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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Founding a bone marrow donor bank that saves thousands of lives
Peter Harf (MBA 1974) transformed Joh. A. Benckiser SE, a small, privately held German company into a global powerhouse, but it’s his cofounding of Delete Blood Cancer DKMS that he considers his most important role. Since 1991, the... View Details
- 25 Jul 2013
- News
An Engine of Education Innovation
says he owes to his immigrant background—he moved to the States from Denmark at age 9—as well as a yearlong experience he had as a teacher and assistant principal at an inner-city school in New York City just before coming to Harvard. "It had an enormously View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
to give our clients immediate access to cutting-edge solutions and technologies in the field. How must organizations change to remain competitive in the new economy? Organizations need to transform themselves in several ways, and they... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Clubs: Capital Improvements
International. “Washington has transformed from a city dominated by government to one that has a thriving business community,” says Youngkin, “and it is attracting an enormous number of talented people.” View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Outsourcing for Radical Change
tool for radical organizational change. Linder's research led her to write her first book, Outsourcing for Radical Change: A Bold Approach to Enterprise Transformation (American Management Association,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Ink: The Habit of Innovation
one organization that Innosight worked with preferred to talk about transforming zombies into angels. It certainly sounds more pleasant than purging or killing zombies! We do purposefully call this a zombie amnesty to highlight the fact... View Details
- 19 Jul 2011
- News
Brightening the Future
that inner voice led Ayala to launch Hybrid Social Solutions, Inc. (HSSI), a Philippine social business that distributes solar lanterns and water filtration devices specifically designed for the needs of poor communities. HSSI’s solar supplier is SunTransfer, a social... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Spring Training for Startups
The Winners Most Innovative, Greatest Impact (via online voting) York Street Partners Transforming financial markets to support Sri Lanka's development Best Investment (via HBS Alumni Angels) Busbud Busbud makes it easy to search,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
A Force for Good
could look like.” —Sara Marcus (MBA 2019), Co-President, Social Enterprise Club Leadership Fellows Program Since 2001, the Leadership Fellows program has placed 173 recent graduates in high-impact management positions with 72 nonprofit... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Accelerating Allston
As Harvard University transforms its Allston campus into an epicenter of research and innovation, Denise Dupré and Mark Nunnelly (MBA 1984) have made a gift that both accelerates that progress and catalyzes the collaboration between HBS... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
Practitioners Institute to share best practices and offer guidance to groups looking to adopt its approach to transforming neighborhoods battling poverty, poor health, underperforming schools, and high crime rates. Since 2005, HCZ has... View Details
- 13 Apr 2017
- News
Solving Nigeria’s Skilled Workforce Challenge
runner-up status in the 2013 Social Enterprise Track of the New Venture Competition at HBS. “I didn’t expect to be a social entrepreneur when I came to HBS, but our team viewed the problem as a ticking time bomb,” says Rewane. “We started... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Managing Change
In his previous role in Executive Education, Narayandas oversaw a transformation of its portfolio of programs and the facilities and infrastructure that support it. “By fostering careful growth—including via blended programs that draw on... View Details
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Running a Decathlon
first president of Academic Decathlon and subsequently helped guide its transformation from a small local event to the international competition it is today. After Patton left the Olympic committee, he became the president of the Academic... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 13 Dec 2022
- News
The First Five Years: Christine Keung and Reggie Smith
the US through social enterprises and public-private partnerships. Our case serves as a platform for civic engagement – helping business leaders understand how to bring new opportunity and development in rural regions." What are your... View Details
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
at the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program (AMP). “For me, the AMP was about taking a pit stop on my journey to becoming a transformational leader, and my time in Boston helped me achieve that and more,” he says. “I... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
Social Partnering in Latin America by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco, Gabriel Berger, Rosa María Fischer, Roberto Gutierrez, Mladen Koljatic, Gerardo Lozano, Enrique Ogliastri, and the SEKN Team (Harvard University Press) Professor Austin and his coauthors (a Social... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
HBS alumni often describe the MBA Program as a transformational experience. That observation especially rings true for students such as Meredith Weenick, Neera Nundy, Abdu Mukhtar, and Jonathan Hodgson who participate in the Nonprofit and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
John Read
background — is to simplify the way in which we deliver our mission by streamlining business processes. Why is diversity so important? If the transformative experience takes place in the company of a crew that is as diverse as the society... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Murray Named Class of ’08 Fellow
share this transformational experience with others,” says Jennifer Lee, who cochaired the class gift effort with Tricia Glynn (both MBA ’08). Murray was attracted to HBS because of the Healthcare Initiative, the case method, and the... View Details