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- 01 Dec 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Katherine Switz (MBA 2000)
I wanted to create many, many more. The Stability Network has 70 leaders in 25 cities in the United States and Canada. Getting people to come out about their mental illness is actually pretty hard, but we give them support, training, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Time to Trek
winter break, with more to comein the spring. Sarah Wimmer (HBS ’05) serves as copresident of the HBS Trek Club. In 2003 she participated in the New York City trek; in December she traveled to India on a sixteen-day trek organized by... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: No Reservations
Illustrations by Drue Wagner The Company The Founder The Pitch The News EatWith CEO Susan Kim (MBA 2003) Founded 2012 This online marketplace allows cooks to sell seats at their dinner tables. TripAdvisor is the latest investor in this social-dining service, which... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
An investment in meaningful results
Ending poverty in New York City is a monumental goal, but as president and chief operating officer of a modern-day nonprofit that bears the legendary moniker Robin Hood, Deborah Winshel (MBA 1985) uses her business acumen to effect social... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Empowering Japan through e-commerce
hundreds of cases, a light clicked on. “It was in an HBS classroom that I first considered starting my own company,” he says. Rakuten operates e-commerce businesses in 13 countries, spearheaded a $100 million investment in Pinterest, and recently acquired eReader Kobo,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Addressing the housing needs of India’s poor
Rakhi Mehra (MBA 2009) is enabling a growing number of India’s 82 million urban poor households to have structurally safe and well-ventilated homes through the enterprise she cofounded, micro Home Solutions (mHS) City Lab. Winner of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
The Harvard Business School Campaign: Regional Events
Kraft (MBA 1965), an honorary chair of The Harvard Business School Campaign, at a meeting of Campaign Leadership Volunteers held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. Upcoming Regional Events Around the World Mexico City Dubai Istanbul... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Local Customs
“We want to be the Sam Adams of the auto world.” Rogers launched his Massachusetts-based company, Local Motors, with $4 million in start-up capital; its online contest (LocalMotors.com/competition.php) invites the public in various cities... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
MBAs go down the road less traveled to work with entrepreneurs
America (MBAxAmerica), which sends students out on the road to learn from and work with entrepreneurs. The MBAxAmerica team provided pro-bono consulting to small-business owners in eight cities in the summer of 2013 and logged over 8,000... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leading in business and in public education
saving it from bankruptcy and building a profitable business. Numerous nonprofits also have benefitted from his leadership, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and the City Parks... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Bruce Levy (MBA 1977)
basketball conquered Europe on the Skydeck podcast If you sent a 6-foot-3-inch American who was the best player a city had ever seen, it was a real attraction. People all of a sudden said, “Wow, this is fun to watch.” Women’s professional... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Chris Sorensen
- 10 Jul 2024
- News
Next Level
Gina Joseph (GMP 29, 2020), chief strategy officer for the technology media company VentureBeat, was recently honored by the San Francisco Business Times in their “40 Under 40” issue. Joseph is thriving in the media, tech, and gaming world—all industries traditionally... View Details
Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace
- 23 Feb 2021
- News
Dan Koh Named Labor Department’s Chief of Staff
vote by the Senate has not been scheduled yet, but his nomination was recently advanced by a bipartisan committee vote and is expected to pass. Editor's note: In more news from Boston City Hall, soon-to-be-acting mayor Kim Janey has named... View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- News
Closing the opportunity divide for low-income young adults
country, from State Street, Goldman Sachs to the federal government. And the reason we have grown to a $70 million dollar organization with 400 staff in 12 different cities is not because I’m that special or we’re that special. The reason... View Details
- 10 Nov 2018
- News
The 71-Year-Old Ultramarathoner
Ultramarathoner Eric Spector (MBA 1972) got a late start on the sport. As detailed in a recent Wall Street Journal article, Spector started running while living in Manhattan, competing in his first New York City Marathon in 1979, but... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Beantown as a Beacon
COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC EDUCATION Online learning tailored to the skills gap of the unemployed Boston is an education mecca, but with the emergence of online education and MOOCs (massive open online courses), every city can boost its education... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Alumni Connections: Photos of Recent Alumni Events
networking reception in New York City in January at Ten Degrees bringing together alumni working in the energy sector and current students to discuss the future of the industry, the latest innovations in the field, and new ventures. To... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
A Plastic Fantastic Friendship
prints, and objects. In 1980, the Morses presented their collection to the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, their retirement residence, which opened the Salvador Dalí Museum to house and exhibit the work. View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Slam Dunk
currently teaches at Stanford Business School, and Grousbeck fils, a Boston venture capitalist, purchased the team in September for $360 million, the Boston Globe reported (September 29, 2002). Pagliuca, whose grandfather was a New York View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Evergreen Business
countryside, of yelling ‘Timberrrr!’ as daddy cuts down a tree.” It’s the same impulse that led Kok to buy the farm in 1980. A former EPA chief economist who now heads the investment banking firm Johan Hekelaar, Kok was looking for a respite from View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint