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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Action Plan: Come as You Are
Courtesy Josh Basseches Well over a year into the pandemic, many of us are craving opportunities for direct interaction in a lived, physical space. “So many of us have been engaging with colleagues, family, and friends through Zoom and... View Details
- 04 May 2017
- News
How Sheryl Sandberg’s Sharing Manifesto Drives Facebook
co-workers acknowledging her struggle. After noting some of the other political and commercial opportunities potentially available to her—“ Walt Disney Co. CEO or California senator”—the magazine reports... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Warren Buffett Speaks at HBS
Warren Buffett, the Sage of Omaha, blew in from the prairie last October, and some 1,oo0 HBS students responded with standing ovations before and after his wide-ranging remarks. The energetic, 74-year-old Berkshire Hathaway CEO did not... View Details
- 04 Nov 2016
- News
The Competitiveness of Lost Causes
HBS Duch worked on independent research with Professor Michael Porter, who had just published his landmark book, The Competitive Advantage of Nations. “It was a great opportunity,” Duch says. “Porter’s work on the capacity of government to View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
Photos by Bridget Corke “Pleased, but not satisfied.” That’s how Frank Magwegwe (AMP 185, 2013) describes the drive that helped him to overcome homelessness as a young man in South Africa, get an education, and build a successful career in finance. As View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Disaster Master
photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images News “Fast” and “unexpected” are two words Adrian Beer (OPM 31, 2002) uses to describe his work as CEO of GrupoBeer, a Madrid-based corporation providing post-disaster services such as building... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 16 Sep 2013
- News
Canada’s Native Son
poverty." As the founder of One Earth Farms, Canada's largest farm, he partnered with First Nations in western Canada. When he created the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), it was First Nations that benefitted with jobs at a... View Details
- 28 May 2014
- News
Leveling the Playing Field for all Learners
Sal Khan (MBA 2003) is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy. In this video, he talks about new partnerships his organization is forming to bring the tools and advantages of online learning to wider audiences. “I’m the founder and executive... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Hit Radio Show and HBS Alumni Help Young Classical Musicians
love how FtT celebrates talent and diversity and empowers kids,” says Tjan, now an FtT board member. Last year, Slavet was able to convince his friend and colleague Francis Hunnewell (MBA 1965), an experienced banker, investment manager, and nonprofit executive and... View Details
- 25 May 2011
- News
Race to the Finish?
The National Research Council, an arm of the U.S National Academy of Sciences, recently added its voice to a growing chorus of calls for immediate action to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases. As it happens, the announcement came on the heels of a visit to the School... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 30 Jul 2024
- News
Reddit’s Rise
Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian in 2005, Reddit had seen its share of CEO turnover as it grappled with questions about how to moderate content and build a sustainable advertising model without crushing the site’s notoriously independent... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
HBS Association of Ireland: Connecting at Home and Abroad
London after leaving Soldiers Field. Then, in the late '90s, Barry came home — for good, he says — as a manager for National Toll Roads in Dublin. The company, which focuses on road infrastructure, waste management, and renewable energy solutions, appointed him View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
A New Platform for Alumni Engagement
experiences of the alumni community?” Lakhani also notes that “a crucial element of the Learning Network is to ensure that we can create a community of alums across geographies and graduation years so that new learnings and new View Details
Keywords: April White
- 03 Jun 2016
- News
Again in a Great City
opinionated time line of Detroit’s highs and lows. And there have been a lot of lows. Just a few years ago, Cummings was done with Detroit. The municipal government was in disarray, the auto industry was collapsing, the population was plummeting, and business View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Student Conferences Inspire Campus Dialogue
Associate Professor Joshua Lerner spoke about opportunities and challenges in the venture capital and community development fields; Professor James L. Heskett discussed strategy and community revitalization; and Professor Michael E.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
share to around $1 a share in two years. With the company’s survival in question, Houghton was called back as CEO in 2002. This time, leadership required lifting spirits, not dropping the hammer. He exhorted his employees (“We will... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977
of social responsibility." CURRENT READING In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington, by Robert E. Rubin and Jacob Weisberg When Minoru Makihara was named president and CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation in 1992,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
here. The most obvious answer is that we must fundamentally change the system. The predictable surprise that helps create all the other predictable surprises is the destructive force of special-interest groups in this country. I am a... View Details
- 01 Nov 2018
- News
Earning Potential
Sion Tesone (OPM 43, 2013) is the founder & CEO of Amani Enterprises, LLC, which operates the for-profit social enterprise TISSINI. In this interview, he talks about TISSINI’s aims to empower Hispanic women through friend-to-friend retail... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks
served as CEO of AEW’s Curzon Global Partners before starting Tristan Capital Management in 2009, a real estate investment firm with eight offices across Europe and more than 12 billion in assets under management, where Lewis is now... View Details