Hedge Fund Activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2020 (Revised May 2020)
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Generation Investment Management

By January 2020, sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation), founded in London in 2004, had grown from a shared vision among seven founders to a 90-person firm managing $27 billion in public and private equity. Throughout its history,... View Details

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04 May 2020
Blog Post

6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree

both of their degrees at Harvard. Many joint degree students find themselves getting heavily involved in activities and events at both schools across all three years. Matt: After interacting with students and faculty in my admissions... View Details

11 Apr 2023
Blog Post

BTG Bioliquids: Creating Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from Biomass Residue Streams

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Banking on Success

its merchant banking activities, Stern, with several of his colleagues, founded The Cypress Group, a private firm that makes equity investments and now manages two funds aggregating $3.5 billion of capital. In addition to his... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

12 May 2020
Blog Post

Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

HBS journey. However, my fellow classmates in the VCPE club were very gracious in helping me hone my early-stage investment thesis, practice investment memos, and connect me with their friends in the top VC funds in the US. After many... View Details

21 May 2021
Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Cissy Chen (MBA 2019)

“Reimaging Capitalism” into practice by helping funds build investing strategies and philosophy around how they evaluate potential investments via a series of ESG ratings. I’m currently organizing a teach-in for the company management to... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

best is yet to come for innovation at Harvard as Allston activates further. We couldn’t be more excited. Harvard Innovation Labs Located along Harvard’s evolving Western Avenue innovation corridor, the Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Business in Global Society - Alumni

Institute for Business in Global Society , which is accelerating and amplifying the School’s work on issues at the intersection of business and society. An Ambitious New Institute Professor Debora Spar explains the goals and initial View Details

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The 20th Century Zeitgeist - Leadership

Reconstruction Finance Corp. created to combat bank and business failures Introduction of Federal Deposit Insurance SEC established Federal regulations prohibit false advertising Influence: Low 40 1940 s 19 Military spending explodes Graduated income tax, Victory Tax... View Details

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Banking System - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

Data Banking Sector Data Download Data Set in Excel Banking Sector Size The total assets of the banking sector, as a fraction of GDP, increased steadily between 1990 and 2008, before plateauing in recent years. Source: Flow of Funds The... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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History Matters

coordinate the effort. They raised funds to rescue financial institutions, the New York Stock Exchange, and the City of New York. They worked with US treasury secretary George Cortelyou to move gold reserves to the places of greatest... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

13 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands

should they balance operational activities and advocacy efforts? How can they better measure performance against their missions and improve accountability to stakeholders?" The authors discuss their book in the following Q&A.... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

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Careers - Health Care

financial services, consulting, health care delivery, and health services organizations. 8,487 Alumni active in health care across all industries 15 % Top Fortune 500 health care CEOs with an HBS MBA 115 Average number of graduates who... View Details

11 Apr 2024
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Mission Control

market was far from welcoming. His dream would, once again, have to be deferred. Instead, Platzer applied his quantitative background at a hedge fund and in other investment management roles. In 2009,... View Details

24 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti

change the way a charitable organization solicits donations. “Donors don’t just want to buy medical equipment and supplies. They want to buy outcomes” Rather than asking for funds toward a new building or a supply of medicine, Partners in... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

31 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

Can a ‘Basic Bundle’ of Health Insurance Cure Coverage Gaps and Spur Innovation?

the population uninsured,” Chandra’s research says. In a new working paper, Chandra and fellow researchers suggest a potential solution: creating a basic bundle of publicly funded health insurance that would protect every citizen while... View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Insurance; Health

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

Screening and Portfolio Tilts Engagement and Proxy Voting ESG Integration and Alpha Generation Sustainable Public Market Funds Featured Exercises Evaluate the ESG performance of various companies Match ESG use cases to corresponding... View Details

18 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 18

from downsizing the drivers' positions? Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/413061-PDF-ENG Innovating into Active ETFs: Factor Funds Capital Management LLC Froot, Kenneth A., Lauren Cohen, and Scott... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

25 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy

going to depreciate tomorrow or next week or even next month. But over time, you expect it to depreciate. So if you're a business manager, you probably want to be fairly well hedged against this possibility, either by making use of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

31 Mar 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Investment Management

from hedge funds and mutual funds to alternative investments and passive investing. While only 4% of the class enters investment management after graduation, we have found this... View Details

Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund

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