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- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Helping the Unemployed Find Work and Self-Esteem
professionals into finance or technology positions,” he says. “Working with unskilled, long-term unemployed clients was something new.” Reed, who today leads Reed Executive, Ltd., recalls the enthusiasm of staffers in the firm’s first... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
personal connection to the transformative power of education and an entrepreneurial mindset. His father grew up in the Mission Hill projects in Boston but was able to attend Boston College High School on a full merit scholarship. “That... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
"A new push for college athletes to (finally) be paid will gain strength; the NBA will win the broadcasting rights lottery, securing new deals with at least two networks; and the only time A-Rod wears a Yankee uniform next year will be if... View Details
- 14 Nov 2012
- News
Remembering His Roots
before a tragic car accident changed the course of his life forever. On a return trip from the cherry season in Oregon, my dad and I were in a deadly collision that took his life and the lives of four other farmworkers,” says Curiel, who was days away from starting... View Details
Keywords: farmworkers
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe
Tom Volpe Prior to earning degrees from Harvard College and the London School of Economics, Tom Volpe had worked as a furniture mover and paperboy, among other occupations. "I never had to wear a jacket and tie," says the gregarious... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
What Went Wrong?
Until recently, I thought of myself as a fairly well-informed observer of this country’s financial marketplace. In years past, I wrote about personal finance for a business magazine. I keep up with business news. And I’m no stranger to... View Details
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
a chief litigation counsel at Bessemer Trust in New York City, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School. With his legal and other expertise, he also does pro bono work for the Sports Legacy Institute. “I continue to watch and be a fan of View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
Kearney for another two. But in the back of his mind was the recollection of an experience he had in 2011, when he participated in HBS’s Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP). The one-week residential program gives rising college... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
import-export firm in his native St. Croix. Sent to America for college in 1772 by local leaders who saw his potential, he soon joined the revolutionary army and was tapped for service on General George Washington's staff. Among... View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
Building Paths to Success
southeast Australia, with supportive, attentive parents who created opportunities for success. His dad was the first in four generations to attend college and he worked as the high school principal. “We were very involved in the local... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Zest to Invest
day. That seemed like a wonderful way to make a living. " By high school, the Brooklyn-born Kingdon was already authoring an investment newsletter. After attending Columbia College in New York City and then HBS, Kingdon decided to take... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
T.J. Dermot Dunphy (MBA '56)
his talents in a smaller operation. He became president of Custom-Made Packaging, Inc., working out a financing deal that he gradually converted into a majority stake. Within seven years, he had turned the firm around and sold it to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Rowing Upstream
metaphor also caught the eye of HBS professor Jeff Polzer and HBS associate professor Scott Snook. The pair has produced a case about the behind-the-scenes dynamics surrounding a college crew team. But unlike the beautiful images favored... View Details
- 23 Feb 2011
- News
A Capitalist in China
positioned to take advantage of other investment opportunities in China. Kuhns Brothers, his Connecticut-based investment bank, raises financing for Chinese companies, and his private equity firm, the China Hand Fund, makes investments in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
In the summer when it got really hot, my brother and I would buy cases of water. We grew up in Queens near Linden Boulevard and we would stand on the corner and sell bottles of water to people who stopped at the light. We always had this knack for creating... View Details
- 26 Jan 2015
- News
The Ingredients for Success
have embedded authority from my age, so I had to earn their respect,” Markowitz explains. The job also helped her begin to develop a core value: “I try to respect everyone as a human being. You can’t succeed unless you understand all perspectives.” Markowitz moved into... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
(HBS Press, 2008), by BusinessWeek editor Spencer E. Ante. What follows is an excerpt adapted from the book. Venture capital has existed in one form or another since the earliest days of commercial activity. The Spanish monarchy and Italian investors who View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
most part, failed or even backfired (see chart on facing page). Nonetheless, the reform debate is fully engaged, and not just inside the Beltway. At HBS, a group of MBAs last spring crafted and sent to Washington a bold proposal to create an nonprofit, public-private... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Vision: Sound Science
threads in Simons’s career. He grew up in a musical family, studied piano and trumpet, and chose a joint music and neuroscience major at Harvard College to investigate the physiologic basis of music therapy. “That turned out to be a space... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 23 May 2019
- News
Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995
passion for rowing and a desire to make a difference in Mexico. “Rowing is my meditation,” says the Pan American Games medalist who continues to participate in international rowing competitions. He returned to Mexico for college and has... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young