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25 Aug 2022
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Up on the Corner

been forthcoming. Commercial lenders have also shunned her, even though much of the financial risk associated with the project ultimately stems from discriminatory practices such as redlining, which for decades denied residents of the area access to mortgages View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program

hindsight, I don’t think any of us would have ever imagined just how meaningful our bonds were about to become. I shook hands with brilliant folks hailing from consulting, engineering, and finance fields -... View Details

October 2023
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Clinician Response to Patient Medication Prices Displayed in the Electronic Health Record

By: Anna D Sinaiko, Caroline E Sloan, Mark J Soto, Olivia Zhao, Chen-Tan Lin and Foster R Goss

Keywords: Prescription Drugs; Electronic Health Records; Physicians; Prescription Drug Costs; Health Care and Treatment; Price; Health Industry

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

framework for building and financing new ventures, and make your entrepreneurial dreams a reality. 4 weeks 6-8 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced with regular deadlines This... View Details

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

Course: Life Sciences Venture Creation Satish Tadikonda Fall 2025 Q1Q2 3.0 Field Course: Managing Family Wealth: A FIELD Immersion (also listed under Finance) Lauren Cohen Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Field Course: Private Equity Projects and... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Cohen : Winner of the 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Master's World Powerlifting Competition Championship (83kg). Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2022 Best Paper Award on Finance in Management Science from the View Details

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Faculty - Race, Gender & Equity

Faculty Faculty Lynda M. Applegate Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Emerita Lynda M. Applegate is a Baker Foundation Professor at HBS and is Chair of the Advisory Committee for Harvard University’s Masters Degree of... View Details

24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

Express Chairman Emeritus, The Vanguard Group It’s 6 a.m. on a Sunday and Jack Brennan is making pancakes for his grandson, Jack, taking advantage of an opportunity to spend quality time with his namesake as the rest of the family sleeps.... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Sep 2018
News

After the Fall

of Finance and Banking When searching out the causes of the 2008 financial crisis, Professor Robin Greenwood says one needs to look to the root of nearly every crisis: human behavior. With his focus on... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; illustration by Dan Bejar; Finance; Finance; Finance; Finance; Finance; Finance

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Faculty - U.S. Competitiveness

Faculty Project Co-chair Michael E. Porter Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Emeritus Project Co-chair Jan W. Rivkin C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration Mihir A. Desai Mizuho Financial Group Professor of View Details

12 Oct 2021
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Apollo Hires Legendary Banker Bill Lewis (MBA 1982) to Boost Top Ranks

Photo source: Apollo Global Management Inc. Investment banker Bill Lewis (MBA 1982) has joined Apollo Global Management Inc. as a senior partner and a member of Apollo’s Management Committee. Lewis had previously been Chairman of... View Details

01 Dec 2018
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In My Humble Opinion: Growth Investor

communities.” That realization prompted Bobo to leave his position as a principal at the Carlyle Group and in 2016 launch Project Destined (PD), a social impact vehicle that trains inner-city youth to be active partners in sourcing View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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What Black Executives Really Want

be in the C-suite someday, and I don't see examples of people who have done that, I will have fears about pursuing that goal. Keep in mind that Black executives make up 3% of management positions in finance... View Details

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

This course is part of the Business in Society and Finance & Accounting track. Introduction to Sustainable Investing ENROLL NOW No application needed for our certificate programs. Start your journey today!... View Details

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

John Macomber (@cleantechcities) is a senior lecturer of business administration in the Finance Unit Gary P. Pisano: In-person meetings will be less important All organizations will learn that they can leverage technology much more... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

23 May 2018
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Abigail P. Johnson, MBA 1988

Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1961 Born, Boston, Massachusetts 1984 Earns BA, Art History, Hobart and William Smith Colleges 1985 Joins Booz Allen Hamilton, Research Associate 1988 Earns MBA 1988 Joins Fidelity,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

20 Jul 2021
Research & Ideas

Bankruptcy Spells Death for Too Many Businesses

Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection is supposed to allow companies to shed debt and get a fresh start. Ideally, creditors recover most of what they’re owed as the restructured firm begins turning a profit. Yet, more companies are liquidated... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board

By: Krishna G. Palepu, Suraj Srinivasan and James Weber

After 15 years of great performance, Target's faltering performance during an economic downturn led an activist shareholder to initiate a proxy fight. Target Corporation, the second largest discount store retailer in the U.S., had competed successfully against industry... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business Strategy; Value; Retail Industry