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- 23 Oct 2024
- News
Running Man
There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building
instruction. The initial phases of planning and design have just begun, with construction anticipated to commence in the summer of 2000 and completion scheduled for late 2001. Hawes retired last year as chairman and CEO of Life Re... View Details
- Career Coach
Ellen Harris
Ellen (HGSE ’86) is the Senior Director of Outward Bound Professional/Facilitator at Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound Professional where she is responsible for business development and corporate team and leadership development. Ellen enjoys working with... View Details
Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Education; Hospitality; Manufacturing; Retail; Social Enterprise
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Class Notes - Alumni
notes. Dave Brown performing with his band. See the MBA 1988D notes. Priath Fernando with his family of Sri Lankan golfers. See the OPM 21 notes. Sanjay Prabhakatan, John Panikar, and Uday Singh in Singapore. See the AMP 179 notes. Elaine Chung enjoying View Details
- 26 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: New York City
transitioning their careers to focus on climate. Whether they were alumni at the beginning of their post MBA careers looking to understand opportunities for advancement or alumni who had retired and were looking to leverage their next... View Details
- 17 Aug 2022
- News
Doubles Partner
Image by Greg Betza Image by Greg Betza When Serena Williams announced her retirement earlier this month, there was plenty of talk of the tennis superstar’s 23 Grand Slam titles. But a number of news outlets also noted her involvement in... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960)
on long-term contracts, which led to the development of the Iroquois pipeline in 1992 and the advent of the first large-scale, gas-fired US power plants. Clearly, Makowski’s entrepreneurial achievements and generosity will inspire future HBS students for years to come.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Spreading the Words
that it offered a fast, low-cost way to distribute his handiwork. With guidance from his wife, Jan, who retired from teaching in 2002, Cook built a virtual Vocabulary University: www.vocabulary.com. A whimsical faculty of cartoon... View Details
- 2011
- Chapter
How Does Simplified Disclosure Affect Individuals' Mutual Fund Choices?
By: John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian
We use an experiment to estimate the effect of the SEC's Summary Prospectus, which simplifies mutual fund disclosure. Our subjects chose an equity portfolio and a bond portfolio. Subjects received either statutory prospectuses or Summary Prospectuses. We find no... View Details
Keywords: Information; Corporate Disclosure; Decision Choices and Conditions; Consumer Behavior; Retirement; Personal Finance; Investment Funds; Microeconomics
Beshears, John, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. "How Does Simplified Disclosure Affect Individuals' Mutual Fund Choices?" In Explorations in the Economics of Aging, edited by David A. Wise, 75–96. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011.
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Class of 1942 Chair Honors Paul Lawrence, Promotes Leadership
work in the field. Perhaps best known for his landmark volume Organization and Environment (with HBS professor Jay W. Lorsch), Lawrence also produced the definitive work on matrix organizations (with Stanley Davis). Lawrence, who retired... View Details
- 06 Aug 2015
- News
A Wall Street Pioneer Comes Home
returning to her hometown of Grand Haven, Michigan, in 1996 to care for two family members, Sherwood continued to consult for Goldman Sachs while serving on the board of JSJ Corporation, a durable goods manufacturing company cofounded by her grandfather. Fully View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
A Player's View: Gord Kluzak (MBA '98)
sportsmanship, Kluzak registered an impressive career with the Bruins despite undergoing eleven operations precipitated by a 1984 knee injury. He retired in 1990 and, at age 27, entered Harvard College as a sophomore. In Kluzak's era a... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Ed Hajim (MBA ’64), chairman of the Nominating Committee, for his enthusiasm and commitment to the work of the board during his nine years of service. He will retire from the board this year, and we are all deeply grateful for his... View Details
- November 2009 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
New York Life and Immediate Annuities
By: Julio J. Rotemberg and John T. Gourville
By positioning Immediate Annuities as "guaranteed lifetime income," New York Life has built itself a $1.4 billion per year business by 2009. However, to make Immediate Annuities a mainstream financial product for retirees, New York Life must understand why many... View Details
Keywords: Insurance; Personal Finance; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Retirement; Salesforce Management; Insurance Industry
Rotemberg, Julio J., and John T. Gourville. "New York Life and Immediate Annuities." Harvard Business School Case 510-040, November 2009. (Revised March 2011.)
- 21 Jan 2020
- Blog Post
Meet the AFAA Club
members and the HBS community at-large, such as a Veterans Day ceremony and local charity events to support veterans in need. This year, the club was especially honored to be part of the Soldiers Fund Gala, an event which included former Secretary of Defense and View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 02 Mar 2023
- News
A Century of Birthday Candles
Doris Duff's 2019 retirement dinner, HBS Association of Boston. (Courtesy photo via the Laconia Daily Sun) In celebration of her 100th birthday, Doris Duff’s (HRPBA 1952) hometown newspaper, the Laconia Daily Sun, recently looked back on... View Details
- 24 Jun 2014
- News
Gary (MBA 1963) and Terie Roubos
retired in 1994 as Chairman of Dover Corporation, a worldwide industrial manufacturing company. “My experience at HBS had a big impact on my career,” Gary explains. “As a result, I felt that I would like to make a payback in some way.”... View Details
- 13 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
How To Hire A Millennial
advancement, a retirement plan and other benefits, along with life in a picturesque suburb. Instead, global workplace surveys portray a generation that yearns for more flexible work arrangements and prioritizes work-life balance over... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- August 1997 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
GMIMCo Venture Capital: September 1996
By: Josh Lerner, Peter Wendell and Catherine M. Conneely
Kathryn Stokel must choose between three venture capital groups (if any) in which to invest the pension fund of General Motors Corp. Each has distinct strengths and weaknesses. View Details
- 16 Oct 2018
- News
To Lead and Serve
Joseph Patrick (“Joe”) Mulloy (MBA 1987) is a retired Vice Admiral with the US Navy. In this interview, he reflects on the connections between his HBS education and his leadership and management experiences during a long military career.... View Details