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- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
interest in me were the reasons I considered an academic career and developed a passion for research," said Porter, who holds an endowed professorship named after his mentor. Born on August 17, 1919, Christensen grew up in Iowa City and... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Former HBS Dean Fouraker Dies at 74
Fouraker was named the School's Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration in 1968. When he became the School's sixth Dean in 1970, Fouraker assumed the George Fisher Baker Professorship, an endowed chair that was then... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Porter Appointed to University Professorship
twentieth in a line of venerable positions endowed at Harvard since 1936. University Professors are encouraged to cross over disciplinary boundaries in their research and often divide their time between their "home" departments or schools... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship Programme in 2014 with a $100 million endowment to empower 10,000 young African entrepreneurs over 10 years. In 2018, the foundation received more than 150,000 applications for 1,000 available spots. The program is... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 11 Jul 2017
- News
The Right Thing to Do
morality in business. In 1988, he set up the Lawrence D. Ackman Endowment in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility at HBS. This series is just his latest effort at lighting a candle instead of just cursing the darkness. “I’m doing my... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Importance of Philanthropy
Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends over many years, HBS is fortunate to have an endowment that provides a foundation of support for core priorities. However, contrary to popular belief, the View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Rauner Honored
Bruce V. Rauner (MBA '81) (right), who recently endowed an HBS professorship bearing his name, was honored at a March 2 dinner held at the Dean's House. Rauner, managing principal of the Chicago-based private-equity firm GTCR Golder... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
HBS to Release 2004 Annual Report
alumni, sustaining a significant increase from last year. Reflecting strong returns and new endowment gifts, the market value of the HBS endowment and current-use funds increased by 19 percent, to a total of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
America the Difficult
investment, most such arguments are founded on hubris rather than on solid advantages or capabilities. Indeed, Norway, the country with the most experience in investing national wealth, has developed an endowment model that eschews direct... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Investing FAQ
peer institutions, and the public view participation as an important indicator of alumni commitment to the School’s mission and future. And gifts of all sizes add up. In fiscal 2011: Median gift = $250 Gifts under $1,000 = $2 million Gifts & View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Wyss Gift Supports HBS Doctoral Programs
will go on to join the faculties of this and other universities around the globe.” The gift is the largest ever given to a doctoral program at a business school. It will be used to establish the Hansjoerg Wyss Endowment for Doctoral... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Harvard’s Next Frontier
John A. Paulson (MBA 1980), founder and president of the investment management firm Paulson & Co., has made the largest gift in the University’s history—a $400 million endowment to support the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences... View Details
Keywords: Drew Faust
- 01 May 2013
- News
Bridgitt Bertram Evans & Bruce Evans, both MBA 1986
Evans helped launch the Harvard Innovation Lab. They also have endowed a fellowship that supports students from Miami University Ohio and Vanderbilt University. View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Donor Spotlight
established a fellowship in 2007 and, with his next reunion still a few years away, has added to it twice. Haydock’s investment is a personal one; for the former fellowship recipient, it’s a way of passing on educational opportunity. Goldman Sachs Gives New View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
members of their own communities." In the mid-1970s, Lazarus was looking for a position in government and having a hard time finding one that would give him the broad experience he was seeking. By chance, he ran into Nancy Hanks - then chair of the National View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
FAQ
Why is annual alumni support so important? The flexible, current-use support provided by annual gifts is essential to innovation at HBS, especially since 89 percent of the School’s endowment is restricted. Such contributions are used as... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Dean Clark on Leadership, Educational Priorities, and Funding the Future
campaign's “quiet” or nucleus fund stage, so I am confident we can do it. Harvard Business School has a wonderful legacy and very generous alumni. Over the years we have developed an endowment of about $1.3 billion. But there are two key... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Ticked Off
prevent the disease, been an information clearinghouse, and helped establish the country’s first endowed research dedicated to finding a cure for the disease. The HBS club provided pro bono consulting to help TFL identify ways to achieve... View Details
- 02 Aug 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
who have also risen to become commanding officers. “AFAA members were definitely my people at HBS,” he says. Goldenberg’s path to the Endowment began when he saw his sailors returning from Afghanistan and Iraq struggle to find work. In... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Celebrating HBS
$500 million by December 2005 to support student financial aid, global research, faculty development, learning technologies, and campus renewal. Each of these initiatives requires resources beyond what the School’s current endowment... View Details