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Aditya Bindal

logic in the irrational equations of love. I want to win friends who make me want to be a better person. I want to win freedom from boundaries, by bringing together Indians and Pakistanis. I want to win hope, by promoting the best education among those who can least... View Details

30 Apr 2019
News

Leading Schools That Change Lives

strengthening diversity at Salesianum, where tuition is close to $16,000 annually, were top priorities. “From its earliest days, the school’s leaders reached out to educate children of immigrants who couldn’t afford tuition,” he notes.... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Sep 2017
News

Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity

opportunities they never thought they could.” Sheila Kyarisiima (MBA/MPA 2017) Affording MBA Students the Luxury of Choice When Liang Wu (MBA 2018) talks about being interested in entrepreneurship, he draws parallels to his experience as... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

Portrait Project

Constanca Oliveira e Sousa

I didn’t have much, but I had a sewing kit and some sheets. Josilane was a girl that lived in the slums in Montes Claros, Brazil. She wanted to marry but couldn't afford a dress. I was a missionary in this foreign country, living in an... View Details

03 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty on Supreme Court Health Care Ruling

week's US Supreme Court ruling. It's time to end three-and-a-half years of political wrangling and make the Affordable Health Care Act (AHCA) work. The law's shortcomings are well known. It provides health care access to 30 million... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Health

Profile

Leo Markel

U.S. granted us refugee status and we moved from the Soviet Union in 1991. Without this move and my family's toils, my prospects would have been very different. Recognizing that there are billions of people who can scarcely afford to... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Other Financial Services; Nonprofit / Government

Portrait Project

Debbie McCoy

I care for myself, my family, and others I have yet to meet I seek new challenges, answers, peace, and freedom as I live my "one wild and precious life," grateful for that which has been afforded me. View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

Fever Pitch

great generation of small business owners. Most Innovative Selected by alumni and students BollyX Fitness (Northeastern US Region) Minal Mehta (MBA 2011) The world’s leading and fastest-growing Bollywood fitness company. Greatest Impact Selected by alumni and students... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Personal Services

24 Apr 2014
News

Fighting the diabetes epidemic using mobile phones

Through Jana Care, a start-up he cofounded in Bangalore, India, Sidhant Jena (SPH 2011, MBA 2011) is building affordable diagnostics and evidence-based lifestyle coaching programs on mobile phones to make diabetes management cheaper,... View Details

Portrait Project

Mardie Oakes

in affordable housing and community development is driven by my desire to foster dignity in all people, regardless of whether their talents are rewarded in the marketplace. I plan to create fabulous places and spaces where strong, healthy... View Details

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Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS | MBA

Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS By MBA Admissions on January 1, 2024 Share via Facebook Share via LinkedIn Print Share via email At HBS, we are committed to ensuring that an MBA is both affordable and accessible... View Details

17 Nov 2022
News

Blockchain for Good

has advocated for more regulation, which hasn’t necessarily endeared her to other players in the space. But she says it’s necessary to bridge the gap between the blockchain sector and traditional financial networks—and to ultimately use the technology to View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

Profile

Mi Zhou

lower savings rates and stimulate consumption? How do we make housing, reliable health care, and quality education more affordable to everyone?” Update: After graduating from HBS in 2011, Mi moved to Hong Kong. She first worked as an... View Details

Profile

Michael Farias

meetings with students in the MD/MBA program. They raised so many socioeconomic factors: Can our patients afford to see us? Or get the medicines they need? Caring for a patient isn't as simple as creating a treatment plan. We need to... View Details

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Teams | New Venture Competition

with producers affordably and flexibly. Accio Alex Zannos (MBA 2025) Sara Ballantyne (MS/MBA 2025) Business Track Crowd Favorite Streamline and automates the hardware manufacturing process. Finalists, 2025 Accio Alex Zannos (MBA 2025)... View Details

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Statement from Dean Srikant Datar on Anti-Semitism | About

occasions during my time here and at Tufts to condemn acts of hatred and bigotry in our nation. Each time, I have thought about my mother and father. They came to this country as refugees to escape religious persecution in Europe. They were embraced and View Details

27 May 2020
News

Prepare to Exit

and counting). I am part of this historic number but I also fully recognize that I come from a place of privilege.” Now on reflection, Tran is grateful for the opportunity to recalibrate his sense of passion and purpose. Time is a finite resource, he writes, and this... View Details

01 Dec 2014
News

Making Big Data Fashionable

get designs to consumers in as little as four weeks—and at an affordable price. In 2012, Moon—who has a background in fashion design, investment banking, corporate strategy, and social commerce startups—launched Trendalytics, a visual... View Details

Keywords: Christine Lejeune; fashion; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

22 Feb 2022
News

Finance and the Economic Recovery

Illustration by Michael Austin A pandemic that has caused public health and economic crises also has afforded business leaders the opportunity to better understand and lead through disruptions affecting countless lives, companies, and... View Details

20 Mar 2018
News

Seeing a Way Forward

Daphne Leger (MBA 2012), director of continuous improvement for Mexico-based social enterprise salauno, uses her business savvy to bring affordable eye care to those who most need it. “I firmly believe that business has a key role to play... View Details

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