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Kenneth H. Olsen
Olsen's DEC pioneered the minicomputer market in the 1960s and early 1970s, as well as the microcomputer market in the 1980s, garnering profits of over $1 billion by 1987. Olsen shepherded his company through many tough times, including DEC's un-preparedness for the... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
James A. Farrell
While head of United States Steel, Farrell increased the steel output of the company from 6 million tons to 29 million tons. Upon his retirement, United States Steel owned over 1 million acres of coal and coke properties, 25 railroad lines with nearly 3,000 miles of... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.
Though he started his career at a roller bearing manufacturer, Sloan eventually sold the company to GM after realizing that the rapid growth of the automobile industry was essentially controlling his business. Sloan’s attention to efficiency spurred his development of... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
John P. Morgan
Morgan was a major financier and power broker at the beginning of the 20th century. Through his elaborate financing programs, he controlled numerous corporations including General Electric, AT&T and International Harvester – essentially “overseeing” the backbone of... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Ticked Off
The HBS Club of Connecticut Community Partners recently partnered with Time for Lyme (TFL), a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating the devastating effects of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Founded in 1998, TFL has raised... View Details
Walter B. Wriston
Soon after assuming the presidency, Wriston built Citibank into the nation’s second largest bank in terms of total assets. He was instrumental in the convergence of Citibank and the First National City Corporation (Citicorp) which by 1976 doubled of the bank’s overall... View Details
Keywords: Finance
Beatrice F. Auerbach
In 1938, when Auerbach became president of G. Fox & Company, it is almost certain that she was the only female president of a major department store in the U.S. Auerbach was a pioneer in a number of fair employment practices, including the five-day workweek. In the... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Morgan G. Bulkeley
In 1879, Bulkeley was elected the third president in the history of Aetna Life Insurance, a position he held until his death. Under Bulkeley’s leadership, Aetna’s assets grew from $25 million in 1879 to over $200 million in 1922, and the number of employees rose from... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
Healthcare Alumni Keep Learning Through Virtual Programming
about.” HBS Club of Connecticut Wins Award for Community Partners Impact The HBS Club of Connecticut will receive the 2018 Christel Truglia Humanitarian Award for the work of its Community Partners program.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Mickey Herbert (MBA 1969)
Mickey Herbert parleyed a stint as an administrative assistant to a pediatric neurologist into a successful career as the founder and CEO of a Connecticut HMO. Not bad for someone who confesses he had “no clue” what he wanted to do after... View Details
Charles F. Brooker
As a business organizer, Brooker’s most important accomplishment was the formation of the American Brass Company, which he headed from 1900-1920. American Brass was a holding company for four of the leading brass manufacturing units of Connecticut. View Details
Keywords: Metals
John C. Malone
Known for his financial wizardry, Malone acquired a barrage of cable systems throughout the United States, allowing TCI to own one in four cable systems in American households. TCI’s exposure to other parts of the media industry also broadened, as Malone acquired... View Details
Keywords: Communications
Henry R. Mallory
Under Mallory's presidency, the company became the second largest shipping company and 59th largest corporation in the United States. He was owner-operator of 70 American flag steamships, and his assets amounted to $47 million. View Details
Keywords: Transportation
Donald C. Burr
Burr created an airline based on low cost travel and a flat organizational structure, setting People Express apart from other airlines. By giving employees stock in the company, Burr was able to dramatically impact productivity. People Express had the lowest... View Details
Keywords: Transportation
Wilbert L. Smith
After leaving behind the first family company, Smith-Premier Typewriter Company, Wilbert and his brothers formed the entity that later became L.C. Smith Corona. Under Wilbert Smith’s leadership, the company re-engineered their product, capitalizing on improvements made... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Charles W. Moritz
Moritz took the helm of D&B just after it had acquired the major market research firm, A. C. Nielsen. Moritz led the successful integration of D&B’s largest acquisition and established a pattern of smooth and profitable mergers. Under his leadership, D&B... View Details
Keywords: Services
Edwin H. Land
Land was a brilliant innovator whose instant photography invention created a billion-dollar corporation. He is responsible for inventing the Polaroid camera and 3-D glasses. Polaroid Corporation was viewed as one of the most innovative and creative American... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 17 Mar 2016
- News
The 124-Year-Old Startup
eightfold. The company’s upcoming move from suburban Connecticut to Boston should also help with recruitment. “Sitting in a rural setting, you can never be scared enough of what’s next,” Immelt said. “You just can’t be. You can’t be... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
New HBSAA Members
William S. Lear (MBA ’68), Chicago, Illinois Diana K. Mayer (MBA ’71), New York, New York Howard D. Morgan (MBA ’88), Darien, Connecticut Peter M. Mott (AMP 111, 1992), Lake Forest, Illinois Leonard S. Polaner (MBA ’54), West Orange, New... View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt Wants a Radical Transformation of GE
jet engines, and for years made its home in leafy Connecticut will officially open its new corporate headquarters in downtown Boston, smack in the middle of the city’s burgeoning innovation district. According to the Boston Globe, after... View Details