alumni groups - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2011
News

Perception versus Reality

Bloomgarden, and Dan Rumennik led the formation of the HBS Start-Up Tribe, an informal group that attracted a committed corps of like-minded students. They gathered weekly to discuss start-up ideas and seek advice from local VCs and... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; contests; awards; meta

01 Jun 2003
News

Student Conferences, at a Glance

Cash, Jr. Professional Achievement Award: Raymond J. McGuire (MBA 1983/JD 1984), managing director, Mergers & Acquisitions Group, Morgan Stanley This year’s conference — named for one of the School’s first African-American alumni —... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2013
News

Commitment to Leadership

At its core, HBS is committed to educating leaders who make a difference in the world. In the early 1990s, I had the privilege of leading the development of an MBA course on leadership which was introduced into the required curriculum after a multi-year study and... View Details

27 Nov 2013
News

No Bologna, Please

SHAICH by Julia Hanna Imagine a restaurant that doesn't charge for its food. There's a box for money—and a suggested donation amount—but no one can see what you pay, if you pay anything at all. That's the concept behind Panera Cares, a View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

01 Sep 2020
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Maintaining a Resilient Democracy

result in such a revitalized democracy, rather than its demise. Senator Mike Braun (MBA 1978), Photo credit: Caroline Brehman/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA Press Two HBS alumni in Washington are currently immersed in that change... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

25 May 2018
Blog Post

9 Reasons to Look Forward to Your HBS Commencement

Commencement stage has been the starting point of a new journey for thousands of the world's most influential leaders. Distinguished HBS alumni are there to support and guide students every step of the way. HBS View Details

01 Dec 2010
News

How to Survive Past Start-up

Art by Craig Frazier Related Links Alumni New Venture Contest Opens Webinar series (ongoing) Entrepreneurship at HBS (video) Harvard Launches Innovation Incubator Why is it that even when smart, educated, well-networked people launch new... View Details

Keywords: Bill Murphy Jr.; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Health and Personal Care Stores; Retail Trade

17 Sep 2024
Blog Post

The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)

applied for an MBA hoping that a two-year break from the professional world would help me find answers to some tough life questions: who am I, what do I want to achieve, and what impact do I want to make in this world. I was drawn to the HBS MBA for its international... View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Student Conferences Tackle Business Issues

Barksdale Group and former CEO of Netscape; Hank Barry, CEO of Napster; Irwin Jacobs, chairman and CEO of QUALCOMM; and Carl Yankowski, CEO of Palm, Inc. Representatives from top venture-capital and consulting firms joined a diverse mix... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

06 May 2022
Blog Post

Career Advice: Starting a Sustainable Startup

experience developing a startup while at HBS. Can you tell us a bit about your start up? What resources were most helpful as an entrepreneur working in climate? I had tried starting a company a few years earlier with a small group of... View Details

01 Mar 2008
News

Centennial Goes YouTube

never encountered hostility from fellow students. To supplement individual recollections, the project’s steering committee has selected a number of alumni and faculty for oral history interviews. In some, youthful experiences foreshadow... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

15 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)

Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development I graduated from Harvard Business School at the tail end of the dot-com bubble and was fortunate to join Goldman Sach’s high-tech... View Details

17 May 2018
Blog Post

HBS/HKS Alum Regan Turner on Empowering Veterans

the veterans group at the Kennedy School, Regan learned about The Mission Continues, a national nonprofit that “deploys” military veterans to community-impact projects to help them find purpose and to serve as role models to young people.... View Details

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Medium of Artistic Expression - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Home Site map Map / Directions Search: General Information HBS Home About Annual Report Campus Commencement Dean Nohria Employment Fifty Years of Women Give News New Construction Academic Programs Doctoral Programs Executive Education MBA Summer Venture in Management... View Details

23 Jun 2015
Blog Post

What is SVMP?

and opportunity in business education. During their week on campus, SVMP students are taught by HBS faculty through the renowned case method. Participants spend evenings analyzing real-business cases, and use morning study groups and... View Details

13 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment

ideas and solutions. We have three core goals: catalyze and refine faculty research ideas, educate MBAs on the value of natural resources and the opportunities for innovation and investment, and inform and engage alumni to leverage... View Details

24 Jan 2018
Blog Post

10 Reasons Why HBS Peek Weekend was worth the trip across the pond - a british perspective

experience. #6 – Small group study sessions over breakfast In the mornings, we were allocated time to go over our case studies over breakfast. This is something that happens each morning for students in the MBA program at HBS, so we... View Details

02 Jan 2019
News

Not Waiting for Progress

development initiatives, drawing on ties to Brown and HBS, including the HBS African-American Alumni Association, as well as his philanthropic and Capital Group connections. “The goal at ELC is to build an... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2015
News

An Exceptional Faculty of Scholars and Teachers

A Mission-Critical Priority HBS faculty members create transformational experiences in the classroom and develop innovative ideas to address problems and seize opportunities in business. These activities are at the heart of the School’s mission, and it is the faculty —... View Details