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- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
employee gifting are endless. We take a lot of pride in partnering with companies like Staples, Microsoft, and Bain & Co; we even just partnered with HBS. One of our Boston artists, Allen Chamberland, who... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Case Study: Off to a Fine Art
Launched in 2017, Clay is an artisanal ceramics startup for the sharing economy. Founder and CEO Rukmini Giridharadas (MBA 2014) has partnered with potters in the Bay Area to offer their wares online to the chefs, caterers, and florists... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Insatiably Curious
innovation sectors of the economy,” she says of the new position. Working as COO “synthesizes my past experiences,” she adds, citing her early career as an investor at General Atlantic; her recent work as a limited View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
limited partners begging to get in,” notes Wilcox. “Today, the really good funds are back competing for the very best deals, and LPs are lining up to invest money in them. But the mediocre and poorer funds... View Details
- 18 Apr 2011
- News
Capitalism Meets Conservation
ecologically friendly aquaculture and agriculture, and the sale of carbon offsets, among others. Profit to investors comes from realizing all of the value contained in the conserved land. Adams has already opened a conservation and adventure-oriented View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause
American-born Philip W. Stern (MBA '82) moved to Australia in 1985, spending several years as a McKinsey consultant. He has been Down Under ever since. Now a self-proclaimed Sydney local, Stern is a partner at the management consulting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Father of Modern Advertising
“creative,” and suddenly agencies could bill much more for their newly developed writing and marketing services. Brands that Lasker’s agency helped make or reinvent included Goodyear, Kleenex, Palmolive, and Pepso-dent. His skill wasn’t View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
- News
Pittsburgh Alumni Annual Meeting Features PPG’s McGarry
Community Partners program is open to volunteer consultants “from HBS and other top business schools. It’s a way to build a network across our business community here,” Chussil says. Consultants typically help clients with challenges of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
HERMAND-WAICHE What's the story behind Adore Me? "I had always wanted to start a company in the United States and after three years at McKinsey & Company, and following my graduation from HBS, I felt ready to take the plunge. Prior to launching Adore Me, I View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
Life Science Entrepreneurship in 2015, she worked for several venture capital firms specializing in health care and technology startups.) In order to satisfy the limited partners that supply their capital,... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
made to limited partners when they formed True Wealth Ventures in 2015, and it is the philosophy that drives the firm today. Its requirement that there be at least one woman in a decision-making role on the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Speak English, Please!
proficient in English, or risk demotion. “I was simply astonished,” said one engineer interviewed after the announcement. “Many Rakuten employees are allergic to English.” At Rakuten, an online shopping mall that does not sell to consumers but instead View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships
The Sky is Not the Limit Ruth Cenat (MBA 2015) plans to change America—one community at a time. “In disadvantaged areas,” Cenat says, “if local businesses thrive, the neighborhoods flourish. There is a stronger tax base, parents have... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 21 Mar 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
designated more than $28 million to high-performing, nonprofit grantee partners across the United States and the United Kingdom, helping to place more than 50,000 vets in high-quality jobs since 2009. “But veterans often struggle to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Gimme Shelter
partnering with the county (which sold each property for $13,500), the city (which released the liens), and mission-driven developers, Hello Housing is creating two dozen new affordable homes for sale, deeded to ensure they’ll stay that... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Navigating Uncertainty: Dean Datar on HBS’s Path Forward
With Harvard navigating an array of pressures, Jana Kierstead, Executive Director of the MBA and Doctoral Programs and External Relations, spoke with Dean Srikant Datar about how HBS is responding to new challenges while maintaining its focus on strategic priorities.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Quantum Leap
little like the digital computers of the midcentury: enormous, primitive, and unreliable, says Jim Ricotta (MBA 1985), CEO of Aliro Quantum Technologies. We’re also constrained by the limited number of qubits (or quantum bits) that these... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Making It Possible to Explore and Grow
major obstacle. “I couldn’t pay for graduate education out of pocket and taking a large loan would limit what I could do afterward,” he says. “Luckily, HBS offered me a fellowship, which helped me overcome that obstacle.” Receiving the... View Details
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
directors—that made it an easy decision for me to join the fund," says Hammond. "I know from my teaching and consulting experience that diversity leads to higher performance and better financial results." Almost half of the fund's limited... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Case Study: Glass Half Full
line of upcycled drinking glasses. To acquire the raw materials, the founders identified a partner in the Houston area that had relationships with local bars and restaurants. Now, instead of tossing empties in the municipal recycling... View Details