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- 29 Apr 2021
- News
Equal Partner
source of potential investment. “We want to democratize investment,” Aditya says of Republic’s mission. “This is about leveling the playing field. From the founders’ perspective, it means greater access to capital, and from the investors’... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Health IT at the Bedside
ordered not to eat anything in advance of a test but was still given his usual dose of insulin. At hospitals that have modern IT systems, when food is being withheld for studies, corrected insulin orders are automatically suggested in the... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
Sunil B. Mittal, OPM 27, 1999
third-largest telecommunications company in the world. Today, Bharti Enterprises is one of India’s most successful companies, with more than 30,000 employees. In addition to Airtel, its diverse concerns include realty, financial services, and an agri- and View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
access to Chinese factories, Bai has vetted and organized delivery of more than 1.4 million pieces of critically needed PPE. Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995), Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, launched an emergency fund to support those in... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
Bank estimated that 40 percent of the country’s population lacked access to electricity in 2016—“but we hope it encourages and inspires other leaders,” he adds. Entrepreneurs are key to Africapitalism, says Elumelu. That’s why the Tony... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Ink
present tangible ways in which it can do so (and why).” What I’m Reading “A brilliant materials scientist takes us through the remarkable histories and properties of the world around us, from self-healing concrete to the molecular architecture of fine chocolate. An... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
QUEZON CITY, THE PHILIPPINES: On the edge of this municipality of Manila lies the Payatas dumpsite, the home and sole provider to thousands of scavengers. Payatas and places like it are symbols of a glaring inefficiency: Amid the global economy's great riches, billions... View Details
- 18 Dec 2019
- News
Thinking Smart About Numbers
“Professor Desai’s students and alumni who heard him for the first time pointed out his expert skill at communicating complex subjects in a simple and highly accessible way.” A question and answer session followed the November 11 talk,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
temperate climates that have access to water and are in higher latitudes tend to be more developed than those in lower latitudes with tropical climates and minimal water access. Sachs explained that tropical climates are not good for... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Code name: Miesiąc
massacre. Between December 14 and December 19, 1970, soldiers quelling protests in northern Poland had killed 42 people who had been demonstrating against the government’s decision to increase food prices. Maj, long-haired and lanky at... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Building a Movement
at a time. JB: I cannot agree more. I think it’s critical for us to think beyond the boundaries of Harvard. The question for us, for our students, for everyone who has the privilege of being here is how can we use our access to knowledge... View Details
- 26 Aug 2020
- News
What the Climate Change Movement Can Learn from the Pandemic
basically doing nothing else except for fighting the pandemic is pretty amazing. And specifically where that comes from, we think about carbon footprints in four categories, at least at the consumer level: travel, food and drink,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Microfinance's Big Payoff: Michael Chu and ACCION International
economy and brings food to the table through microenterprise - selling oranges, repairing shoes, making utensils out of scrap metal. We provide access to credit that those people can't otherwise get. Over... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
lending rates and the program’s ultimate benefit, since many of the women had not been able to substantially grow their food and crafts businesses or greatly improve their quality of life over the years. Now, with open View Details
- 26 Sep 2018
- News
Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure
accessible for future generations,” he says. For Coady, a DC resident who traces his interest in environmental protection to childhood summers spent exploring the wilderness of Upper Michigan, the Crow’s Nest preserve is the most personal... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
discussed. Food Entrepreneurs in Africa: Scaling Resilient Agriculture Businesses By Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (MBA 1999) Routledge Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of the agriculture and food sector in Africa,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions
an effort to make an MBA more accessible to students from all socioeconomic backgrounds, HBS announced last year that it would cover the total cost of tuition and fees—approximately $150,000 over the course of two years—for those with the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
One-on-One with Tom Oreck
period. The business could wait; the people could not. The Long Beach plant’s parking lot was turned into what we called Oreckville. We very quickly purchased trailer homes from all over the country and brought them in. We delivered food... View Details
- 25 Mar 2016
- News
Putting Faith in a Good Education
Photos by Nancee Lewis The kind of private schools Chris Crane (MBA 1976) invests in have cement floors, no glass in the windows, cramped quarters, and just enough food on hand for the students to eat. “I see mothers labor in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Seven Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
access to consumer goods, jobs, and global markets. Dividing his time among corporate boards, family, and educational causes, Lemann heads a family foundation that supports education, health, the environment, and medicine in Brazil. What... View Details