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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
GADIESH: To reap private equity returns, act more like a private equity manager COURTESY OF BAIN & CO A recent Harvard Business Review article headlined “If Private Equity Sized Up Your Business” gave many leaders of public companies a thoughtful pause: Why can’t we... View Details
- 05 Jan 2016
- News
Alumni Top Two New Lists of Rising Stars
HBS alumni and students are among the names topping two major lists of up-and-comers in the worlds of retail, finance, health, nonprofits, and more that were released this week. Forbes has just published its annual “30 Under 30” list, which includes these HBS alumni:... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
startup to Dropbox, Carpenter is the protagonist of another case coauthored by Eisenmann and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld (MBA 1996). “Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial” details his efforts to build and grow an online financial View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
Health and Human Services Secretary, Tom Daschle, was an advocate of universal coverage. While few would deny that some kind of fundamental health-care reform is needed, many others contend that it will have to wait, given the nation’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
cushions the ill, or disadvantaged, or those who simply fail to thrive in their particular setting, geography, industry, or trade. After all, creative destruction is still destruction, even if inevitable and in the service of a net gain... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
Philippe de Montebello, a 37-year veteran of the Met. "We have a strong, diverse, unpredictable revenue base, and the financial demands of running an institution this size are considerable," says Winshel. "We have a not-for-profit revenue... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; museums; marketing; management; nonprofits; education; facilities; Internet; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
and cultural heritage of eastern Kentucky. By the turn of the millennium, however, financial instability, lack of a strategic plan, and leadership churn had begun to eat away at what had once been a vibrant institution with deep ties to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
practices to lead some 150 consultants and employees in the building of the aquarium against almost impossible financial odds. "I started the early design meetings with a nondenominational prayer," says Stuart, an Episcopalian who also... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Class All His Own
cofounding forty years ago of The Carroll School, which specializes in teaching children with language-based learning differences. He’s also active with his class at Harvard College (celebrating its 70th Reunion this year) and the Treasurers’ Club of Boston, a forum... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
CEO of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), which supports its seventeen hundred members with a range of financial and business-related services for physicians in group and individual... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Campaign Hosts Events in Washington and Seattle
than $419 million toward a goal of $500 million by December 2005. The campaign seeks to enhance five key endeavors: student financial aid, global research, faculty development, learning technologies, and campus renewal. Each of these... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Insatiably Curious
innovation sectors of the economy,” she says of the new position. Working as COO “synthesizes my past experiences,” she adds, citing her early career as an investor at General Atlantic; her recent work as a limited partner at Fremont Group, a family investment firm in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Now You Can Choose
areas at HBS. When you respond to an appeal in the mail, or give online, you can choose where your gift goes: student financial aid, innovation in educational programs, global understanding, pathbreaking research, or the Dean’s Fund,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Change of Pace
policy and the expression of faith in public life. He will also lend his expertise to nuts-and-bolts issues, such as assessing the financial risks involved in the diocese’s possible support for a housing project in the West Bank city of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
an in-depth analysis of the opportunities and challenges, both traditional and contemporary, of doing business in India. Great Service Made Simple by Frederic B. Sargent (OPM 2) (The Sustainable Service... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Comings and Goings
46% (New York City: 24%) (Boston: 11%) Western United States: 16% (California Bay Area: 8%) Central United States: 15% Europe: 9% Asia/South Pacific: 6% Southeast United States: 4% Latin America: 2% Other: 2% Career Choices Financial... View Details
- 17 Jan 2025
- News
Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
airline had thought about cutting ticket prices as an ongoing competitive play. Why was this so innovative? FL: Well, in many ways, it was very much against the regulations. We decided to take our chances and try this, and it was strictly a promotional stunt. We were... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
China, and India combined. It's a huge market. But they also discovered that over 90 percent of female consumers, who are responsible for most of the shopping, are dissatisfied with the goods and services that are out there. Top of the... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
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Quantum Leap
automobiles. According to Kumar, many financial services firms are already exploring the prospect of using quantum computers to estimate portfolio risk—something that classical computers struggle to do in a... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
communities." Today, the WWB network provides financial services in more than forty countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. At the same time, this global... View Details