Hedge Fund Activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

term, what was he going to do in the meantime? As he was mulling how to create change without a fortune, he recalled an interview for a hedge fund job early in his career. It was a long and tortuous... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

05 Sep 2014
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Keeping Education in Check

David Berman (MBA 1991) is a successful hedge fund manager and a regular commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, who has been deemed “the king of the retail jungle” by Fortune. But none of this, he says, would... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Jun 2023
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Curb Appeal

Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Mar 2024
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Game On

categories. Take, for starters, the food and beverage model: Like any bowling alley, Top Golf, or the Kansas City–based Chicken N Pickle (with NFL investors Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce), these establishments lure people in with an View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2023
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Joint Venture

is still a big, unmet need.” In that, he saw a significant—and growing—business opportunity. With risk factors leading to knee replacement on the rise—obesity, longer and more active life spans, specialization in youth sports—demand is... View Details

Keywords: Shoshi Parks

28 Sep 2023
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What Ray Dalio Can Teach Us About Global Venture and Startups

Ray Dalio (photo via Bridgewater Associates) and Alex Lazarow (photo by Lindsay Upson) In a recent conversation with Bridgewater Associates Founder Ray Dalio (MBA 1973), Alex Lazarow (MBA 2010) gleaned three insights (and one bonus) from the global hedge fund leader on... View Details

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Short-Termism and Shareholder Payouts: Getting Corporate Capital Flows Right

Farrell: How an Investor Can Try to Make Money and Stay Away from Polluting Companies

How Boards Can Help Build Trusted Companies

Business profs already dissecting Penney disaster

Why being the boss is such a pain

When Activist Investors Aim at Strong Companies

Investors Always Come Back … Even to Argentina

The Fastest-Growing Cause for Shareholders Is Sustainability

Diminished Returns

Roles Foundations Play in Shaping Impact Investing

Radical Transparency Can Reduce Bias — but Only If It’s Done Right

Faculty Books in Brief: Summer 2019

Why More MBAs Should Buy Small Businesses

Harvard University Opens Office In Shanghai

Wide Horizon