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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Endless Possibilities
Faye Iosotaluno (MBA 2008) met her husband through friends when she was only 19 years old. It was 1999, and the mobile-first app Tinder—which launched in 2012 and where Iosotaluno is currently COO—was not even a distant glimmer on the dating horizon. While the app... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 22 Nov 2023
- News
So You Want to Join a Startup
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels of an underground hotel... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Role Model
One of four daughters of Pakistani immigrants, Salma Qarnain (MBA 2002) grew up in the midwestern “I” states of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana before attending Stanford University. “It was my first experience feeling happy and comfortable in a place that had diversity,”... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
New HBS Fund Chairs Take the Helm
says Anna. “They are vital to meeting the School’s core needs, fostering innovation, and advancing the vision and priorities of the new Dean, Srikant Datar.” View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
John J. Brennan, MBA 1980
Dartmouth classmate to whom he has been married since 1980. Family dinners were a priority in the Brennan household, even if they were sometimes held after 8 p.m. to accommodate frenetic schedules. Jack Brennan was raised and remains a... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 11 Oct 2023
- News
Soldier On
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details
- 31 Oct 2023
- News
Securing a Resilient Future for Senegal
Sijh Diagne (photo by Michael Bucher) In March 2020, Sijh Diagne (MBA 2017) was asked to serve as an advisor to Senegal’s minister of economy, planning, and cooperation. He was charged with leading the country’s private-sector development; but just as became the case... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Fueling the Faculty Pipeline
priority that his parents, especially his father who was orphaned at a young age, stressed to their three children. Because of them, Melwani was inspired to earn a degree in economics at Cambridge University, to attend HBS, and to... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Seth Klarman, MBA 1982
ourselves on mutual respect," he says. "If someone comes in and is on their Blackberry and is too busy to say hello to the receptionist, that's not okay." That level of compassion can be seen in all aspects of Klarman's life. A devoted father of three, he has made... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
themselves, shifting both professional and personal priorities in profound ways. Indeed, far beyond a deep understanding of business, industry, and leadership, the reflections below highlight the ways in which cases have also revealed,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
standards and about dedication to one's career. There aren't many senior people in this field who will take the time to help younger people along, but Steve was exceptional in that regard. How have your priorities changed since 1974? In... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 23 Jun 2023
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
Alumni Board members on campus for their annual spring meeting // Credit: Panfoto Hard work, with humility for humanity, is the spirit that animates Harvard Business School's MBA program today, Matt Weinzierl, Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program, told... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
L.E. Simmons
the recent boom in service stocks, he still claims to "spend more time thinking about how to minimize risk than about how to make more money." Twenty-five years into his career, Simmons finds his priorities essentially unchanged. "I still... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Fostering Diversity
loans, came to HBS after working in development at the World Bank. “The School absolutely transformed my life,” he says. Over the years, Ben and Victoria Feder have supported three key priorities at the School: the HBS Fund, the Gender... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
pitched her group on tackling a visioning process to define Chattanooga’s priorities for the next two decades. With “inclusive” and “diverse” as the group’s watchwords, the YALP cohort returned to Chattanooga and launched the next stage... View Details
- 20 Apr 2023
- News
On the Move: Anand Kini (MBA 1997)
NBCUniversal, where he has been since 2011. How did you prepare for day one? I believe that a priority when taking on any new role is learning how your team best works together and can add the most value. This is especially true for... View Details
- 15 Sep 2017
- News
Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)
talented faculty and students,” he says. “With a trust, I was able to make a bigger gift to HBS and receive an income for life.” His trust will ultimately support the HBS Fund, which provides flexible resources the School can use to support core View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
and think about equity and inclusion, but this is not at the top of my priority list. The second bucket is executives who say, I definitely want to have more diversity, equity, and inclusion, but I don’t know how to tackle this complex... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
issues that must be dealt with on a daily basis. Angela Crispi (MBA 1990), our executive dean for administration, has been a wonderful partner in this respect. Early on, as I was thinking about our agenda and the priorities we might... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
and developers, funders, material manufacturers, policy makers, architects, workforce trainers, and other stakeholders on a wide range of decarbonization endeavors. Current priorities include getting major business owners, such as hotel... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services