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- 01 May 2013
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Celeste A. Guth, MBA 1986
days later, the reality of paying for that education hit.” Raised in a family with modest income, Guth attended public schools and was in the first generation of her family to attend college. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the City... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A bold experiment in education
city after the first year, on track to move the school from an “F” to a “C” in two years. London’s Sunday Telegraph declared NOCP “part of the boldest experiment in education reform seen in the United States.” Says Kleban: “We are part of... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
A Bankable Trust
Florida high school and at Harvard College. And now her music is furthering her academic outreach efforts. Last fall, Harris released a holiday CD, "Carla's First Christmas." All proceeds from its sale are benefiting not only her high-school scholarship fund but also a... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Unsung Hero
On September 11, 2001, Celina Realuyo (MBA 2000), a private banker at Goldman Sachs in London, watched in horror on her office TV as the attacks in New York City and Washington unfolded. A former U.S. Foreign Service officer who had... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
Jamaica, and Zimbabwe. Some have worked in cities like Baghdad, Phnom Penh, Monrovia, Tokyo, and Madrid. But none of the students in our group has been to Santa Ana del Valle, a village of just under 2,000 inhabitants, where rug weaving... View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Wired for Innovation
energy to population centers across the country by expanding the US electric-transmission grid. “If you look at the wind-power equation, you quickly see that transmitting energy from rural wind farms across long distances to large cities... View Details
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
that are on the front line of this. And so we heard from the mayor of Venice of all places. Talking about the engineering work that's going on just for the survival of that city as we have rising water levels. Or the mayor of Sao Paulo,... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
The Great Priority Reset
responding in part by serving up more authentic food and retail experiences that offer a sense of cultural connectedness to the city itself, including an Irish craft beer hall and a new Guinness bar experience. It’s also providing support... View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Rent the Runway Sets Up Shop at Neiman Marcus
110-year-old department store, which will see new Rent the Runway shops open inside of existing Neiman Marcus locations. (Rent the Runway opened its first physical store in New York City in 2014, and now has a total of seven locations.)... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
generates electricity as it rolls—“[a] project that makes the world a better place.” Cofounder and CEO of Uncharted Play, a company based in New York City that creates a line of socially beneficial play-based products, she was on Forbes... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)
Born in East Lansing, Michigan, Charles Stoddard grew up with banking in his blood. As a teenager, he worked as a teller in the bank his father founded. After earning degrees from Michigan State University and HBS, he held banking and finance positions in New York... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
For the Greater Good
Applied Science—I think that will have a huge difference in the world. “I also supported Central Park in New York. That is the heart and soul of New York City. It's an 873-acre park right in the middle of Manhattan. And it's almost impossible to think what New York... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni Connections
than 150 attendees during one of the many sessions held on the HBS campus. 2 Jane Brock-Wilson (MBA 1983) and Kimberly Clouse (MBA 1997). Young Alumni Networking Receptions 3 Alumni from the MBA Classes of 2012–2016, as well as some newly admitted students, at the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Home Sweet Home
60,000 families worldwide, according to the Hilton Head Island Packet (June 6, 2009). Terwilliger is also an advocate for, and generous supporter of, affordable housing in the United States. He is concerned that housing in too many cities... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Fixer Upper
she’s “sold 1” — as in $1 billion in sales. Baum is senior vice president and “Director of the Exclusive Properties Division” at the Corcoran Group, the top-selling residential real estate firm in a city where the average sale price for... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
the people, their personalities, contributions, and the influences that set this community apart from city living or other rural areas. The community survived and depended on each individual. People were courteous, supportive, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Moir Donelson
city as on his ability to navigate the inner circles of Chicago's business elite. Donelson hopes eventually to develop businesses that will create positive social changes in the part of Chicago where he grew up. "I realize this is a... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia
Illustration by Gisela Goppel Illustration by Gisela Goppel By Connie Baher (MBA 1980) I was standing in New York’s Asia Society Museum when I saw it. A high school kid from Connecticut, I’d taken the train to the big city and was nosing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
turns down sheer mountain faces, launching off snow-capped boulders, and even sliding along stair railings in the middle of a city park. Faction cofounders Alex Hoye (left) and Tony McWilliam at the company’s offices in Verbier,... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 09 Jan 2014
- News
Tapping into Opportunity
SHENKAR by Constantine von Hoffman For many of us, water isn't something we give much thought to. Why should we? Turn on the tap and it's there. If you have to pay your town or city for water, chances are you don't pay very much.... View Details