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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
needy families, children, and community groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Eight years later, Batcha established the nonprofit Seed Programs, Inc. (SPI), to continue this vital work after foundation funding had lapsed. “The seed... View Details
- 19 Jun 2013
- News
Your Guide to Social Enterprise
entrepreneurship"—ultimately won her over. After business school, Keohane took a post at McKinsey to hone the management skills she'd need to go back to a nonprofit. That chance came quickly when, after serving on a McKinsey team that... View Details
- 27 Mar 2012
- News
One School at a Time
which provides the school’s building rent-free, is currently funding an expansion that promises to more than double ASMS’s physical space. A 2007 Intel School of Distinction finalist, ASMS concentrates on math and science but its... View Details
- 29 Apr 2025
- News
Challenge Accepted
marketing at Merrill became one of our first major investors and has invested in every single one of our funds since. So there’s a silver lining to most things. JH: In his second year at HBS, John Rice (MBA 1992) conducted a field study... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
A Casual Approach to Success
regarded for its distinctive investment philosophy as well as its bottom-line results, the firm has raised and managed over $4.8 billion of committed capital in its eighteen-year history. Its investments in some forty companies —... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
the Iran Center for Management (Tehran). He was part of a team of HBS professors whose advice to the top executives of Nestlé S.A. led to the creation of IMEDE, the European management school in Switzerland.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
noting that these leaders were acting on what they believed to be true, rather than taking irresponsible risks, not seeing they were in any real danger until it was too late. Public pension funds, on the other hand, were the victims of bad incentives. Those View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Road Work
small-business loan market was being mispriced and underserved,” says Sean, who serves as CEO (Kenny is COO). It’s an assumption that required finding early stage funding partners willing to take the risk necessary to validate the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
An Emphasis on Teamwork
be a good investor, you absolutely need to be versed in more than just finance,” elaborates Krebs, now running a family office in San Francisco. “You need to understand leadership. That’s where the HBS general management curriculum really... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
of rapid escalation and change without being hamstrung by preexisting promises. “We wanted to do whatever made it easier for MSK to receive more donations to fund more research and help more people,” observes David. The results were... View Details
- 22 Feb 2018
- News
My First Job
careers. As alumni returned to campus last fall for reunion, we asked them to tell us about their first jobs and what those experiences taught them. READ MORE Dan Biederman, class of '77. I took a job in the Systems Consulting Firm, American View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
specifically. Managing in the Gray: Five Timeless Questions for Resolving Your Toughest Problems at Work by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. (MBA 1978) (Harvard Business Review Press) Part of a manager’s job is making tough calls, and the hardest... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
although from the beginning it has been closely affiliated and supported by Bain & Company, where Tierney was worldwide managing director before leaving in 2000 to cofound Bridgespan. Over the years, Bain’s support has been instrumental... View Details
- 18 Aug 2014
- News
Closing the Education Gap
who is founder and managing partner at Aragon Global Management (AGM), a Chicago-based hedge fund that focuses on global equities. “There is a much higher return on investment... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
companies that would eventually become big successes in the 1960s, including ACNielsen, Dun & Bradstreet, and Xerox. During those years, as DLJ began to diversify by managing corporate pension funds in its... View Details
- 16 Dec 2021
- News
A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic
and resources to raise funds and organize vaccination efforts in 12 villages, reaching nearly 7,000 people with more vaccinations planned. —Akshay Navaladi (MBA 2013), founder of Healthskool Pharmacy, New Delhi. The company has been... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Developing Insight that Has Power in Practice
report helped companies devise strategies to manage inventories, increase profits, and cut waste. Though much has changed over the ensuing century, the drive remains the same. “We aspire to be both rigorous and relevant,” says Jan Rivkin,... View Details
- 07 May 2020
- News
Ensuring Student Equity
viable option for many students. “One outcome of the pandemic is a heightened awareness of school funding inequity,” Grumhaus says. While the school district is able to provide Chromebooks to students in grades 6-12 to help keep their... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
works with several metropolitan areas, including Boston, Hartford, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and St. Louis - and a $130 million private equity fund to make capital available to inner-city companies. Each year, the initiative partners with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Combating Climate Change
the $10.2 trillion the world will invest in new power generation through 2040.” —Rick Needham (MBA 2002), Partner, Energy Sector Lead, The Rise Fund Photo courtesy of Bridget Nyland Photo courtesy of Bridget Nyland “I’m interested in the... View Details