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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Donald J. Chiofaro
community involvement: Chiofaro's pro bono activity includes founding both the Boston Jobs Academy, an organization that prepares Boston residents for office jobs, and the Boston chapter of the Police Athletic League. For the future,... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
decades thereafter, the NBA’s activity on the continent focused on grassroots development. Its international Basketball Without Borders program, which launched in Africa in 2003, featured athletic development and training as well as... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
her move from Bursa, Turkey, to play in a more competitive volleyball league in Istanbul. There was a trade-off, however: The athletics were great, but her new high school was not. "I was frustrated that I couldn't get a good academic... View Details
- 07 Jan 2020
- News
Models of Success
education and support they needed to use sports as a lever to change their lives,” Feickert says. That revelation led her to cofound Trey Athletes, a social enterprise that creates cohorts of high-potential high school athletes and... View Details
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
A Shot at Success
would become Trey Athletes, a leadership-development program for high-potential high school athletes that Feickert founded with Brian Reynolds, a college classmate who had seen similar outcomes among his high school basketball teammates... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Field Study
epic battle is the Murr Center, the brick edifice at the open end of the Stadium. A 1998 gift of Michael Murr (MBA ’75), the building houses squash and tennis courts; a Harvard athletics history hall; and administrative offices, including... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Research Brief: Ahead of the Game
As a lifelong runner who spent countless hours training and competing his way up to the national level, Professor Paul Gompers has always believed that his athletic experiences were critical to shaping who he is, both as a competitor and in the professional sphere. Now... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Case Study: Golden Ticket
(iStock) The startup shorthand for the year-old G8 Rocket (pronounced “gate rocket”) is SAP meets Square—an enterprise platform designed for local vendors. In G8 Rocket’s case, those vendors are typically high-school athletic departments,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
A Casual Approach to Success
to Hellman & Friedman, LLC, the well-respected private equity investment firm he cofounded (with Tully Friedman) in 1984. Hellman is one of the Bay Area’s most successful investment bankers, generous philanthropists, and athletic... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Harvard's MBA/AD
Scalise helping Harvard fight fiercely. Mention Harvard and most people think of geniuses, not jocks. But with 41 varsity sports, 24 junior varsity teams, and more than 1,500 intercollegiate athletes, Harvard College has the nation's largest Division 1 View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Life Is a Marathon
A few days past his 90th birthday, Jon Mendes (MBA ’47) was featured right alongside a lot of younger, bigger, and more famous athletes in the sports pages of the New York Times (November 7, 2010). That’s because Mendes was about to run... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advanced Statistics Are the New Foam Fingers
The Quantified Athlete “Athletes will always look to improve their performance and stay injury-free with technology. But the sports media industry is also starting to explore how to incorporate athlete data... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Design Fair
data and graphics continuously in the user's field of vision. This enables athletes to watch themselves in real time in order to perfect motor skills and enhance muscle memory. View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
No less intense was the off-field rivalry between the world's leading athletic equipment companies. With their dueling events, giveaways, and advertising - and through the on-field heroics of the teams and stars they equip - the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
and suddenly, there's no doubt it's the 1990s: "Mr. Davis, how much money do you make? What kind of car do you drive? How many houses do you own?" It's a fact of life these days that when kids, or fans of any age, look upon a professional View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
For NFL Players, 3rd Down at HBS
Twenty-eight National Football Leagueplayers representing teams from across the league were recently on campus for an Executive Education program that addresses the unique business opportunities and challenges that players face during and after their professional... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Stephen M. Moret: A Campaign for Positive Change
resulted in a variety of positive changes, including extending hours at the Shad athletic facility, improving the recruiting process, redesigning Admit Day, and cutting down on junk e-mail. Longer-term issues like course selection in the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over
fans were forced by FIFA to remove their pants before entering the stadium. As a result, hundreds of fans watched the game in their underwear. Needless to say, the Dutch brewery reaped a marketing bonanza. For the big athletic equipment... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Action Plan: Just Breathe
relatable, open, and nonjudgmental are critical for a leader.” Be a “corporate athlete.” “In the business world, we push ourselves until we break, but athletes push themselves, pause to recover, and then push more. We recommend that... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
have to defend myself against Joe O’Donnell’s MBA ’71 unfounded claim that he took me in one-on-one games when he worked at HBS,” Cash says with mock disdain. An avid golfer today, Cash is also subject to ribbing from those who recall the days when he questioned... View Details