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13 Apr 2012
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A Military Cornerstone

Keywords: National Security and International Affairs; Government

01 Sep 2009
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Wilson Illustration by Jeffrey Smith After 121 days at sea, Rich Wilson (MBA 1982) sailed his 60-foot, single-hull sloop Great American III across the finish line in France last March, completing the 2008–09 Vendée Globe around-the-world yacht race. A single-handed,... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2009
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Can’t Forget the Motor City

In a flurry of activity in Detroit in March, the acronym “HBS” was almost as much in evidence as “GM.” It wasn’t just the departure of GM chief Rick Wagoner (MBA ’77) and the accession of his replacement, Fritz Henderson (MBA ’84). Also on the scene were Diana Farrell... View Details

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade; Transportation

01 Mar 2007
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Avon CEO Jung on Leadership

Jung Andrea Jung, chairman and CEO of Avon Products, Inc., knows a thing or two about reinvention. After taking over the venerable beauty-products firm in 1999, she helped it shed the last vestiges of its “Ding-dong, Avon calling” image and morph into a glamorous... View Details

Keywords: makeup; grooming; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

Career Coach

Jamal Eason

tactics, and frame strategies. Jamal's expertise is in formulating a tailored and action-based approach based on self-reflection, industry trends and desired career vision. He has experience in assessing all inputs in a career transition... View Details

Keywords: Technology

25 Apr 2014
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A talent scout for tomorrow’s Africa

personal goals and into the life of the larger community.” He gives tours of the campus and advice on application materials and makes connections between applicants and fellow members of his club who have experience or expertise in the... View Details

03 Feb 2023
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Immersive Field Courses Take the Classroom on the Road

As part of the HBS Elective Curriculum, MBA students can enroll in an Immersive Field Course (IFC). These courses are driven by faculty research and industry connections and provide students with an opportunity to get out of the classroom and put the skills they’ve... View Details

21 Feb 2017
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Wilson Claims Title of Fastest American Solo Sailor

American sailor Rich Wilson (MBA 1982) became the fastest American skipper to race solo nonstop around the world on Tuesday afternoon when he crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race off the west coast of France. He placed 13th out of 29... View Details

Keywords: Vendee Globe

01 Mar 2010
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Eric Schiffer

Schiffer Illustration by Daniel Vasconcellos Founded in 1982, 99¢ Only Stores is the oldest single-price retail chain in the country, with 273 locations in California, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada offering a mix of food, beverage, and household items. Eric Schiffer (MBA... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2011
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Housing Solutions for the Urban Poor

portfolio of economically viable housing solutions to underserved populations, drawing on the expertise of sociologists, urban planners, architects, engineers, and policymakers. View a video of Mehra. View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Securing financial stability for a local commuinity

Michael Henzi (MBA 1973), a retired securities and financial planner reflects on using his expertise to maintain stability for his community's finance agency. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
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A 'business Peace Corps' could tackle social challenges

Robert Goodwin (GMP 3, 2007), CEO of Executives Without Borders, talks about how businesses can benefit by applying their expertise to tackling some of society's biggest challenges. (Published April 2014) View Details

01 Apr 2001
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Adventure in China

Can a small-town girl from the boondocks of China discover happiness in the international adventure-travel industry? Consider the tale of Zhang Mei (MBA 1996), “the daughter of a humble electrician” from one of the remotest and poorest regions of the country, as the... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

Jay Van Andel

received a percentage of the merchandise they sold and also a percentage of the merchandise sold by recruited distributors. Van Andel’s business expertise was recognized when he was appointed head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1984. View Details

Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products

25 Apr 2014
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Agent of change

Nikki Skovran (MBA 2014), a former special agent for the FBI, spent three years breaking up gangs in Baltimore, then another five years investigating violent crimes in Chicago. Her expertise as an investigator led to an assignment in... View Details

01 Sep 2007
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Stem Cell Man

have one particular scientific domain, I’m not tied to viewing things through that lens. And at the same time, a lot of the challenges are not purely scientific, they are also organizational.” Reeve sees Harvard’s expertise in so many... View Details

Keywords: biology; stem cell science; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Workplace Peers and Entrepreneurship

By: Ramana Nanda and Jesper B. Sorensen

We examine whether the likelihood of entrepreneurial activity is related to the prior career experiences of an individual's co-workers, using a unique matched employer-employee panel dataset. We argue that coworkers can increase the likelihood that an individual... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Power and Influence

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01 Mar 2010
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Sunshine State

GREENE: Sitting pretty after hedging his bets. Carl Juste/Miami Herald Riffing off the famous opening lines of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, reporter John Dorschner set the stage in the Miami Herald (December 7, 2009) for the saga of Jeff Greene (MBA ’79):... View Details

Keywords: Real Estate

05 Feb 2016
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The Wheel of the World

Photography by Jason Minick At the age of 16, Fortunat Mueller-Maerki (MBA 1975) was given his first clock, a Viennese desk model from the late 18th century. It came to him from the estate of a distant relative, and wasn’t particularly valuable. Mueller-Maerki put it... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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