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- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees
marriage license or death certificate. “It’s a sense of euphoria,” he says. As he constructed a family tree that stretched back to the early 18th century, Diamond also began to think about how the process could be improved. His own search... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
starting a nonprofit? Or philanthropy in general? This internal struggle led to the second pivotal event, when he took these concerns to his mentor, Marshall Payne (MBA 1983), founding partner of the Dallas private equity firm CIC... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Kim at Seoul’s government-built Hoehyeon “Citizens’ Apartments.” Opened in 1970, it stands as a reminder of a Korea from a very different era. Like so many South Koreans of a certain age, Michael ByungJu Kim (MBA 1990) lives in a country where the past lingers,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
The Exchange: Help Wanted
decades—between globalized workforces and the rise of technology—that the traditional pedigree is out of date. They studied almost 5,000 executive job descriptions compiled by the executive recruiting View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details
- 07 Nov 2023
- News
Love and Money
improve their chances of finding a partner? Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993) is a celebrity matchmaker, an executive fellow at HBS, and a New York Times bestselling author of two books about love and relationships. In this episode of Skydeck,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A Continuum of Innovation
As senior associate dean and chair of the MBA Program, Matt Weinzierl has a running list of questions that he and Jana P. Kierstead, the executive director of MBA and Doctoral programs, always keep in mind. They range from the curricular... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Research Brief: Staying in the Game
negotiating with creditors. Some large companies, meanwhile, rely on that protection to renegotiate their debt obligations and become financially healthier. Of the two types of filings, chapter 7 is the liquidation of business assets; chapter 11 is a tool often used by... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997
the map in the United States,” says Cohen. “The three of us created a business plan. Tracy executed it absolutely brilliantly.” “I tilt toward doing, rather than planning,” says Palandjian of building Social Finance from an idea into a... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)
diversity of businesses and products that were virtually unimaginable before the advent of full-service financial institutions. Named president of the firm in 1984 and chairman in 1991, Fisher is widely recognized for his role in both... View Details
- 04 Jan 2024
- News
Great Heights
training and fortitude in a hostile environment. And only ten percent of those who make it to Denali’s summit are women. “It’s much like tech!” Kostova says. And it proved a ready-made metaphor for the next phase of her career. In 2020, Kostova founded CareerClimb, an... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Honoring a legacy
the result of a gift from a Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and Family Foundation. The new building will serve as a learning center and social hub for the School’s Executive Education Program. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Capital Connection
where they operate. “This wasn’t a shiny new product, and other firms didn’t view this operator as a partner,” he adds. “But we were very confident in her ability to execute her plan and confident that we... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Fueling the Faculty Pipeline
“brought finance to life for me,” he says. In addition to being an excellent teacher, Glauber introduced Melwani in 1985 to Steve Schwarzman (MBA 1972), cofounder of Blackstone, the firm Melwani joined in 2003 and where he is now senior... View Details
- 21 Jul 2022
- News
A Warren Buffett Protégée Strikes Out on Her Own
becoming president of the local farmers’ market at 15. Her post-HBS career began at Berkshire Hathaway, where she was hired after sending a letter seeking employment to the firm’s legendary chief executive and chairman, Warren Buffett.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
Since taking over as CEO of Tata Steel in 2013, T. V. Narendran had sought to transform India’s oldest steel manufacturing firm to ready it for a rapidly evolving business world. He instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
1974 Named Executive Director, Unibanco 1983 Launches Banco Pactual S.A. 1998 Launches JGP Asset Management 2001 Joins HBS Board of Dean's Advisors 2002 Jakurski House opens, British School 2002 Named Chair, HBS Latin America Advisory... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Quantum Leap
aware of all this. “We’re little guys,” he says, laughing. “We’re going against the biggest, best-funded companies in the world. We know that.” But if any of that worries him, he doesn’t show it. He’s confident that his team has the skills and expertise to View Details
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
leadership, modesty, and service to business and society,” added Matt Segneri (MBA 2010), who has served as the Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Executive Director of the Harvard Innovation Labs since early 2020. “His support will be instrumental... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young