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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Social Innovation Goes Mainstream
Ten years ago, social enterprise pioneer Linda Rottenberg wasn’t taken seriously when she pitched established foundations to fund her upstart organization, Endeavor, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting high-impact entrepreneurs in... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
economy. Yet while annual inflows to venture funds have expanded from virtually zero in the mid-1970s to more than $35 billion in 1999, numerous misconceptions persist about the nature and role of venture capitalists. In their recent... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Encouraging Women Leaders
In describing the impact of the HBS experience on her life, Veronica Allende Serra (MBA 1997) says, “Ask me how it hasn’t had an impact.” Serra, the founder of Pacific Investments, a private equity firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, where... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Dog’s Best Friend: Jim Hawes’s Charles River Rescue
its third consecutive fund commenced in 1992. We are currently raising a fourth fund which includes some HBS classmates (all others are welcome!!!). I have two daughters, ages... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Research Brief: What Makes a Mobile Money Service Thrive in an Emerging Market?
for individuals to save money safely, transfer funds inexpensively, and lift themselves out of poverty. So what is it that can make a much-needed service flourish? After studying 10 mobile money services—half successful, half not—in... View Details
Keywords: Erin Peterson
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
A Case For Fellowships
LEOPOLD At HBS we often say that fellowships are the lifeblood of the School. During my 20-plus years serving on the MBA Admissions Board—and the last 7 as its director—I have witnessed firsthand the truth of that statement. Fellowships,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
health-care system is in critical condition: The cost of U.S. health care not only hampers its citizens’ well-being and the country’s ability to compete globally, but it also draws funding away from other sectors, such as education, where... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Lab to Open in ’11
Related Links Dean Nohria on Innovation at HBS (video) - June 4, 2010 Harvard Business School is working to launch a lab for innovation and entrepreneurship in the building that housed public broadcasting’s WGBH on Western Avenue in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)
widely accepted and utilized in much of the rest of the world, remain virtually unknown in North America. “I suspect it boils down to the following: Too cheap + too simple = minimal profit. Not my idea of responsible capitalism,” he says. After View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
Congress in 2004, currently with an annual budget of about $900 million, the MCC (whose first CEO was Paul Applegarth [MBA 1972]) requires that partner countries qualify for funding by meeting a majority of 20 economic, governance,... View Details
- 18 Jan 2018
- News
Making a Mark in Multicultural Marketing
multimillion dollar investment to launch SUEDE, the first fashion-content-platform brand serving multicultural women. Success at HBS came in and out of the classroom. Mirror Digital got its startup funding... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Making Progress on Strategic Priorities
The Harvard Business School Campaign has played a critical role in advancing the School’s mission through the “Five I” strategic priorities. Selected highlights of new activities made possible by generous support from alumni and friends are presented here. Annual... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges
fellows at Year Up in Washington, DC. Siddharth Yog (MBA 2004), who teaches business administration at HBS, was one of the organization’s earliest supporters, along with 20 other HBS classmates who donate annually. The View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
remarks underscoring the importance of community during times of national tragedy. "These types of circumstances, as horrific as they may be, serve to remind us of how blessed we are to be members of this wonderful HBS community," Cash... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Campaign Passes Goal, Continues
people assume that because HBS is well endowed, annual gifts don’t matter as much. The fact is these unrestricted funds help the School launch new activities like our research centers overseas,” said Salter.... View Details
- 02 Jan 2018
- News
Reconsidering Retirement
friends were in the minority among their HBS classmates, many of whom aspired to join Wall Street. As it turned out, “entrepreneurial resourcefulness,” as Puritz calls it, has served them well throughout their careers and in the launch of... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
growing pains. " A native of White Plains, New York, Robinson says he came to finance by wending his way from liberal arts to economics as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin. He attended HBS immediately after college. "I... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
opportunities to become change agents for society by creating pattern-breaking approaches and sustainable solutions, explains HBS lecturer Stacey Childress. Unlike business entrepreneurs who are motivated by profits, social entrepreneurs... View Details
- 27 Jun 2017
- News
Suzanne J. Battit (MBA 1992)
problem-solving, and leadership,” explains Battit. “These are skills I use every day.” Battit has given to the HBS Fund every year since graduating. “I give to HBS because I am... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Innovation: An Orchestra of One
Video Embed Ann Chao discusses the inspiration behind her new startup, Sonation. As a student, Ann Chao (MBA 2013) loved playing chamber music with HBS friends. But MBAs live busy lives, and their jam sessions were few and far between.... View Details