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- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In the Zone
When Kwame Owusu-Kesse (MBA/MPP 2012) was in his last year of graduate school, he got a call from Geoffrey Canada, founder and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), a nonprofit that takes a comprehensive, cradle-to-career approach to View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
The Exchange: Venture Forth
size, scale, and scope. Today, we see a specialization in activity: There are those who are really good at supporting large numbers of relatively inexperienced entrepreneurs, and then there are those that View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Strange Bedfellows
Since when do the taxman and the shareholder agree? IRS Commissioner Mark Everson and SEC Chairman Christopher Cox (MBA 1976) have advanced a simple, but controversial proposal. Companies would be required to disclose how much they pay in... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
United States specializing in sales promotion, design, and direct marketing. But WPP wasn't small for long. In 1987 Sorrell made an astonishing move. Using both debt and equity, he bought one of the most famous names in the business, the... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
When he took some skeptical conservationists to a meeting at agribusiness giant Monsanto’s headquarters not long ago, Richard Crespin (TGMP 4, 1999) says it seemed the only thing missing was ominous John Williams theme music playing in... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
As you read this, many of you will be returning from HBS and the celebration of your class reunion. Knowing how special these events can be, I trust you had a great time -- reconnecting with old friends, taking in all the changes on... View Details
Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA 1964)
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Siebel Addresses HBS Northern California Club
large part to its founder's emphasis on customer relations over shareholder value. Today, Siebel has over eight thousand employees in more than 34 countries. Fortune magazine ranked the company second in its 2001 listing of the "100... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
fees, brand globalization, the rise of holding companies, client obsessions with shareholder value, the digital and Internet revolutions—and outlines the steps senior agency executives need to take to restore health to their organizations... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- News
Mother Nurture
Julia Cole, Tina Keshani, and Sophia Richter (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Tina Keshani (MBA 2020), Julia Cole (MBA 2020), and Sophia Richter (MBA 2020) met at Startup Boot Camp in their first year at HBS, they quickly discovered they shared a vision to create a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
K.O. Chia: The Voice of Experience
Valley-based Walden International takes a hands-on approach when it backs new enterprises, insisting on monthly board meetings and close cooperation. Chia is well suited to this coaching technique. While most venture capitalists in Asia... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative
time,” she explains. “Additionally, with a focus on ports and container shipping, the trip [also] provided incredible context for understanding and analyzing the impact COVID-19 would soon have on the global supply chain.” The immersion was packed with View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- News
Patient Medical Records, Pocket-sized
they took. “Nobody had anything more sophisticated, and it seemed so primitive,” Bushkin says. “It’s the biggest opportunity I’ve ever seen to do enormous good and simultaneously create enormous shareholder value. There are damn few... View Details
- 13 Feb 2015
- News
Lessons in Perseverance
to a new co-ed school. If the plan failed, Deza knew, her husband no longer offered a financial safety net. But the OPM program had given Deza the confidence to rely on her strategic judgment. Over a month, she outlined the plan with her customary optimism in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
New Biotech Joint Degree Program Kicks Off
training at Harvard’s Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, a collaboration between Harvard Medical School and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Students complete HBS’s MBA Required Curriculum, science courses, and special... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
in Rose Pistola, a restaurant specializing in the cuisine of Italy’s Liguria region. The San Francisco eatery was an immediate hit, winning the 1997 James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant in the country. Over the next three... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Ready for Takeoff: Web Portal Enters Second Phase
editorial teams across HBS, to name a few. "I also want to increase the percentage of original content by commissioning more freelance articles, monthly columns, and special reports. We would like to be a vehicle for HBS faculty to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Commemorating a Milestone
events, and special projects. (For details, visit www.alumni.hbs.edu/women50.html.) The Bulletin is marking the milestone, beginning with this issue. As with all "firsts," there's a backstory. Ours involves a number of women who led the... View Details
Keywords: Meta
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Adventure in China
(January 8, 2001) reported. The article described how Zhang, through hard work and sacrifice, made her way to HBS and eventually founded WildChina.com, a firm that specializes in off-the-beaten-track tours of China’s scenic and culturally... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
James E. Burke, MBA 1949
as it overcame the Tylenol tragedy to take its place as the country's dominant brand in health-care products. "A company credo that put customers first and shareholders last ultimately benefited both groups," he says. Jim Burke was among... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Down the Memory Chute
course head for three years. Of the readers, Marshall says, “We were the only employer in Boston at the time that was hiring young women to use their minds.” Classes focused on analysis of cases (some fourteen a year, specially prepared... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons