating with Harvard alumni, some of whom have stepped up with gifts in support of the effort.... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Finding a cure for cancer became a personal mission
Thai Lee (MBA 1985), president and CEO of SHI International, talks about how a family crisis led her to funding cancer research. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Up by the Roots
California, Boston, sometimes London,” recalls Gotsch. “Nobody was looking locally.” Gotsch is president and CEO of the Partnership Fund for New York City, which invests in local ventures to create jobs and grow the Big Apple’s economy.... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- News
Helping foreign countries invest wisely
Dora Vardis (MBA 1994), managing director in the foreign exchange division of Citigroup, works with sovereign wealth funds and central banks to create successful investments for their countries. (Published November 2014) View Details
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion
excerpt from the March 2016 Bulletin, Orbital CEO David Thompson (MBA 1981) reflected on the company’s beginnings, dreamed up in the wake of a funding decline for NASA—Thompson’s employer at the time—in the 1970s: Thompson began thinking... View Details
- 29 Jan 2010
- News
Back to Glass-Steagall?
President Obama shocked Wall Street recently with his proposal to cut down to size too-big-to-fail banks by imposing new rules to separate commercial and investment activities. Specifically, Obama would prohibit banks that take customers deposits from owning, investing... View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
contracts with more than 200 government agencies in 40 states in the US and 60 countries worldwide. Its overseas business includes offices in a dozen countries, mostly in Europe, as well as in Asia and the Middle East. More than half of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Groundswells
Baker Library Historical Collections THE ORIGINAL 13 Speaking at the campus dedication on June 4, 1927, George Fisher Baker, whose $5 million gift funded the construction of the thirteen original riverfront buildings, set the tone for the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Minding The Gap
neighborhoods across Baltimore, with competitive admissions) is annually ranked among the best public schools in the United States. This year, 96 percent of the school's graduates are college bound, many to elite institutions in the United View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
according to research conducted by private-capital database PitchBook, just 12 percent of check-writing decision-makers at the largest VC firms in the United States are women. A survey by The Information, a tech-sector media outlet, found... View Details