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George F. Baker - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
industries. George F. Baker and “Peggy.” Baker’s philanthropic activities included support for the construction of Dartmouth College’s Baker Library, dormitories and a chemical laboratory at Cornell University, and the purchase of land... View Details
- 18 Jun 2014
- News
Robert (MBA 1964) and Lynn Burt
case-method curriculum broadened my horizons and expanded how I think about problems,” says the Baker Scholar. “I gained the discipline to strategize and think longer term.” Burt would go on to lead a distinguished career, retiring in 2001 after a decade as chairman... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
New HBS Alumni Board Members
director of the Irish Seafood Producers Group. Born and raised in Ireland, Garvey studied chemical engineering and earned a BS from University College Dublin in 1976 and an MS from the University of New Brunswick in 1978. He has served on... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Professor Thomas Kennedy Remembered
industry. In 1950, he became director of industrial and public relations at the Atlas Chemical Company in Wilmington, Delaware, before joining the HBS faculty six years later. A memorial service will be held in Pennsylvania this spring.... View Details
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Andrew Baxter
Scotland, did indeed complete his master's in chemical engineering. "My wish came true," he says. "I went to weird and wonderful places, like a deep water drilling rig off the coast of Greenland." Going to different... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
New HBS Alumni Board Members
husband, Nathaniel (MBA '85), have two sons. Born and raised in New York City, Thierry G. Porté (MBA '82) began his career at Chemical Bank in Paris, France, his parents' native country. Since 1979 he has worked for Morgan Stanley in New... View Details
Lammot du Pont
Under duPont’s leadership, researchers at duPont invented nylon, which revolutionized the textile industry. Researchers also discovered neoprene (the first general purpose synthetic rubber), Orlon and Dacron under duPont’s direction. duPont kept the duPont Corporation... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
How to Prepare for Shark Tank
What’s it like to appear on ABC-TV’s popular start-up series Shark Tank? In a word, nerve-wracking. Just ask Desiree Stolar and Nate Barbera (both MBA 2015), cofounders of Unshrinkit, a Harvard-born startup that has developed a formula that brings shrunken sweaters... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- News
Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley
Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley Hal (MBA 1968) and Diane Brierley For Hal Brierley (MBA 1968), Harvard Business School changed the direction of his career. He arrived at Soldiers Field assuming he would combine his BS in chemical... View Details
Harold Blancke
During his CEO tenure, Blancke embarked on a massive growth plan for Celanese. Believing that success in the petrochemical industry was predicated on size, Blancke acquired several competitors and grew the company from $135 million in revenues to over $1 billion. His... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
Eugene P. Grisanti
Grisanti presided over a decade of consecutive growth in sales and earnings – achieving 12%+ growth rates in a mature market between 1986 and 1995. He secured International Flavors and Fragrances’ position as the world’s largest supplier of flavors and fragrances by... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
Crawford H. Greenewalt
As the tenth president of duPont Corporation, Greenewalt built the Savannah River Plant for nuclear processing, one of the largest construction projects in the United States. As CEO, Greenewalt generated a stellar return on equity performance for over a decade placing... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
Leo H. Baekeland
In 1907, Baekeland invented a high-quality synthetic substance that would change the lives of individuals and businesses forever – plastic (called Bakelite). Products produced with Bakelite were considered to be synonymous with high quality and durability – essentially... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
Leland I. Doan
Doan was responsible for Dow Chemical’s greatest diversification and expansion. Doan began by delegating increased authority to department heads and building a larger sales force trained to become market and production analysts. Upon entering his presidency, Doan... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Shared Vision for a Better World
because he was impressed by, among other things, the case method and by several alumni colleagues at Chemical Bank. “It was clear they had been superbly educated,” he says. Upon arriving on the HBS campus, he quickly found community and... View Details
- 09 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Solving the Complexities of the Biotechnology Industry
even come close to understanding it or imitating its design. The body deploys amazing, interconnected solutions to manage the chemical wonders that continuously run. We continue to explore human physiology, and we continue to learn how... View Details
- 20 Jan 2011
- News
Oil Spill Solution
that has proven effective in pollutant absorption both above and beneath the surface of water. Smith has been working closely with fishermen in the Gulf area to help rid the affected waters of the propylene glycol (a chemical found in... View Details
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
chemical fertilizers. Soil from the average cultivated field contains 0.5 to 1 percent carbon, while soil from the average virgin land, including forest and prairie, contains 3 to 7 percent. “Carbon capture is the only way to get out of... View Details
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2.3 Community Standards of Conduct | MBA
misconduct; harassment, coercion or other conduct that threatens the health or safety of any person; threats involving deadly weapons, explosives, bombs, chemical or biological agents, or other deadly devices; theft, misappropriation, or... View Details