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- June 2012 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
MF Global: Changing Stripes
By: Clayton Rose, Yasmin Dahya and Jenevieve Lee
Jon Corzine became the CEO of MF Global in March of 2010. Eighteen months later, and in the wake of a massive trade in European sovereign debt, the firm filed for bankruptcy, the 8th largest in U.S. history. As the firm failed it was discovered that over $1.6 billion... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Leadership; Governance; Bankruptcy; Financial Firms; Financial Crisis; Brokerage; Asset Management; Sovereign Finance; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Borrowing and Debt; Trade; Business Model
Rose, Clayton, Yasmin Dahya, and Jenevieve Lee. "MF Global: Changing Stripes." Harvard Business School Case 312-105, June 2012. (Revised August 2012.)
- 17 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
hybrid mission, a manager with a strong background in the nonprofit social sector is likely to be drawn toward candidates who also have a social sector background. And a manager with a background in finance is more likely to hire a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Jul 2021
- Blog Post
Managing Sustainable Advantage with Key ESG Co-Founders, Anne-Marie Schoonbeek and Heleen van Poecke
felt like an MBA in the U.S. would teach me valuable skills,” she said. “HBS really stood out to me in particular because it has a very strong alumni network, even in Europe.” Her first role outside of finance was a summer internship in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
finance software program, "Managing Your Money." For millions of Americans, Andy Tobias has become the funny and friendly advisor they depend on to make sense of the sometimes threatening, often inscrutable worlds of View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
are all experiencing HBS from the other side of the educational equation. Representing the areas of finance (Baldwin) and general management (Barrett, Hightower), they bring a potent mix of skills and expertise to the classroom - and even... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 15 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Health is Wealth | The Path to Creating a Venture
introductions, that believe in your vision and in you. Are you entering into this business relationship with people, you know, that you trust, and that believe in you?” There are several avenues for funding for founders – from venture to a newer type of funding such as... View Details
- Profile
Alex Roth
For four years, Alex Roth studied chemistry at Oxford. But instead of following the traditional path to the PhD, Alex took a position with Procter & Gamble where held positions in Finance and Marketing. "I want to marry science... View Details
- Web
Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Examining Climate Change From a Business Perspective
Michael Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management and chair of the Business and Environment Initiative, says HBS faculty are developing and teaching cases that incorporate environmental sustainability issues for required courses ranging from... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
An Orchestral Startup
commentaries help demystify modern music and make it more palatable to audiences," Lim says. Lim sees his pre-HBS experience as a business consultant as invaluable in Metamorphosen's startup and operation; his corporate-world acumen plays well in the music realm, he... View Details
Keywords: Linda Goodspeed
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
developed and first taught by William Sahlman, helped to define the path of the unit's work. When it was introduced in 1985, more than half the class tried to enroll; to date, over four hundred students have taken Entrepreneurial Finance... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
travels to Russia three times a year in conjunction with her work for the Russian Medical Fund (www.russmed.com), a nonprofit foundation she launched to finance the purchase of medical equipment and supplies for the hospital in St.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Inside the Revolution
center,” says Enriquez of the LSP’s central functions. “For example, we work with the Finance faculty, studying how to value assets and structure the finances of businesses as they change in the face of the... View Details
- Profile
Richard Lou
multi-perspective approach. HBS is about learning from those in finance and marketing, but also from people with a background in in education and politics. The opinions are so diverse, yet all of them add value to the learning... View Details
- 26 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Vasilis Mornto
and so the final step of my pre-HBS journey was interning with a global private equity firm which had just opened an office in my hometown of Athens, Greece. It was a fantastic experience because it combined learning about finance and the... View Details
- 05 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
The Softer Side of Business at HBS
decision began to hinge not on which school could teach me finance better or give me a better network (those were table stakes), but rather on which school could help me become a more thoughtful leader – one who would be more in-tune with... View Details
- 18 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
Climate Symposium 2023: Adopting Climate Solutions at Scale
consider what you stand to gain instead of what you risk losing. She recognized that while financing can be complicated because of the risks associated with climate investments, it is far riskier to turn away from this problem. Following... View Details