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- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1970 Born, Oakland, California 1993 Earns BA, Political Economy, UC Berkeley 1993 Joins McKinsey, Business Analyst 1998 Earns MBA/MPA 1998 Joins Consolidation Capital Corp., VP... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Banking on Success
success: “It’s all about having the best systems, the best people, the best products, and the best risk controls,” he told Fortune (April 3, 2006). Since arriving at JPMorgan, Dimon has driven down costs, consolidated systems, and... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
has always been lower than its consumer mind share,” remarks Yoffie. In addition to generally consolidating and restructuring Apple, Jobs halted production of the Newton, an early version of the personal digital assistant, and closed the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Eileen M. Rudden
I admire other female colleagues like Sandy Moose of BCG and June Rokoff of Lotus. Best business advice My good friend and sectionmate Brigid Sullivan told me I should be involved with something that taps into my passion. Where the new economy is going We're in a major... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)
consolidated all 26 separate banks under one charter. So all of a sudden 25 bank presidents, of which I was one, were out of a job. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise, because I never would have started the Grand Bank otherwise.... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World
On the regulatory front, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and a relaxation of restrictions on multiple ownership of media outlets are realigning and consolidating the power of media ownership. Lastly, in the economic arena, a wave of... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
groups in discussions focusing on how new competitive dynamics are playing out in retailing, health care, and several rapidly consolidating industries. Alumni who lead small, entrepreneurial companies will have a chance to discuss... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Managing the Map
Whitehead's genome research center. Renowned as a thoughtful, charismatic speaker on biotech issues, Lander memorably described the Human Genome Project as biology's version of the discovery and consolidation of the periodic table: "Not... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
New Initiatives in MBA Recruiting
students to reach these 'nontraditional' firms, and vice versa." For example, where students once had to visit several different campus locations to piece together the information needed for a particular job search, they will have an HBS Web site at their disposal this... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Merton Discusses Risk Management at Dean's Seminar
a possible future profession: risk accounting. J.P. Morgan's Mendoza followed Merton's remarks with a brief discussion about specific structural changes currently taking place in the banking industry. Some institutions, he said, are View Details
Keywords: Elizabeth McNair
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
consolidating that structure. Congress outlawed mandatory retirement ages in 1986 (with exceptions for safety-related roles like air-traffic controller). Australia and Canada have similar laws. So in those countries, at least, retirement... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Delta’s Flight from Bankruptcy
the fall of 2005, but it also had the lowest revenue per available seat mile of the major airlines. The turnaround focused on three areas: the balance of nonstop versus connecting flights in the United States, the mix of domestic and international travel, and customer... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Saving Grace
PensionBee in 2014 to address this lack of continuity and introduce transparency to an industry that’s known to be convoluted and confusing. The company is able to track down a customer’s pension plans and consolidate them into one, which... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
consolidation as capital becomes even scarcer. Yet, he notes, thirteen new ventures have emerged during the same time period. “These e-philanthropy enterprises have irreversibly altered the landscape,” he says. “Ultimately, they have the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
The World at a Click
two-year-old, name-your-price discount site gaining fame of late with humorous ads featuring pitchman William Shatner. Both companies have grown rapidly since entering the online market, and with consolidation already under way... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelly
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
as much for the same seeds. That knowledge would help farmers haggle with dealers, but the real insight would come from analytics that go beyond consolidating seed prices to measuring a seed variety’s potential success. The most important... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Financial Services 24/7
a routine part of most people's lives, there is no doubt that technology - especially Internet technology - is having a huge impact on the financial services industry. With much hype and headlines, Web trading has revolutionized the securities business, and the rapidly... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
basic business operations, reduced payroll by 35,000 employees, and updated and consolidated its inefficient IT systems. To refocus and reenergize employees, he also implemented a number of policy changes. Bonuses and variable pay, for... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Karen Tumulty Reports on America
issue of media conglomerates, Tumulty says, "I don't worry too much about corporate ownership creating biased reporting or editorial pressure, but I do have concerns about the drive for bottom-line profitability. That's caused the closing of foreign bureaus, the View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Bruce Rauner (MBA '81) Endows New Professorship
older or retired to share my good fortune," says Rauner, managing principal of Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc. (GTCR), a Chicago-based private equity firm that specializes in acquiring and consolidating service businesses in highly... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner