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Mervyn E. Griffin, Jr.

Griffin co-produced and owned his own talk show - “The Merv Griffin Show,” which during the early 1980s was aired on 115 stations in the U.S. and Canada. “Wheel of Fortune,” Griffin’s most successful show, was by 1984 appearing on 181 stations and earning $92,000 per... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

Lawrence M. Giannini

Giannini was head of the largest bank in the world with more than 3.6 million deposit accounts, 150,000 stockholders, and 14,000 employees. Growing Bank of America, Giannini registered an increase in total resources of $80 million and an asset base of $6 billion by the... View Details

Keywords: Finance

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VBHCD Initiative - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

University of California Los Angeles Medical Center University of California San Francisco Medical Center UPMC University of Rochester Medical Center University of Utah Health Care System Vanderbilt... View Details

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Hank Willis Thomas Ernest and Ruth 2015 | About

identity, history, and popular culture. He received his BFA in Photography and Africana Studies from New York University and his MFA/MA in Photography and Visual Criticism from the California College of Arts. Ernest and Ruth is based on... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Golden State of Mind

(formerly Draper Fisher Jurvetson), the venture capital firm he founded in 1985 as a small business investment company called Draper Associates. Conventionally dressed, his tie nonetheless depicts a map of California divided into six... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: Urban Renewal

yin and yang between the improvement of the built environment and the preservation of nature,” says Rosenfeld, a member of the California advisory board The Trust for Public Land. “I’d like to think we’re protecting the natural world... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2016
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The Harvard Business School Campaign: Regional Events

efforts. 5–6 Young Alumni Networking Events were held in the fall to create opportunities for alumni to connect. The San Francisco event was cohosted by the HBS Association of Northern California at ThirstyBear Brewing Company, and the... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Touch Down

citizen,” Gannon told San Diego’s KSWB-TV (January 8, 2011). “I got to see my own country and my own people through the eyes of other people and other countries.” As for special moments, he cited flying medical supplies into Iraq and returning to Vietnam, where he had... View Details

Keywords: world records

24 Feb 2017
Blog Post

Advice for Prospective Latino Students

I was born in Mexico and moved to California when my parents decided they wanted to build a better life for our family. From the age of five, my new home was Fresno, California - a large city in the Central... View Details

Robert F. Six

Six transformed Continental Airlines from a one-route “puddle-jumper” into one of the world’s major airlines. He is credited with dramatically expanding air travel by being one of the first executives to introduce low and discounted airfares. Through his efforts,... View Details

Keywords: Transportation

George W. Lucas

Lucas has produced and directed some of the most successful films in history including the Star Wars Trilogy and the Indiana Jones series. Through his Industrial Light and Magic subsidiary, he has pioneered some of the most dramatic digital special effects on screen.... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

Walter A. Haas

Haas led Levi’s transformation from a family business to a worldwide corporation. Haas introduced a number of innovative employment policies and refused to lay off workers even during the time of the Great Depression – gaining a long-standing reputation for considerate... View Details

Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

Amadeo Peter Giannini

Giannini grew Bank of America into the world’s largest bank. Three years after surviving the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, Giannini’s banking operations expanded by opening its first branch in San Jose. He continued to open banks throughout California,... View Details

Keywords: Finance

Roy L. Ash

In 1953, Ash and his partner, Tex Thornton, bought Litton Industries, a small West Coast producer of microwave tubes. Litton embarked on an aggressive acquisition course. By 1961, the same year Ash became president of the company, Litton had completed 25 mergers and... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Scott D. Cook

Though he was not the first individual to launch a personal finance software company, Cook was the most successful. His focus on easy of use and customer service helped to develop Quicken into one of the most successful software applications introduced in the last two... View Details

Keywords: Computers & Electronics

14 May 2013
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"So Julie – what is it you want to do after graduation?"

narrow in my response? Am I closing myself out of an opportunity here if I don’t automatically reply that I’d like to explore full-time opportunities at the hospital? Am I sure I want to go back to California next May, or am I just... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

01 Sep 2003
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In the Running?

After throwing his hat briefly into the ring in California’s gubernatorial recall race, John Garamendi (MBA ’70), California’s insurance commissioner, returned to his original mission. According to the New York Times (July 5, 2003), he wants “to drive a stake into what... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

12 Feb 2019
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A View of the Valley

Photo via Wired, courtesy of Kathy Wang Photo via Wired, courtesy of Kathy Wang When Kathy Wang (MBA 2011) sat down to write her first work of fiction, after years of working as a product manager at big tech companies, the California... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 Aug 2016
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Working for a Faster, Safer Internet

knew we were packing our things in a U-Haul and moving to California to actually do it full-time. “We’re making the internet faster, safer, and more available for over 5 percent of internet surfers around the world, which is pretty... View Details

01 Sep 2006
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Teamwork Testament

California and bought Golden West for $38 million. With that investment and their sub-sequent hard work having paid off handsomely, the Sandlers, while remaining involved with Wachovia, will now devote most of their time to philanthropy. View Details

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