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- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The One That Got Away
500 times our money.” In the anecdotes that follow, alumni tell their own tales of a haunting “pass” and share the only return that came of it: some hard lessons learned. use this navigation to explore the anecdotes Don’t Be Dogmatic I... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Quantum computing has long been talked about as one of the next big things—the kind of technology, like AI, that will change everything. But to our... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
- News
The New Space Race
wild cheer when the scene settled to reveal a safe landing. “It was one of the most memorable and electric moments I have ever experienced,” Cornell says. READ MORE Maiden Voyage UAE’s ambitious, alumni-led space program gets off the ground An View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
they are until they’re in their 40s. By that time, they can underplay their achievements and become a nicer, more likable person. Try to get to that point as soon as you can.” What do you think your classmates, who are just about to enter... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued... View Details
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
Vocational and academic education programs in US correctional institutions have been around for more than a century. They have also achieved some success. In fact, a 2013 study by the Rand Corporation found that prison education helped... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The First Scrum
first game against MIT. 1964 Team completes first spring season with a 5-2-1 record. Jim Johnstone organizes first HBS Invitational Sevens Rugby Tournament. 1966 Club forms three squads; A Team achieves the club's first undefeated season.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Letters to the Editor
count as entrepreneurship?) Of course the world champion of entrepreneurs must be Bert Twaalfhoven (MBA '54), who started 56 businesses and received the 2001 HBS Alumni Achievement Award. Vincent M. Jolivet... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
India, Brazil, and other developing nations shook off decades of economic stagnation to achieve remarkable growth. Concurrently, world trade advanced to the point that capital and products now flow freely around the globe. All these... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
By its launch at the end of April, The Harvard Business School Campaign had achieved $600 million toward its $1 billion goal. This early success was made possible by the thousands of alumni and friends who... View Details
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Making Friends with Mother Nature
percent increase in attendance. We were only off by one decimal point.” Photos courtesy of Wild Center One decimal point: as in, attendance instead increased nearly 200 percent, to more than 158,000 visitors in 2015. It was a joyful View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 16 Jul 2013
- News
Embracing Chaos
realize you have very finite time," he says. "At that moment, you need to switch from optimizing achievement to optimizing how you spend your time, because that becomes the scarce thing—your time on earth." That's not to say Venkatesan... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
is especially important with women managers who want to have families. It is difficult, but it's not impossible if you make that balance your priority." "Conceive it, believe it, achieve it," advises Belkin, who observes that "many people... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
of women being admitted to the School's full-time MBA Program, we invited the HBS alumni community to identify alumnae who stood out as leaders, mentors, and role models. From several hundred suggestions, we asked a cross section of women... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Ink: Comfort in Discomfort
Problems, by Wendy Smith (PhDOB 2006) and Marianne Lewis Required Reading We asked alumni to tell us about their hands-down favorite book, the one title that they have most often recommended—to any reader, for any reason—over the last... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
Dear alumni and friends, We celebrated the opening of Klarman Hall on October 1 and used the occasion to spark discussion and spur thinking on important issues of the day. Beth and Seth (MBA 1982) Klarman, in providing the gift for this... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
All in a Day's Work
Fellow, Oakes and nine other alumni from the Class of 2002 receive a one-year subsidy from the School to supplement the lower salaries typically paid at nonprofit and government organizations. All fellows are placed with the top... View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
were listening in to this podcast. But that sense of purpose of contributing to something greater. So I think there's a variety of ways that we can achieve purpose. It can be with family in that way. It can be in community. And I do think... View Details
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
president and CFO of Medtronic, overseeing a number of acquisitions and sales at the medical device company and broadening its reach to include a more global investor base. In this special edition of Skydeck honoring recipients of the View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
HBS alumni have a complicated relationship with the notion of retirement. The simple vision of leaving one’s career at the age of 65 and moving to a sunny clime to while away the days playing golf may work well for some. But an... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services