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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Connecting people and policymakers in a conversation online
After taking an active role in Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, in which she discovered how much she enjoyed canvassing voters and talking to people, Elsa Sze (MBA/MPP 2014) wanted to extend the intensity of political engagement beyond election day and use the... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Social Enterprise Forum Discusses Strategy
School's Initiative on Social Enterprise. The two-day Social Enterprise Research Forum on Nonprofit Strategy gathered a diverse group of leaders - both practitioners and academics - to discuss the applicability of business strategies to the social View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
levels in the nonprofit sector have been well below those of the for-profit sector; and second, for-profit executives have undervalued the skills and achievements of their nonprofit counterparts, thereby making migration into the profit... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980
organization. “When we launched Bridgespan, the phrases ‘social entrepreneur’ and ‘venture philanthropy’ did not exist. We took a page out of Bain & Company’s book about how to add value, customizing it for the social sector to create... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
every decision. I don’t have to tell anyone here that we face an uphill battle in Scranton, but I have seen that with a collaborative effort, public officials can accomplish extraordinary things. It can’t happen overnight, and officials... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Mission in Motion
Nonprofit Management ("Bringing It Back Home"), which draws nonprofit leaders from around the world to the HBS campus. Associate Professor Alnoor Ebrahim teaches in the program; his research on quantifying results in the nonprofit sector... View Details
Keywords: summary
- 13 Jun 2013
- News
Learning Curve
solution was the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, a nonprofit spun out of City Hall that is focused on turning around 22 of the district's lowest-performing schools. Serving close to 16,000 students, the partnership is a collaborative... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
The Next Big Thing
remaining committed to principles of academic openness and ethical research, Harvard has decided to review its policies regarding intellectual property and technology transfer, as well as its traditionally cautious approach toward View Details
- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers
welcoming the guest(s) for that day and saying something like “We really just have one question for you” and then screaming, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” The response from 80 people, "To get to Section A!” This was followed by a... View Details
- 11 Jun 2015
- News
Making connections at Harvard and beyond
included a number of senior administrative roles at HBS, as well as 10 years in the private sector as president and COO of the First Marblehead Corporation. “The world’s critical problems are not one-dimensional,” he continues. “Improving... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
Collaborative Democracy, which grew out of the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, is focused on convening negotiators to develop an economic plan that would better serve the long-term interests of Americans across the political and... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
A New Platform for Alumni Engagement
Kenneth Salas (MBA 2015), pictured In January, 50 HBS MBA students and 200 alumni and other business leaders gathered to discuss the business of artificial intelligence (AI). Over the course of four days, the hybrid global cohort analyzed cases, quizzed View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Executives Convene to Discuss Consumer-Driven Health Care
couldn't have assembled a better cross section of the health-care industry," said Bunny Ellerin (MBA '95), president and founder of the HBS Health Industry Alumni Association (HBS Health). The group's first meeting was held on campus 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 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
key to economic progress lies in unleashing women’s potential. For example, China has prospered because it emancipated women and brought them into the formal economy. Unleashing that process globally is the the best strategy for fighting poverty. View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
Reports" section of HBS Working Knowledge at www.workingknowledge.hbs.edu. Technology and Tradition at Cyberposium If attendance at the 2002 Cyberposium is any indication, student interest in the high-tech sector remains intense despite... View Details
- 02 Dec 2021
- News
Learning Curve
Courtesy Patti Melcher Patti Melcher (MBA 1986) never intended to open a school. After getting her start in investment banking in Houston’s energy sector after her time at HBS, Melcher became an early employee at SCF Partners, helping to... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making
sustainable deals can be applied to international and financial transactions. Also crossing unit lines is Professor Richard E. Walton who contributes expertise in strategic negotiation to the examination of economic and social contracts... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
featuring leaders from a diverse cross section of schools and businesses spanning the country. The case studies profile school leaders confronting a variety of challenges in urban, suburban, and rural public schools, as well as private,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
A Finger on the Pulse of the Financial System
scholars from HBS, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Law School, and the Department of Economics, the BFFS Project is led by Robin Greenwood, the George Gund Professor of Finance and Banking at HBS. “There has long been a significant View Details