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04 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Learning from the Entrepreneurs-in-Residence as a Harvard MS/MBA Student

planning and operations roles at Blue Apron, Peloton, and Burrow. Ash is also an investment partner at The MBA Fund, an early-stage fund that backs student and alumni founders from Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania. I... View Details

20 May 2022
Blog Post

Nucleate Eco: Connecting Aspiring MBA Entrepreneurs with Cutting Edge Climate Research

tech-based solutions to fighting climate change (and especially in an entrepreneurial way), getting to partner with a scientist doing breakthrough research is the biggest value proposition that Nucleate brings. And as a team, we got to... View Details

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

Street Health, an organization focused on value-based primary care for older adults, as a strategy and operations director. Rhea will help Oak Street expand access to care for vulnerable communities across the United States. During your... View Details

10 Apr 2023
News

Leading the Way

community," says Trujillo. "My parents never finished high school." Trujillo's mentor, Pete Garcia, a community leader who worked to empower poor families, set him on the path to success, and it was Garcia's reminders to "be a leader"... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Launching Tech Ventures | HBS Online

growth strategy. Highlights Ravish Naresh, Khatabook Founder Sarah Tavel, Benchmark General Partner Show Hide Details Concepts Khatabook Retaining the Users You Acquire Scaling Decisions Featured Exercises Describe the marketing funnel... View Details

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Develop and sequence an optimal plan to manage through the transitions Challenge/require suppliers to do the same Collaborate within industries/sectors to identify and employ best practices Partner with policymakers to identify and... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Building a Better Brazil

courses without leaving their home, school, or office." In recent years, the Lemann Foundation has partnered with Khan Academy—founded by Sal Khan (MBA 2003)—to translate its free online educational videos into Portuguese for use in... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing

14 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World

proactive effort to be as effective and clear as possible in their communication to both internal and external stakeholders. Importantly, a vast majority of the initiatives that companies in our sample are implementing do not require... View Details

Keywords: by Raffaella Sadun, Andrea Bertoni, Alexia Delfino, Giovanni Fassio, and Mariapaola Testa

08 Feb 2017
Blog Post

How I Chose My HBS Recommenders

great GPAs, high GMAT scores, experience at top-notch organizations, and gushing recommendations. I wanted my application to accurately tell the story of who I am, what makes me different, and therefore, what I could bring to an HBS classroom, and the HBS View Details

29 Nov 2023
News

A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

Clubs News Clubs News Southern California Holiday Gala Will Boost Scholarship Fund After a brief hiatus due to the pandemic, the HBS Association of Southern California (HBSASC) is once again hosting its annual Holiday Benefit Gala on December 9 to support the HBSASC... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

remembers. "Eventually, the IRS found a way to grant the status." Innovation Laboratories In the past five years, cities around the world have increasingly become laboratories in innovation, producing idea labs that partner with... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

10 May 2020
Blog Post

Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers

much more flexible schedule than any job I have ever had. I have found a family here within my section and a peer community through clubs like Crimson Parents and the MoMBAs. I am excited for you to meet these inspiring MoMBA women... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

High Fives

to be a portfolio manager at Morgan.” Proudest moment: “July 17, 1996, when my husband and I got remarried after having been divorced since 1990.” Carl Ferenbach Ill Managing Director Berkshire Partners LLC Boston, Massachusetts After his... View Details

24 Jun 2021
Blog Post

Celebrating the Past, Crafting the Future Part 2: The First HBS/HKS Class

of the challenges and opportunities facing his company. “The last year has been filled with national and international crises in which the role of government and how that intersects with the business community has heightened and grown... View Details

25 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Who is to Blame for 'The Great Training Robbery'?

Great Training Robbery, a working paper based on case studies conducted by Beer, Magnus Finnstrom, and Derek Schrader, as well as decades of research on training effectiveness, will be the focus of a Harvard Business Review article this fall. Finnstrom and Schrader are... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Education

23 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Innovative Ways to Encourage Personal Savings

award prizes as part of the savings product's return. Rotating Savings and Credit Associations, known as ROSCAs, draw impetus from the spirit of communities and social networks. The varied solutions that Tufano and colleagues have set out... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

expanding trade, ever more efficient logistics, and a relatively benign trading environment. Revolutions in transportation and communications empowered the reconfiguration of global supply chains and a dramatic shift in production to... View Details

12 Feb 2021
News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

joining the family business, but had no idea that I'd be asked to assume responsibility for the overall business. When I went off to school, early on, the business was an industrial feeding business with lots of these trucks that went around to factories. The View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

November – December 2008
Article

Chief Risk Officers at Crunch Time: Compliance Champions or Business Partners?

By: Anette Mikes

Risk management departments in financial institutions have been undergoing major transformations. New regulatory requirements have raised the bar on compliance, and expanded the remit of risk management significantly. The compliance imperative requires banks to... View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Corporate Governance; Governance Compliance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Managerial Roles; Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships

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01 Mar 2018
News

Every Trick in the Book

Carolyn Brody (MBA 1983) photo by HollenderX2 BookHampton has been a mainstay of the Long Island, New York, community of East Hampton for more than 40 years. Carolyn Brody (MBA 1983) fondly remembers the cozy, cluttered bookshop from many... View Details

Keywords: April White

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