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- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
Jessica Gelman (AB 1997, MBA 2002) (photos by Neal Hamberg) Jessica Gelman (AB 1997, MBA 2002) had a passion for basketball that dated back to middle school, a stellar record as a high school player, and an extraordinary college career as co-captain of a record-setting... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
engage in politics in a way that isn’t just about money. For us, the strength of a membership organization is that we’re a collective. We’re able to engage and mobilize resources and do all kinds of things at a scale that’s far greater... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
centers in the Cleveland suburbs. The first has been open two years; the second is almost a year old and approaching operational breakeven—about the same timeline as the first center. The team expects to open a new center later this month... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Bookshelf: A Manager's Responsibility in the 21st Century
manager-caused catastrophes are happening more frequently and with larger consequences. More frequently because of a rise in joint ventures, where teams across organizations and companies find it easiest to adopt a "go along to get along"... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
Beijing—simply by dropping a pin onto a map. Because the company’s satellites fly over the same sites multiple times a day, customers can monitor evolving situations over time, such as tracking tug boats as they haul barges laden with... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: In the Deal
Chipotle, Lyft, Walmart, and other large-scale enterprises access to a personalized, low-cost education. Home sweet home: “In Pakistan, I grew up in a house with 20 extended family members. I miss hearing five or six voices in a room at any given time—it taught me how... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads
ago. There were multiple species of humans (nine in total), now only sapiens is left, and most humans have some Neanderthal DNA. Runners-up: Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker Range: Why Generalists... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Do You Speak Business?
Chinese national, and deliver it to him in person. Recalls Klump, “I had achieved success, was enjoying rapid promotions, and worked well with my manager. When it came time for him to receive feedback, he encouraged direct communication from all View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
yes, Watson is a big deal. Perhaps the best place to start to understand it all is in 2007, in the Semantic Analysis and Integration Department at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. There, a team of... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives
with the right antibiotic on the first day they are admitted to the hospital—day zero—rather than being hit with multiple days of toxic broad-spectrum antibiotics. To enable their diagnostic tools, DZD has built one of the world’s largest... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Ink: Alumni Book Recommendations
2007) The Hard Thing about Hard Things by Ben Horowitz Horowitz on perception: “I was the only kid on the football team who was also on the highest academic track in math .As a result, I ended up moving in View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Star Search
retailer Wayfair. “They want to know, ‘Do I feel like I can add value and make a difference?’” Gulliver manages a 300-person team at Wayfair dedicated to helping the growing e-commerce company recruit and retain talent. Her role is... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Quantum Leap
process of drug development: With quantum’s ability to analyze multiple molecules, proteins, and chemicals at the same time, researchers could significantly speed the time to market with ultrafast and high-volume testing—and discover new... View Details
- 21 Oct 2010
- News
Hell? Maybe Not.
companies expect only one or two hires to come out of the process. “Our team works hard to provide a seamless experience, and we manage all the logistics and details at no cost to the employer,” Fitzpatrick points out. On the student... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
planning, she writes: agreeing on team goals; gaining clarity on each member’s role, function, and constraints; understanding the available resources, ranging from budgets to information; and identifying shared norms that map out how... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Case Study: Your Call Is Important to Us
by research. We know that the quality of the voice is a big driver in how much the end user enjoys the experience,” he says. The solution started to take shape during Sambvani’s tenure at Spotify, where he worked as a data scientist just after attending HBS. There, he... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Q & A: Bain & Company's Thomas J. Tierney
a surge of staff interest in this area. To respond, Bain has undertaken several initiatives, each with a strong Internet component. For example, last year we launched "bainlab," a global consulting team dedicated to incubating and... View Details
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
biotech companies—as a function of cost, time, and failure modes—tend to risk pivot on one program, one clinical trial, one outcome,” he observes. “Our company is the leader in mining muscle biology for drug discoveries that translate across View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 13 Feb 2015
- News
Lessons in Perseverance
Addressing that question, she noted, “is how you solve the multiple problems that life throws at you.” “Hot dog day” is one school innovation. Students divide into teams once a month to either procure, cook,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Is Private Equity Blockchain’s Killer App?
the question of where to apply it to a team of experts—tech gurus as well as specialists in asset management, regulation jurisdiction, and operations. The team eventually landed on private equity. O’Grady... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell