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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
was to help Taiwan build a presence in the semiconductor business. Taiwan’s government had set up an economic planning group led by Morris Chang, formerly of Texas Instruments, who conceived of and started what is now Taiwan Semiconductor... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983
and kind—and far ahead of where I was at their age.” His love and respect for Judy, his second wife, also brings him great joy. “In marriage, I’ve been lucky twice. This is something to be thankful for.” Nelson grew up in a middle-class View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
own emissions based on their spending data they could be spending less or more in any given month, so people who emit less might pay as little as $10 a month. For instance, students who have lower credit card purchases or people who have large View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
a Baker Scholar), he never envisioned a future in academia. It did not take long for his plans to change. "During spring semester of my first year, I reflected on what I had seen in the classroom," says Wasserman, who arrived at HBS with... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
By contrast, a consumer can have NA beer shipped straight to their front door. “That gives you another way to reach the end consumer, which might be very different from where traditional beers are carried,” Whitworth says. He also has big View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Joel Bines
Joel Bines has a knack for inspiring others to take a chance on him. Time and again this hard-driving member of a close-knit Boston family has found himself succeeding in jobs for which he's had no prior experience. In each instance, he... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999
crafted her business plan for Care.com, which she launched in 2006. Care.com brings together Marcelo’s passion for helping others and her entrepreneurial and management skills, to enable working families to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
Simon cautions, "First, recognize that this is a family trip, not just a trip for you and your spouse. It has to be oriented toward everyone. If you plan to have a great time with your kids, then it will... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Time to Make Time
goal is a great marketing plan or a brilliant idea for a software system, it doesn't matter if it took 2 hours or 20 hours. The client is paying for the quality of the solution. What do you think about the issue of flexible work hours?... View Details
Keywords: Time management
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Career Wanted
moving to part time for family or lifestyle reasons. In late career, we often see people who are downshifting or exploring the nonprofit sector. There’s also a spike two or three years after graduation, when young managers often realize... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Alums Help Jailhouse Entrepreneurs Go Straight
plan might entail setting up a car wash, a truck haulage company, or a fast-food van. “PEP is a terrific program, and I would love to get even more involved,” Edis says. To that end, Edis, whose family has... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
nature of the business, we were still in the world of billable hours; therefore, the conflict of cash flow vs. family time was not resolved. Ultimately, I decided to join a startup operation, and my wife became head of strategic View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
children, and Ray’s demanding travel schedule. To supervise my parents’ care, I relocated my family to Boston, five miles from their home, and Ray and I began commuting to our jobs in Manhattan. I soon discovered the challenges of aging... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Ready for Launch
have our first customers and revenue by early fall, when we plan to start actively raising our first round of financing.” Family support: Michelle “My entire family is... View Details
- 28 May 2021
- News
Unspent Love
of paper origami fish to swim across the ceiling of the family dining room, Kingston writes. “My mother, who put her business degree to use running a small nutritional beverage company with my father in Santa Rosa, Calif., while raising... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
A New Path for Alumnae
responsibility, but also insisted on autonomy and flexibility. Is on-ramping predominantly a women’s issue? Fewer of our male alums, less than 10 percent, take time out from their full-time careers to deal with family issues. I believe... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ink: Q&A with Kathy Wang (MBA 2011)
Kathy Wang (MBA 2011) can pinpoint the very moment she started drafting her first novel, Family Trust. It was January 1, 2017, as soon as her son went down for his nap. Wang was on hiatus from her career as a product manager at Seagate... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 09 Dec 2020
- News
How to Fix America
(MBA 1992), CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, suggests that we address the issue of wealth inequality by creating “a way for those with no investment assets to participate in the success of capitalism.” His specific plan is... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Gardella Joins Alumni Career Services
firm who is reconsidering his decision to take early retirement; an alumnus who wants to spend more time with his family after two years as a management consultant. Gardella envisions his primary role as that of a "facilitator," putting... View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey