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- 15 Apr 2020
- News
Money Matters
books, including Tina Hay (MBA 2002), for tips to help young investors get through and recover from their first financial crisis. Hay is the author of Napkin Finance: Build Your Wealth in 30 Seconds or Less. She is also the founder and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
higher rates in poor countries. You’ve heard of the wealth gap. Welcome to the health gap. The people who need the medicines most in the world are the least likely to receive them. “Now that we have such extraordinary capabilities, what... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
More than 80 percent of the limited partners in True Wealth Ventures’ first fund are women who were “financially motivated in the returns, but also felt like the impact of investing in other women was really... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Future of Foreign Aid
dedicated solely to international development. This has given them the breathing room to devise their own allocation strategy and be more creative with the programs they fund. Not coincidentally, my current work in Liberia is funded by... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)
help entrepreneurs assemble great teams. But VCs don't manage, inspire, or lead. We're off stage, behind the curtains, funding the production, and maybe adjusting some spotlights. Venture capital is a supporting role. HBSB: What do you... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships
His work on private equity funds has examined the relationship between general partners and their portfolio companies. Gompers recently coauthored two books: Entrepreneurial Finance and The Money of Invention. His Harvard degrees include... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The $4 Billion Question
students consider topics such as deal sourcing, due diligence, deal structuring, governance issues, and the all-important question of how private equity firms create value. And in a mini-module on fundraising, “ABRY Fund V” examines a... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
Harvard's highest academic rank. With Porter as its chairman and CEO, the ICIC has a mission to "spark new thinking about the business potential of inner cities, thereby creating jobs and wealth for inner-city residents." The many... View Details
- 29 Apr 2021
- News
Equal Partner
source of potential investment. “We want to democratize investment,” Aditya says of Republic’s mission. “This is about leveling the playing field. From the founders’ perspective, it means greater access to capital, and from the investors’ perspective, it offers the... View Details
- 02 Dec 2019
- News
A Long-Standing Commitment to Global Understanding
a subsequent stint at Corning in Japan, Barry came to another realization—that he needed to enhance his business skills— prompting him to apply to HBS. After earning his MBA, he put his financial acumen to work in fund management at T.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
But if you’re looking for a simple, anonymous, flexible giving vehicle with little administrative burden, you’re likely to end up with a donor-advised fund (DAF). Setting up a foundation is a larger and more permanent undertaking—in terms... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2019
as climate change and decaying infrastructure. And it is increasingly unlikely that the public sector will be willing or able to fill this gap. If these critical needs are to be met, the major pools of long-term, patient capital—including pensions, View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
Case Study: Mind the Gap
for utilization,” Berendt says. “About 200,000 people are sitting idle. We want to take this wealth of talent and connect it to Fortune 5000 companies.” These “talent as a service” offerings will allow global companies to build a virtual... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Supporting our Exceptional Faculty
increasing shareholder value. When the alumni invest in our faculty — by funding professorships or supporting the activities of the Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning, for example — they are supporting present needs while also... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
Laura S. Scher (MBA '85) is something of a modern-day Robin Hood, an entrepreneurial activist who redistributes the wealth of the marketplace to those in need. Through her company, San Francisco based Working Assets View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
in a wonderful Volunteer Conference, which drew a record gathering of class secretaries and correspondents, fund agents, and reunion program committee members. The conference provided participants with an update on current research and... View Details
- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
Middle East, running a huge sovereign wealth fund, took it over. He was a royal family member. And I had never met him before, so I was going to be the first person who managed money for this giant... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
startup formation from founding, funding, management, and finding an exit. With successful tech entrepreneurs interviewed and featured throughout, From Startup to Exit will help you understand exactly what tech startups must do to succeed in all phases, from idea stage... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
competition so that I could then win some money that I could use to fund the company. Morrell: Aldi and his team won that competition and $25,000 dollars for the company. It was also their introduction to the Omidyar Network, their first... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Books
economy. Yet while annual inflows to venture funds have expanded from virtually zero in the mid-1970s to more than $35 billion in 1999, numerous misconceptions persist about the nature and role of venture capitalists. In their recent... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean