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Revital Gabay
With a toddler son, Bar, on campus, Revital recognizes some of the unique challenges parents face in the MBA Program. "We were random people from different sections," she says of her mothers group. They began by sharing tips and... View Details
- Portrait Project
Marla Metz
started by giving to others what I felt I was lacking... and I was surprised at how quickly my empty suddenly became full. "Most of all, I overcame it. You can too." I will tell them I am ready. I will tell them I am stronger. And I will tell them how much... View Details
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Janelle McDonald
Right away, Janelle McDonald makes something clear. “Coming to HBS is a significant achievement, not just for me, but for my family,” she says. “I’m a first-generation college graduate. This accomplishment means a lot to my parents and... View Details
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Dave Vitello
section at the Social Enterprise Conference on “Empowering Displaced and Trafficked Persons.” Vera takes ballet class on campus, while Tess is enrolled in an HBS play group. They’re all involved in the Crimson Parents club for Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
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Di Bai
Growing up with parents who worked for China's state-owned enterprises, Di Bai has personally witnessed the transition from a planned to an open-market economy. "For local companies, the change has been difficult," Di says. To... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Notebook
processing. How we got the idea: My classmate and cofounder, Tracy Lawrence, and I were in our second year at HBS, and we were looking to start a business. Tracy’s parents were moving, and in the context of that move, we thought it would... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards
Photographed by Susan Young; edited by Dan Morrell See full profiles and more photographs here. Claudio Haddad (OPM 12, 1987) Chairman, Insper Institute of Education and Research My parents were both teachers. They always told us that... View Details
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Nathalie duPreez
disadvantage. It's the fact that their parents often do not have the resources to inspire them to achieve their dreams. For generations, structural change in Africa has seemed impossible. But while she is a "forgotten... View Details
- 15 May 2018
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Spreading the Safety Net
greater societal equality and a fiduciary obligation to shareholders, she writes. Like so many companies before us, my company, Rent the Runway, had two tiers of workers. Our salaried employees — who typically came from relatively privileged, educated backgrounds —... View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- News
Enabling families to navigate the aging process
Caring for her aging parents led Janet Simpson Benvenuti (MBA 1985) to launch a company that helps other families find resources that are right for their own parents’ needs. (Published November 2014) View Details
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Judy D'Agostino
political persecution and chased freedom, liberty, life. My parents exemplified the archetypal immigrant dream: middle-class Americana.But I was often reminded that I wasn’t really American, despite my birthright. My ‘code-switch’ was a... View Details
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CiCi Barrett
in the lab was chipping away at who I was. Such an obsessive life left no room for joy or love. I was determined, but I felt bitter, stressed, and alone. I knew this wasn’t the life my parents wanted for me. It wasn’t the life I wanted... View Details
- 10 Jul 2024
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Next Level
company,” Joseph says. “I’m grateful for the opportunity but we also want to remind ourselves that we’re worth it, that we earned it.” A first-generation American, Joseph was born and raised in California. Her parents are from Afghanistan... View Details
Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
parents had built one of the largest chocolate factories in Japan. “Each of us had grown up watching our parents struggle but also successfully grow their own businesses,” Murakami explains. “We grew up with... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
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In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks
to be in property, and I’m going to do well enough to give you guys a job.’ My parents had no clue about what I was doing, and I really didn’t, either. I just knew that the work involved financial services, which felt aspirational. All... View Details
- 06 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing
psychologist Diana Baumrind on parenting styles. Her research highlights four parenting "prototypes" oriented along two dimensions: the level of direction parents... View Details
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Sunru Yong
Surrounded by friends with cars better equipped to both impress girls and top 60 mph, I wavered between self-consciousness and an absurd delight in the beast of a car my parents had salvaged just for me. In retrospect, I recognize in her... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
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Brand New
supply chain complexity and an inflationary environment?” For Sundy, it’s an exciting challenge he calls his “MBA 2.0.” Heigh-ho: “My mom was a teacher in the Detroit public schools and my dad was a barber. My parents would be up at the... View Details
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Kayode Ogunro
"The chapter that struck me was on VCPE in emerging markets," says Kayode. "I realized that this was the way to bridge the gap between small-scale angel investing and large-scale equity markets." Kayode, whose parents... View Details
- 07 Oct 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
How Companies Can Make Up with (Very) Unhappy Customers
Switch Habits Juul vaping products have become a cigarette alternative for adult smokers and a growing concern among parents of teens. What the company did initially to head off concerns. Cost-cutting Leads to Turbulence in the Airline... View Details