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- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Long and Winding Road
It hardly seems possible, but 25 years have passed since our class left Soldiers Field. At the time we were a bit dazed by the political and social upheaval around us, yet confident that our hard-earned MBA credential would stand us in... View Details
Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
A Janus-Faced Reflection
careers have been on a fast track since 1976, but our Class Notes over the last 25 years could leave the impression that we have spent the better part of that time enjoying visits with one another and traveling the world. Why not expand... View Details
- 30 May 2021
- News
How Venture Capitalist David Motley is Trying to Bring Back Pittsburgh’s Black Residents
“affordable and market-rate housing development.” Motley told the Journal that his efforts to build a strong middle class required long-term investment. “How do you make this new economy available for more... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Ascent of Money
legislation to revive the ailing middle class as business groups dig in for a fight on Capitol Hill. Model Patient The Massachusetts approach to health-care reform, enacted under former governor Mitt Romney... View Details
- 24 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
reached middle and high school, the gap between the high-achieving students and those who needed academic support grew considerably. A few years later, Stanford University released a study that confirmed her observations. “Chicago had... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Analyze This
and China (937). What about the Middle East? Answer: Iran (4), Israel (225), Jordan (11), Lebanon (31), Pakistan (74), Saudi Arabia (103), Syria (1), Turkey (135), and the United Arab Emirates (127). No copies ship to Iraq or Afghanistan.... View Details
- 25 Apr 2016
- News
Innovating Education to Create College-Ready Academic Achievers
Ian Rowe (MBA 1993) is navigating a clear path to success for students at Public Prep, a network of tuition-free charter schools in New York City. Like the North Star-shaped model that frames the schools’ mission, Rowe is building a foundation for children in pre-K,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Benaree Wiley
remembers feeling "isolated" when she and her husband, well-known Boston attorney Fletcher ("Flash") Wiley, came to the city for graduate school - she at HBS and he at Harvard Law School. But the couple stayed on to launch their respective careers and, hoping to become... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 19 Aug 2013
- News
Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers
with a growing middle class in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi. We hope to become the world's newest 'tiger states.' Bureaucracy and lack of appropriate infrastructure are challenges, but most... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
What Happened to Leadership?
midwestern middle class for generations. Manufacturing jobs paid for college educations, including mine.” He called on the private sector to work with government — “a catalyst for leadership and change” — to... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Q&A: William Kerr and Joseph Fuller
between leading urban centers and rural areas. Here, the project’s faculty chairs, William Kerr, the Dimitri V. D’Arbeloff—MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, and Joseph Fuller, professor of management practice,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
In Memoriam: Hugo Uyterhoeven
World War II, including rationing, bombardments, and Nazi occupation. Uyterhoeven joined the HBS faculty in 1960; his interests focused on business policy and the role of the middle manager. He taught many courses in the MBA Program,... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Road Tested
Robin Gregg (MBA 2002) grew up in the West Virginia town of Martinsburg, 15 minutes from the midpoint of the Appalachian Trail. “Most of the people I looked up to were doctors, lawyers, or teachers, so it’s funny that I ended up in business,” she says. One of five... View Details
- 14 Jul 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Nicolas Manes (MBA 2020)
our network of group buyers.” More generally, how do you use what you learned at HBS in your work as cofounder and chief growth officer of Nilus? “At HBS, I gained full access to the global startup ecosystem. Additionally, the school gave me the confidence to start my... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Street Singer
believe in being comfortable in your own skin,” says Harris. “I don’t feel like I have to turn on the banker and turn off the singer and spiritual person — they coexist.” Harris describes her family background as solidly middle class. Her... View Details
- 31 Oct 2018
- News
Preaching with a Choir
Scott Barrick (MBA 1982) is general manager of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the interview, he talks about his role in leveraging the reputation and range of the choir as an ambassador of the church. “I came from a... View Details
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
Magic Numbers
Courtesy Shalinee Sharma Courtesy Shalinee Sharma As a sixth grader in Buffalo, New York, Shalinee Sharma (MBA 2005) believed math just wasn’t her thing. There were only a few girls in the honors class at her new school, and Sharma soon realized that she was far behind... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
(TMT) investor at TPG, a global private equity firm. While I work across the TMT sector, I primarily focus on TPG’s middle market buyout and growth equity investments, which are made out of TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, a double–bottom... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
El-Hage Takes Alumni Post
giving. We just want HBS to be up there among those worthy of their consideration.” El-Hage’s appointment came shortly before his 25th class reunion, which took place the first weekend of October. To mark the occasion, he and his wife and... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
manager in Silicon Valley for a few years before his green impulse kicked in again. In 2001, California was in the middle of a full-blown energy crisis, complete with 800 percent wholesale price spikes and rolling blackouts, so Dawe... View Details