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- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
moment launched Weeks’s career, and it also had a deep impact on Corning’s future as a successful innovator in materials science. The first in his family to go to college, Weeks thrived at HBS. The case... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 15 Jul 2024
- News
A Sporting Chance
The fall that had such a profound effect on Jorge Perez de Leza’s life would later have a big impact on others with disabilities as well. “When you hear somebody say that in one minute your life changes—it really can happen,” says Jorge Perez de Leza (MBA 1996), the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
INK: Taking Care
The sad and unfortunate fact is that one in every two people will develop cancer in their lifetime, Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) writes in her new book, Fatal to Fearless: 12 Steps to Beating Cancer in a Broken Medical System. It first happened to her more than 25 years... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
business is often considered just a branch of the entertainment industry, clearly it is much more than that. Sports are part of the fabric of society, with components of deep emotional attachment, civic pride, and View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2014
for loved ones, improving the job prospects of disadvantaged young people, or enabling us to communicate in new ways, the successful enterprises built and led by the 2014 awardees have had a deep impact on business and society. Gerald... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
Stanford Business School. Johnson’s father, also called Pitch, was a track coach who participated in the 1924 Olympic Games as a high hurdler and passed a love of running down to his namesake. The family moved to Palo Alto when Pitch was... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Action Plan: Come as You Are
Ethnobotany 101, a large multimedia piece by Cree artist Jane Ash Poitras, which juxtaposes preconceived notions of Indigenous culture with the deep knowledge and connection of Indigenous peoples to the natural world. “If I’m wrestling... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Expanded Elective Curriculum Offers Students A Wealth of Choices
classroom courses and many field-based learning opportunities. "The EC courses offer both breadth and depth, allowing students to drill deep into functional areas to develop expertise," says Professor Malcolm S. Salter, faculty chair for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Scott C. Bolick
impression, they marked a turning point in Bolick's education as a leader. Bolick was born in Germany and grew up in an Army family that moved every couple of years. In his five-year career as an Army officer, in two years as a consultant... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side
“Howard is the fiercest man I have ever known — fiercely interested in the world and its people, fiercely loyal to family and friends. Of course, he is also fiercely honest.” — HBS professor Myra Hart “Howard cares so much about HBS and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Exchange: Chance Encounters
the employees, to even consider the possibility of an in-person working environment. I think there’s a deep fear that employees will protest or leave if they tried to do that. And a lot of companies were able to hire from a broad... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)
people.” Deep roots: “I am the fifth generation of my family to grow up on a farm in the Adelaide Hills. We grew apples and cherries, and raised sheep.” Role model: Her mother, who died in 2005. “She was my... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.
in 1998. “We leveraged our three main strengths: our name, our membership, and our real estate,” Murphy notes. With deep Harvard connections (Murphy is a 1973 College graduate, his daughter graduated last year, and his son is currently a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The Exchange: Takeaways from the Takedown
Professors Eugene Soltes and Aiyesha Dey; image by John Ritter When Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2023 of all seven charges against him related to the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the jury needed less than five hours to deliberate after a months-long trial. The... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa
solar power startup. In Lagos, they had dinner with Yemi Osinbajo, vice president of Nigeria. The immersion, which included faculty from nearly every unit at the School, was a weeklong deep dive and included meetings with business,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
the twelfth grade,” recalls Eustis. “He was a real tough, volatile type of guy. He played football. He was later rumored to be the smartest kid ever to graduate from our high school.” During those same years, McArthur worked part-time in a sawmill run by the Koerners,... View Details
- 26 Nov 2018
- News
New York Alumni Explore Risks and Opportunities in Climate Change
at his Dallas home, where 13 alumni got to try out a practice forum discussion led by Sheets and a professional facilitator. “If you structure the conversation right, it’s amazing how deep it can go, very quickly,” says Sheets, adding... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
as hard as it can be to overcome infrastructure issues, Gordon’s challenges go well beyond lemon shortages and umbrella access: She’s a first-time entrepreneur trying to build a family business in a country with an ever-shifting stance... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Negotiating with Wal-Mart
negotiations to supply Wal-Mart with her family farm’s pumpkins and watermelons. Like Muccio, Talley confronted some of the same hardball price challenges, and like Muccio, she acquired a deep understanding... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
they or their families are facing. Some are closely connected to their home countries and feel a deep sense of responsibility to their fellow citizens. “Others feel an altruistic desire to help others or... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint