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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Water, Water Everywhere
privatize water services." A big fish in the industry is Rebecca Mark (MBA '90), chairman and CEO of Azurix, an affiliate of energy giant Enron that she helped create and which recently went public. (See first item, preceding page.) "We... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
A Miller's Tale
chairman is Frank Sands (MBA '63), who, according to a long-established tradition in this family-run enterprise, did not inherit the company but bought it, at fair market value, from his father. Milled from the heart of the wheat berry... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
between 300,000 to one million ready-to-eat FOOD bars per day, and we need as much help as possible.” FEBRUARY 17 Kamil Yazici (GMP 23, 2017), board member and vice chairman of Turkey’s Anadolu Group, detailed his organization’s sweeping... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
best hospitals in Boston,” recalls McCance, chairman and president of the Boston-based venture-capital firm Greylock Partners. “It was nearly 100 years after the disease was first identified, and yet the best physicians in town could only... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
HBS Celebrates Wyss Gift
chairman and CEO of Synthes, Inc., is a medical pioneer, revolutionizing the orthopedic-device market and changing the surgical approach to healing broken bones. View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Film School
volunteer in Africa before attending HBS; thinking back to that time made him want to do "something useful and outrageous" once again. Particularly concerned about violence among young people, Seder decided that he wanted to "make a commitment to at-risk youth." At the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Inside the Partnership
patriot’s one dollar a year. On January 26, 1942, Weinberg was made assistant to the chairman of the War Production Board....To get the numerous topflight young executives he needed, Weinberg called on practically every giant corporation... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Luxe Redux
former CEO and chairman Marvin S. Traub (MBA 1949). “It’s a very competitive market that gets more competitive all the time,” says Burberry’s McEvoy. “Whether you’re offering something new or a perennial classic, what it really comes down... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
chairman of the privately held S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (more popularly known as SC Johnson Wax), thinks of the story as more than a charming anecdote. "In my dreams I fantasize that someday Johnson Wax will be able to conduct a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
was then chairman of Cabot, and extended the invitation to McArthur. “I was looking for new blood, new ideas,” Bodman recalls, “and he was the first person I turned to. He became one of our most important directors.” McArthur also... View Details
- 19 Aug 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
purposes. Soon after Levy joined the board of Hypres in 2010, however, his intuition told him that the most fruitful application of its technology lay in computation. After succeeding Johnson as board chairman in 2012, Levy helped steer... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
systems-change initiatives. By working with social entrepreneurs and philanthropists, the organization aims to break down barriers to opportunity in America. Jeff Walker (MBA 1981), chairman Rebuild Congress Initiative brings together... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
GE’s Immelt Urges MBAs to Dream Big, Work Hard
Immelt In June, Class Day speaker Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA ’82), chairman and CEO of General Electric, sent 878 MBA graduates off into the world with a pep talk in which he cited competitiveness and creativity as keys to business success.... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
opportunity to learn brand-building and strategies from four top brand leaders. This year’s panel featured: Bahram Akradi, CEO, chairman, and founder of Life Time, a chain of fitness clubs focused on total wellness with a resort experience; Mitchell Gold, cofounder and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
managing partner with Accel Partners in Palo Alto, California, and chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, representing some 450 venture-capital and private-equity firms. An improving economy helped boost total... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
federal regulation. So my bottom line is we need a financial product safety commission that ensures some basic safety for American families.” Don’t Expect CEOs in Handcuffs Harvard economics professor Gregory Mankiw, former chairman of... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
The Year in Ideas 2015
too. “It’s a nation-building exercise,” the former co-CEO and chairman of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion says. “It’s critical to Canada’s history and to our future.” The Erebus sank in 1845, part of an ill-fated mission by British... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics
President and CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company Smith has led Starbucks through more than ten years of tremendous growth, both domestically and internationally. Today, the company operates nearly 6,000 stores in 29 countries. Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76) View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
Senior Director in International Government Relations Europe and Eurasia of Exxon Mobil and former Special Assistant to the U.S. President for Russia and Central Asia; Hubert Joly, Senior Lecturer at HBS and former Chairman and CEO of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Helping Hands for HBS
Education courses she has taken. Margie Yang, chairman of Esquel Group in Hong Kong, also cites lifelong learning as a rewarding aspect of her ongoing relationship with the School. "As I get more involved with HBS, I become more... View Details