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- 20 Oct 2022
- News
Lebanon Alumni Host US Ambassador for Dinner and Discussion
explored a number of economic, political, and business issues the country is facing. “Lebanon is at a crucial stage in its history,” says Ingea. “We have presidential elections this month, we have an economic crisis like we’ve never seen... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
not adequately addressing,” he notes. Analytics-Focused Consulting A dual political science/business major at Brigham Young University, Shumway says he has always been drawn to the intersection of business, economics, and public policy.... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Ian Walsh
"V" (for valor) from President Clinton. Leaving active duty in 1996, Walsh earned a master's degree at the Kennedy School of Government before entering HBS, where he has been active in student government. While a political career may be... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
experiences at an early age, due to either an illness of their own or that of a close relative. "My family was politically active," Slavin continues, "and I worked on health policy issues one summer in... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- News
Ideas with Economic and Social Impact
While many countries are facing mounting economic, social, and political challenges, Karen Wilson (MBA 1991) says that “there’s a lot of potential in leveraging private sector approaches to address these challenges in new ways. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Regional Alumni Events Address Climate Change
the leadership of Faculty Chair Michael Toffel, the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management. These events are an example of the many ways in which HBS convenes leaders to discuss important issues facing society. “When... View Details
Keywords: Jen Myers
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Is Market Capitalism Headed for Trouble?
wars. Overall, the picture looks good. However, we must also be aware that the political response to issues such as wealth disparity, the environment, security, and rule of law have the capacity to undermine... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
MBA vs. MBA
political résumé,” says Jonathan Collegio, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. Taylor believes his own views on important issues reflect those of the district’s voters. “People... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Realities of the Refugee Crisis
Professor Kristin Fabbe conducted a large-scale survey of Syrian refugees in Turkey, and Professor Gunnar Trumbull coauthored a case on Europe’s response. “Refugee flows are going to be a growing issue as we see an increasing number of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Getting ‘Them’ Out of the Equation
Dick Simon (MBA 1980) is CEO of RSI, Inc., a Boston-based real estate development and investment management company, and founder and chair of the kNOwTHEM Initiative. In this video, he discusses the need for leaders to understand their cultural and View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Business Case (Or Not) for Sustainability
What will the tipping point be for businesses and big environmental issues such as climate change? RH: I happen to be married to a political scientist, and so I ask him this all the time: “When will we tip?... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Eye in the Storm
of particular interest to Amos Schocken (MBA ’70), the owner and publisher of the authoritative Israeli newspaper Haaretz, sometimes referred to as “the New York Times of Israel.” In addition to leading a publication whose left-wing View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Raymond M. Jefferson
Dean Joseph S. Nye, Jr., to Honolulu for meetings with Hawaiian political and business leaders. Jefferson hopes to increase Hawaiian enrollment at Harvard and at the U.S. Military Academy. Looking to the future, Jefferson, who has... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut
which we launched last January. This substantive example of intra-University collaboration also dovetailed nicely with my role as senior associate dean for Planning and University Affairs. It would seem that the timing was perfect given the many consumer credit and... View Details
- 14 Feb 2019
- News
Plotting a Path Forward on Climate Change
geo-thermal heat pumps. “Building codes can really move the dial citywide,” Grantham said. Asked what his top climate priority would be if he were Mayor of Boston, Grantham said he would stop issuing permits for building in flood plains... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
The Power of Cultural Understanding
people together to solve problems such as youth unemployment and climate change. HBS cases transmit cultural understanding throughout the world. The result is a very positive multiplier effect.” In the MENA region where there are substantial investment needs and... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Africa's Way
Each day the global economy becomes more and more like an African weaving - dozens of different, colorful, and previously isolated threads woven together, gradually becoming more tightly intertwined. Africa, newly rising from years of economic and View Details
Keywords: Susan Young and Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining a Resilient Democracy
While many in this election year are focused on issues that divide the United States and the damage this discord may be doing to democracy, historian David Moss offers a perspective rooted in American democracy’s resilient past. “There... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
fundraising dollars would be one thing, and nonprofits that work on politically related issues would be totally separate. We’ve put them all together and made the data publicly available on our website. The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Squeeze Play
LAMAGNA: A fondness for novelty and gadgets, but a commitment to politics and public policy as well. Dal LaMagna (MBA ’70) says he’s writing a memoir titled Failing to Get Ahead, the Washington Post (May 30, 2008) reported. “It’s pretty... View Details