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- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS
my family, experienced what is known in West Africa as "land grab," where all my father's assets were taken away from my mother. So to be coming from that experience and then reaching Harvard Business School is unique. I had to write about it and then write about my... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Case Study: Testing the Waters
Illustration by Christina Spano Endurance training was nothing new to Lauren Picasso (MBA 2014), who’d raced through her younger years as a cross-country runner and swimmer. In 2017, when she was director of marketing at Jet.com and looking for a physical challenge,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A Continuum of Innovation
can we ensure that HBS’s MBA Program offers the best management education possible for future leaders in business and society?” In an ongoing effort to address these questions, the School launched the Required Curriculum (RC) Renewal... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
experiencing trauma. This is a critical and difficult task, Ames says, but one that is essential to the country’s long-term recovery. “And the future of Ukraine is important to the world,” she says. Natalia Hevchuk, a psychologist in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
civil discourse. Whether you’re engaging in conversations with loved ones, participating in workplace discussions, or navigating online debates, this book will empower you to be a catalyst for positive change. Imagine a future where... View Details
- 05 Jul 2023
- News
GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center
future alumni, and ensure that they have a place to connect, engage, and further their professional pursuits." The House—which will soon have a dedicated staff—offers approximately 3,000 square feet of event and work space equipped with a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Oct 2023
- News
Highlights from the Fall 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
During an overview of the MBA Program, Jana Kierstead, executive director of the MBA and Doctoral programs, said, “Our focus now is on three priorities: invigorating our sense of purpose, centering on the education, and attracting the... View Details
- 23 Jan 2024
- News
A Wide Net
Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
investment in the city’s human capital, requiring work that is much more subtle, nuanced, and difficult to see. This is Chattanooga’s, and the nation’s, toughest challenge to date—one that will require the collaborative focus of leaders... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
University’s Earth Institute. The road ahead will not be smooth. “You’re talking about the most important and complex city in the world,” says John Macomber, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School who studies public infrastructure, climate adaptation, and the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
trucking-tech company, has a simple goal: Get goods where they need to go as efficiently as possible with a limited labor force. For TuSimple, that means a focus not on the cities themselves, but rather on the long stretches of highway... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
model could have implications well beyond the corner of West Baltimore and South Calhoun. “What Nadine is doing is essential for the future of Baltimore—and for the future of all of our cities,” Abdelal... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Developing Leaders Who Bridge Business and Engineering
catalyze collaboration between HBS and SEAS as Harvard’s Allston campus evolves into an epicenter of research and innovation. A Focus on Education Education has been at the heart of Nunnelly’s and Dupré’s philanthropic efforts and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
London School of Economics. After stints as a researcher and analyst at investment bank EFG Hermes and the International Finance Corporation, she was recommended for a role at Egypt’s Ministry of Finance in 2010, working in the Macro Fiscal Policy Unit with a View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
Former Dean Kim Clark established the Global Initiative in 1996 to encourage deeper understanding of and engagement with innovative management practices around the world. Nearly three decades later, more than half of HBS cases published are set internationally or View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 12 Oct 2017
- News
Fighting Poverty One Neighborhood at a Time
Photography by Craig Hall Like many people who work for change in struggling urban neighborhoods, John Majors (MBA 2000) believes that high-quality education for all children is a vital link to future success. He’s also convinced that... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Case Study: Staking a Claim
Illustration by Nhung Lê Kate Terry (MBA 2005) knows that no one attends their fifth-grade career fair and comes home hoping to pursue a career in insurance—but that’s exactly where she wound up. “I really fell in love with it,” she says. As cofounder and CEO of... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988
order to make room for innovation.” “It is important to figure out how to balance long-standing traditions with new insights in order to make room for innovation.” Growing up in Boston as the eldest of three children, Johnson enjoyed figure skating and skiing, and she... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
difference between sitting in a classroom and pontificating about what the CEO should or should not have done versus the real-world challenges I was facing. I reflected back on J&J’s lessons on proactive communication, public engagement, View Details