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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
An Emphasis on Teamwork
Dan Krebs (MBA 2005) Dan Krebs (MBA 2005) majored in engineering at MIT, but he was drawn to consulting and private equity after earning his undergraduate degree. “When I applied to HBS,” he notes, “my goal was to get an integrated view... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ink: Alumni Books and Recommendations
ego, but the decision may be better for the firm—and, in the long run, better for our personal and professional growth. If we are fortunate, our decisions can sometimes be both right and smart.” —Karan Gupta (GMP 18, 2015), Karan Gupta View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Fellowship Fuels a Passion for a Career in Aviation
university I joined the Boston Consulting Group in Munich where I focused on industrials and technology, which included a major aircraft production program with a leading aircraft maker,” notes Schmidt. “When I saw how senior managers at... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Patricia ("Tosh") Rapoport Barron
whose lives would become inextricably linked with her own: HBS classmate Thomas C. Barron, whom she would later marry, and a Tanzanian woman named Rukia Hamisi, who would become an important friend. Hired by McKinsey after graduation from HBS, Barron worked as a View Details
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Opportunities Realized Through Fellowships
that HBS provided the ideal preparation for launching a new company. “You become familiar with all the roles in a startup, from CEO to HR director,” he says. He and his business partners also benefited from HBS faculty advice. “It’s like having a team of top View Details
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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Teaching and Learning Center Established, Honors Christensen’s Legacy
Harvard’s Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning (where Chris Christensen remains a revered figure); interviewing directors of teaching and learning centers around the country; and consulting with HBS faculty on what services are most... View Details
- 27 Nov 2012
- News
The Beauty of the Network
connection, when Pao was helping a young woman find a consulting internship. She checked with Matthew Krentz (MBA 1987), a senior partner in BCG’s Chicago office. “My email was 75 percent about the intern position, 20 percent about... View Details
- 18 Oct 2024
- News
My Worst Job
10 years later I got a message on LinkedIn from the guy who made me write a paper and he said I'm sorry I was such an a-hole to you all those years ago. Aamir Rehman (MBA 2004): Aamir Rehman, 2004, Section C. Well, the job was great. It was at Boston View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
Business Administration (SBA), she regularly visits companies across the country, often holding discussions with business owners and local bankers. After successful roles in consulting and venture capital, she is well versed in the issues... View Details
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- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success
that tend to feed into top MBA programs as well as in leadership positions in major organizations.” Rice found HBS to be a strange and wondrous place. Strange, he says, because, compared to most of his classmates, he had very little background in business. He didn’t... View Details
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- 28 Nov 2014
- News
Flat Organizations Like Zappos Need Pockets of Privacy
- 02 Jun 2011
- News
Serious Fun
The educational power of video games and simulations to teach everyone from fighter pilots to senior managers is well documented. Games, after all, are fun. Our competitive instinct kicks in, and before we know it we’ve lost an hour to launching “angry birds” to... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
about your consumers, too. I'd like to mention, you know, there was this study done maybe 10 years ago by the Boston Consulting Group. They interviewed about 25,000 women across 20 countries, and their conclusions showed that the female... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
How to Survive Past Start-up
consulting firm used to be as good as it gets: a six-figure starting salary, a $30,000 signing bonus, a pledge to pay some or all of their B-school tuition — which amounts to more than $50,000.” But, times had changed. Students were... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Bonnie Kintzer (MBA 1987)
I had worked at a consulting firm where Reader’s Digest was my client, so I got to learn a lot about the business and the people prior to joining the first time. Thankfully, I was not there during either of the company’s two bankruptcies.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho
Investment Banking: 10.5% Investment Management: 7.3% Hedge Funds: 5.3% Private Equity/LBO: 12.4% Sales & Trading: 2.0% Venture Capital: 2.5% Other: 4.4% Consulting 21.1% Manufacturing 17.3% Biomed/Pharma: 3.7% Consumer Products: 4.9%... View Details
- 20 Nov 2014
- News
Strengthening America's Public Education System
public education system. Together with the Boston Consulting Group and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, they convened more than 100 business and education leaders for a two-day conference, issuing a report on U.S. PK–12 education and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
New Biotech Joint Degree Program Kicks Off
Students in the second cohort of the new MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences program arrived on campus this summer. When Elisa MacColl (MS/MBA 2022), a consultant in L.E.K.’s life sciences practice, first considered graduate school, she... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
pharmaceuticals, the gap between the medical and the mental health systems, and the time required to find community resources and quality home care. My previous experience as a pharmaceutical executive and management consultant seemed... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ink: Alumni Book Recommendations
Recommended by Strategy consultant Vivek Ravishanker (MBA 2012) Shoe Dog by Phil Knight Knight on the idea that became Nike: “That morning in 1962 I told myself: Let everyone else call your idea crazy just keep going. Don’t stop. Don’t... View Details