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- 21 Apr 2014
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A lifetime of quiet leadership
awarded a Presidential Citizens Medal for his service. Subsequently, he devoted himself to advancing the cause of numerous nonprofits, in particular, serving as chairman until 2006 of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, following the September 11, 2001... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Growing Together
Scouts of the U.S.A. (GSUSA), responded to them. * Are our goals consistent with our financial resources? "In 1976, the GSUSA did not sufficiently reflect the social and economic diversity of this country," notes Frances Hesselbein, who... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
well as on a global, macro level.” The streets are quiet now. Gordon reflects on the future—an impossible thing to conjure, given the unpredictable variables she faces, on both a daily and a long-term basis. It’s an uncomfortable gray,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 10 Mar 2017
- News
The Business of Lego Batman
you love reflecting with your team and doing a post-mortem afterwards and just talking about, guys, we did this together. We got through the toughest odds. In the case of Lego Batman, we made it in 2 and 1/2 years. You know it was really,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
governance and financial incentives as well as organizational processes that strengthen ethical discipline, says Professor Emeritus Malcolm Salter. His new book, Innovation Corrupted: The Origins and Legacy of Enron’s Collapse, is a deep View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
correspondence over the years. In conjunction with “the fall of the Berlin Wall” in 1989, I received his reflections in a nine-page-handwritten letter. I will keep his sharp yet pragmatic thinking, his initiative, and his personal warmth... View Details
Keywords: Dean
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
New on the Web at Alumni Career Services
interested alumni post résumés and online profiles, their information will be made available to executive search firms and organizations looking for board candidates. “These new initiatives — literally the first of their kind — reflect... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
suppliers and providers adhere to Aracruz's environmental principles. The company is also involved in both the public and private sectors in fostering legislation and policy that will enhance sustainable development. That proactive attitude is similarly View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
do. He and Dick Nesson considered trying to set up a “health-care high school” in Boston, but the educational bureaucracy proved insurmountable. Reflecting his continuing interest in health care, he joined the board of pharmaceutical... View Details
- 28 Sep 2017
- News
Alumni-Founded Aerospace Pioneer Orbital Acquired for $7.8 Billion
excerpt from the March 2016 Bulletin, Orbital CEO David Thompson (MBA 1981) reflected on the company’s beginnings, dreamed up in the wake of a funding decline for NASA—Thompson’s employer at the time—in the 1970s: Thompson began thinking... View Details
- 25 May 2016
- News
Supporting Critical Initiatives
professors at HBS. Seeing his emphasis today on women’s and men’s professional and family responsibilities made me reflect on the School’s influence in my own life.” Since joining W.P. Carey’s investment department right after HBS, Raun... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
before moving to GE Medical Systems, where he was named CEO in 1997. Reflecting on his years at GE, Immelt recalls many moments of intense, even painful, learning. “In 1989, I was running the appliance service business in the midst of a... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
In Harmony
nonprofits, we’re enablers,” reflects Weinstein. “We enable the people who can be creative to go out and do their stuff, more so than if they didn’t have us around to help them.” View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
HBS Global Conference Set for Berlin in June
moderate discussions among prominent business leaders from around the world. The topics to be considered -- such as "The Future of the European Welfare State," "Entrepreneurship in Europe," "Corporate Governance: Converging toward a Global Standard?," and "Making... View Details
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
Miwa Seki (left) and Yumiko Murakami Yumiko Murakami (MBA 1994), Miwa Seki (MBA 1993), and Kathy Matsui shared the same birthday month and year, so they started an annual birthday get-together to reflect on the year ahead. Work was always... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Research Brief: The Best Medicine
increase it in the long-term. Of course, increasing representation in clinical trials comes with a cost: It takes more time and investment to recruit population samples that better reflect society. “It’s a practically important problem... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Expanding Horizons
School’s field-based learning efforts, benefiting both India and HBS. “Today, the School is more international in orientation,” he says, “and the curriculum reflects the reality of global business.” Nishant intends to remain engaged with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Supporting Women in Leadership
"The intention of the fund is to look at women in leadership—in business and in civic life. Among other things, we want to help increase the number of cases featuring women protagonists. Currently, women hold 18–20 percent of senior management positions; the HBS case... View Details
Keywords: W50
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Len Schlesinger Returns
and cons of working in business vs. academia? It's not an issue of pros and cons. They are both great, and different. Historically, there's been a general assumption that those who can, do; and those who can't, teach, but I don't see that separation. There is no... View Details
- 13 Jun 2016
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Brenda Bence (MBA 1991)
giving annually to HBS the year after her graduation and furthered her commitment by naming the School as a beneficiary in her will. “When I was putting together my estate plans, I reflected on the people and institutions that supported... View Details