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- 01 Jun 2000
- News
A Canadian Hero
Describing him as a "brilliant entrepreneur, a distinguished son of Harvard, a beautiful friend, a remarkable man, a committed citizen, and a proud Canadian," the HBS Club of Toronto honored Gerald W. Schwartz (MBA '70) at a gala dinner... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Tech for the People
disasters. Floods the previous February had displaced 14,000 city residents and caused $100 million in damages. Because his own family’s home in Texas had been damaged during Hurricane Harvey, Tsai understood firsthand the importance of... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Feedback
residents of Astoria, Oregon, where there is, at present, a first-class summer classical music festival. One of the major forces in making the festival happen is Bill Armington, one of the doctors [at] the hospital (Memorial) that endured... View Details
- 01 May 2013
- News
Deborah A. Farrington, MBA 1976
working as a securities analyst for Merrill Lynch in Asia, running a private equity firm, and serving as managing director of a Hong Kong merchant bank. In 1998, she founded StarVest Partners, a New York City–based venture capital firm... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Lessons from a Megacity
The first step in researching the public transportation system in Buenos Aires: send the private driver home. “How could we be there studying public transportation and not use it?” asks Eryn Schultz (MBA 2015). She was one of 39 students... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
New HBS Alumni Board Members
president of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Japan, based in Tokyo. Porté serves as a trustee of the American School in Japan and of Camp Rising Sun, an international leadership camp. A magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard College, he is president of the... View Details
- 12 Apr 2012
- News
HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups
name, and cast your vote to the right to predict the winner. asia-pacific HBS Club of Shanghai Sophia Shing, MBA 1997 Founder Little Teacher mobile language learning canada HBS Club of Toronto Jennifer Lee... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- News
A Voice for Diversity and Impact at Scale
women) isn’t just a social good but improves performance within organizations and in wider economies. A London resident of two decades, Hunt serves on numerous UK boards, including the Mayor of London’s Business Advisory Board, the Tate... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
William Jones: Builder with a Mission
properties are being rehabilitated both privately and through nonprofit programs, and residents volunteer their labor to help with face-lifts. A commercial developer has recently proposed an office complex... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 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 college for Congressman Ed Markey. During my View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
WesTrek: Students Find Options in Bay Area
other student clubs as well as the School's Career Services Office and California Research Center. Representing the gamut of career options in the area, participating companies included small, private firms... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Trust your instincts. “Make sure you can raise your hand and say, ‘Something doesn’t look right.’ ” Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference February 1, 2003 Sponsor: HBS Venture Capital & Private Equity... View Details
- 02 Mar 2023
- News
A Century of Birthday Candles
HBS. That launched Duff’s long career in the personnel department of major Boston banks. She also served on the Board of Governors of the HBS Association of Boston—the first woman to do so, according to the newspaper. One of their meetings was held at a View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
Koh’s fifth floor office, cooking up a communications strategy ahead of the looming Boston winter. “We want to avoid what happened last year,” warns Koh, Chief of Staff to Mayor Marty Walsh. Last winter, the Hub’s snowiest on record, left many View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Steven Rogers
education provided by this very affluent community," says Rogers, who excelled academically, socially, and athletically. "ABC changed my life," he adds simply. At Williams College, where he majored in history and played football, Rogers worked several jobs to make ends... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
@Soldiers Field
Daphne Dufresne (MBA 1999) delivered the opening keynote address at the fifth annual Women in Investing Summit in Klarman Hall. The student-led Women in Investing Club seeks to strengthen the network of HBS students and alumnae pursuing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
he estimates to be 3.5 million private trips Singapore residents make every day without adding to congestion. “This is the greener, leaner way to go,” Zou says of Ryde and the rise of on-demand ride services... View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
health department reached out to the Harvard Club of Ukraine for assistance sourcing medical supplies, including everything from oxygen and blood to syringes and bandages. “We are using our private equity... View Details
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
the Complaint Department The municipal needs of Boston residents vary by the season. “In winter, it’s snow,” says Lauren Lockwood (MBA 2014), the city’s chief digital officer. In spring, it’s potholes. In summer, it’s potholes and student... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The First Scrum
experiences proved symbiotic. As the School's only extramural, competitive sports team, the HBS Rugby Football Club resonated with players and a growing number of fans, if not the administration. In the five decades since, some 1,500 men... View Details