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Tuce Zengin Van den Eynde

Both Tuce Zengin Van den Eynde and her husband, Alain, had completed master’s degrees, and had considerable experience in corporate finance. But Alain was eager to go the United States to get an MBA, and in what might be considered a... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Entrepreneurship

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Shaun Miller

from many different places. What makes HBS special is the perspective it brings to students and graduates - a truly unique way of looking at the world that can only be forged... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Consulting; Nonprofit / Government

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Lily Wu

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? HBS is such a unique place where intelligent and hard-working people meet and congregate to build amazing things and create magic. It was important to me personally that I reimagine View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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Rawiah Abdallah

Why was getting a business education important to you? Getting a business education among people with diverse backgrounds exposes you to many different skills and... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Other Financial Services

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Tiffany Pham

invaluable skill. Especially within a startup, you must continually balance different challenges and opportunities and make choices based on your long-term vision and present... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Entertainment / Media; Technology

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Debora Lehrer

HBS is educating leaders who make a difference in the world and I hope to do just that through pursuing a career about which I am truly... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

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Lisa Cousins

make a difference in the world. I’m also committed to giving other individuals access to the opportunities and encouragement that I had at a... View Details

Keywords: Services; Entertainment / Media

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Leo Markel

My Harvard Business School experience has shaped my goals in three different ways. First, HBS has allowed me to effectively reflect on the life I want to live and the impact I want to make. Without distancing myself from View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Other Financial Services; Nonprofit / Government

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Scott Wu

little bit of help could make a big difference, and everybody just needs a chance.” Wu got his start in international aid work early. After getting his undergraduate degree... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Technology

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Tiffany Niver

Why was earning an MBA at HBS important to you? I went to a liberal arts college and felt I needed to round out my skills and obtain specific areas of knowledge in business. I also believe that the MBA is an important credential,... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Retail; Consulting

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Anddria Clack

interest and practice in a way that I had not experienced before. Through the case study method and experiential activities, I knew that I would be challenged to make important decisions in View Details

Keywords: Technology; Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Other Financial Services

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Katie Laidlaw

Why was getting a degree from HBS important to you? HBS attracts people similar to me, yet different from me in every way. I was particularly drawn to challenging myself in this learning environment and... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Brooke Boyarsky

as well as the leadership skills to be able to make a difference in the organization I joined. In my long term career, I know that HBS will be incredibly valuable. On top of... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Technology

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Yi-An Huang

interested—I needed something that fed my soul more. In case after case, you really do get a broad perspective of what different industries and sectors feel like. I’d always think, would I really want to... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

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March Bishop

the herd," encouraging us to think for ourselves with respect to career decisions. What makes sense for you? Through the application process, career teams, career coaching, guest speakers, elective second-year classes, and more, I... View Details

Keywords: Services; Retail

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Suchita Prasad

points of view. The first year gave me a chance to take on a perspective from different functions in various industries and gave me a holistic... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing

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Brett Laffel

continue to hone in on a limited number of skills. With a business education, I feel that I have opened the door to many different additional opportunities for myself. With... View Details

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Pam Wildeman

business knowledge both quickly and deeply to avoid a narrow career path. Attending HBS enabled me to do both in a way no other opportunity would have. It not only allowed me to explore View Details