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- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Kim at Seoul’s government-built Hoehyeon “Citizens’ Apartments.” Opened in 1970, it stands as a reminder of a Korea from a very different era. Like so many South Koreans of a certain age, Michael ByungJu Kim (MBA 1990) lives in a country where the past lingers,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees
For 17 years, Andre Kearns (MBA 1999) has been tracing his family tree. One by one, he has added branches, grounding himself in a long and sometimes complicated lineage. Through family stories, forgotten heirlooms, and vital records, Kearns has traveled back through... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
it doesn’t become a habit once insurance stops paying for the program; there isn’t the same social, sticky quality Lee herself discovered when she started rowing on the lightweight crew team in college. “What if there was an option that... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Burden Legacy
graduated from Harvard College. Her grandson Ordway P. Burden (AB 1966, MBA 1968, HLS 1971) represented the fourth generation of her family to be educated at Harvard and was attending HBS when the cornerstone of Burden Hall was laid in... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
successful careers in industries ranging from venture capital, to energy, to beauty. John Hess: Family is the greatest treasure you have in life, and your good name is the greatest gift you have in life. Desiree Rogers: I was surrounded... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
nearby Borders bookstore revealed a three-year life expectancy with no available treatment options. And trying to navigate the complexities of the American health care system—bouncing from pathologist to a medical oncologist to... View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Love, family secrets, vengeance. Everything is on the line in this gripping story of competitive rivalry and personal redemption. When Rupert Kramer ousts him as coxswain of University’s Championship crew, Finn Sullivan’s dreams of... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
From Retail to Real Estate
traded national chain and generations-long family enterprise—until it was acquired by Walmart for $1.6 billion in 2009. As reported in the Bloomberg story, “Harvard Grad Solves His Family’s $1.6 Billion Liquidity Problem,” Ibañez was... View Details
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
Courtesy Peter and Missy Crisp Courtesy Peter and Missy Crisp Peter O. Crisp (MBA 1960), a pioneering venture capitalist and philanthropist, is known for his firm’s investments in companies that have become household names: Intel, Apple, View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 18 Jul 2023
- News
The First Five Years: Brooke Biederman (MBA 2019)
Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, James Joyce, Anaïs Nin, Richard Wright Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs think Downton Abbey meets Call My Agent. -A family movie about the world of dreams, set on Earth and on a distant magical planet... View Details
Keywords: Robert Bochnak
- 24 May 2017
- News
John J. Brennan, MBA 1980
1998 Named Chairman, Vanguard 2002 Publishes Straight Talk on Investing: What You Need to Know 2009 Retires from Vanguard 2009 Named head of FINRA Board of Governors 2012 Named Director, General Electric 2015 Elected Chair, University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Ashraf M. Dahod, MBA 1981
business than working as a doctor,” says Dahod, whose parents moved to the United States to help their four children to acquire an American education. Dahod, arriving in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 20, surpassed their high... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
care, transportation, edtech, and fintech sectors. Ayman Ismail, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and founding director of the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) Venture Lab, pegs the earliest movements of Egypt’s venture capital... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
Baker Scholar. After spending a year at HBS as assistant to the legendary Professor Georges F. Doriot, Barford moved on to work as a financial analyst at Doriot's American Research & Development Corporation, one of the first U.S. venture... View Details
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
Photography by Craig Hall Like many people who work for change in struggling urban neighborhoods, John Majors (MBA 2000) believes that high-quality education for all children is a vital link to future success. He’s also convinced that education alone can’t transform... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
within the actuarial department of Aetna Insurance Company. I had interviewed for two positions in the company. The woman who got the other job worked for a superstar who burned out, and all his protégés eventually were eliminated. In my... View Details
- 27 Oct 2015
- News
Sweet Success
spent much of his post-HBS career in energy finance, corporate finance, and public and private equity investment. In 2001, he cofounded ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity firm focused on the North American energy sector,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
anyone—internet users, business leaders, creators, entrepreneurs—who wants to understand where we’ve been and where we’re going. It provides a vision for a better internet and a playbook to navigate and build the future. My American... View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
The Musts of 2023
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. At fall reunions, we set up shop on campus and asked alumni about what media moved them this year. What changed their minds or their hearts. And their answers ran... View Details