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01 Sep 2007
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Riding It Out

supplements correct dosages for each horse. You can probably picture what happened next: the hasty return trip to SmartPak’s offices and the tears and bad feelings that come from cutting short a visit to the Magic Kingdom when you have three children under the View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Dec 2019
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Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change

by connecting with faculty and alumni from other parts of Harvard. “The challenge of addressing climate change will require an interdisciplinary approach,” Grant observes. At the San Francisco event, titled “The Role of Business Leaders in the View Details

Keywords: Jen Myers

01 Aug 2001
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Robert B. Stobaugh (DBA '68)

experience," states Stobaugh, "because I realized how much I had missed the academic world of discussion and ideas." Encouraged by his professors, Stobaugh entered the Harvard DBA Program in 1965 at the age of 37. He earned his doctorate... View Details

Keywords: Alumni Achievement Award; Educational Services

01 Oct 2001
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Carl M. Plochman III: A Savory Success

get some clarity and emotional support from a group of risk-taking peers." Before his retirement from the YPO (mandatory at age 50), Plochman received the Ray Hickok Award, the group's highest honor. Plochman is philosophical when asked... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2005
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What’s Next for You?

At a fall reunion session titled “Downshifting Your Career or Just Changing Direction?” panelist Michael Jeans shared a startling World Health Organization prediction: In the United States today, those who are healthy when they reach age... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

03 Feb 2021
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Power Play

distributor, to fund large-scale battery storage and solar power in New York City as it works to reduce fossil-fuel pollution, upgrade aging infrastructure and systems, and move its electric grid to between 70 percent and 80 percent... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

25 Jun 2018
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An Unfinished Story

In 1961, at the age of eight, Elaine Chao (MBA 1979) traveled to the United States from Taiwan with her mother and two sisters aboard a cargo ship. It was a harrowing 37-day journey to reunite with her father, who had come to the country... View Details

Keywords: April White

23 Feb 2015
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Preserving a Musical Tradition; Inspiring Future Generations

participants, had 10 students, ages 7 to 15, and a long wait list. The students’ enthusiasm wowed de Menil. So did the logistics. Two bachata musicians traveled twice a month from Santa Domingo—125 miles away—to teach, a model that was... View Details

Keywords: April White; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

26 Aug 2016
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Connecting with the Past

great-grandmother had her first child at age 17 and had twin boys at age 49. If you keep that in mind, you can see why it’s not always possible for cousins to find each other when their parents or... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Aug 1998
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Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories

as the "crown prince of a Swiss industrial dynasty," Ernesto Bertarelli took over as CEO of his father's company, the Ares-Serono Group, right after graduating from HBS. It was a natural progression: his father, Fabio Bertarelli, had groomed his son from an early View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

01 Oct 1996
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Starting Now — Bruce Wasserstein (MBA 1971)

School at the age of nineteen, ultimately graduating cum laude as one of the first students to receive a joint MBA/JD degree and garnering honors as a Baker Scholar with high distinction from HBS. "Commuting by bicycle between the two... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, with Elizabeth McNair

01 Oct 1996
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No Bull — Nancy E. Havens-Hasty (MBA 1971)

quietly) and not to take things personally. Havens-Hasty married newspaper publisher Dozier Hasty in 1984. The couple has two sons, aged six and ten, who enjoy playing golf and chess with their parents. "We have a lot of help on the home... View Details

Keywords: Linda Goodspeed

01 Oct 1998
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Value Added

first non-Westerner to hold that position) in 1994 at the age of 45, Gupta stresses that his duties bear little resemblance to those of a corporate CEO. "The partners in the field make most of the operational decisions and bear most of... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

01 Jun 2006
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Getting on Board

can fill,” she advises, “but make sure that the organization will value your contributions. Read the directors’ bios and talk with people who know them. Is it a rubber-stamp board, or do members speak their minds? Is this a place where you can make a difference?” With... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Mar 2006
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A New Path for Alumnae

offering, A New Path. Hart’s survey of HBS alumnae indicates that 60 percent of respondents between the ages of 35 and 45 dialed down the volume on their professional careers to care for their young families. Although 40 percent continued... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2013
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A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash

electronics thrown away globally every year into a sustainable source of metals for the technologies of tomorrow. BlueOak represents just the sort of fresh thinking that has marked Bradoo's relatively short but notable career path. At age... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; recycling; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Oct 2000
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The Class of 1975 in Review

case you were wondering, Larry Fouraker was 51 when we entered HBS -- probably about the same age that most ofus are today. Are you ready to share your wisdom? View Details

Keywords: J. Hans Stumm

01 Sep 2014
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Ask the Expert: Byte-Testing Bitcoin

appeal of anonymity seems inherently flawed for storing large values in an age when the threat of identity theft through electronic eavesdropping and in-person, gun-to-the-head demands for access and asset transfers are a growing menace.... View Details

Keywords: alumni; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information

01 Sep 2015
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The Business of Love

and the ability to sift through the answers quickly, filtering potential dates by characteristics like age or location. Later came the algorithms, which used the information provided to predict the best matches, automatically showing... View Details