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- 01 Jan 2012
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E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974
Palmer Organization 1984 Cofounds Summit Partners 1991 Establishes Stamps Family Charitable Foundation 2001 Becomes Founding Manager Partner at Summit 2004 Receives Outstanding Service Award, National Venture Capital Association About 10... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details
- 02 Nov 2023
- News
Seeding Startups
a mobile shopping app acquired by Motivity Labs. Now Nadkarni, who retired from entrepreneurship in 2015, is the one sharing lessons to the next generation of startup founders. “I love working with smart people. I love the idea of helping... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 22 Nov 2023
- News
So You Want to Join a Startup
work for a startup has anywhere near the resources that a venture capital firm is going to have to do that kind of due diligence, nor do they actually have the time to do it, because usually you get an offer... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
when McCarthy floated the idea of getting in on the game together. “I said, ‘Well, that sounds wonderful, Brian, but what the hell is pickleball?’ ” Gordon was an M&A lawyer on Wall Street (and tennis player) by training; the two had View Details
- 12 Feb 2024
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Dale LeFebvre to Receive Horatio Alger Award
individuals who have succeeded despite facing adversities, and who have remained committed to higher education and charitable efforts in their communities. “Raised in Beaumont, Texas, Mr. LeFebvre learned from a young age that he’d have to View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Drop Everything, Read This
herd, or our part in it. Rubin encourages the reader to be comfortable standing outside the herd and to develop one’s own voice, instead of sounding like others. “As soon as convention is established, the most interesting work would... View Details
- 09 Nov 2023
- News
From the Brink
Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994), Adam Chepenik (MBA 2010), Sebastián Negrón-Reichard (JD/MBA 2024) As the senior top official in the US Treasury Department on domestic finance issues, Antonio Weiss (MBA 1994) could see Puerto Rico’s financial meltdown coming, like watching a... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 09 Feb 2021
- News
Investing in Entrepreneurship
become great oaks. The companies that are spawned provide employment, pay taxes, and advance the standard of living—all actions that are great for America.” Missy Crisp, a Vassar graduate who earned an MBA at night from Hofstra University while View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In
a continuation of my efforts at National Grid Partners with private capital backing that gives me the resources to have an impact beyond the mandate of a single company. It’s perfect timing as companies and governments are ramping their... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Made in Italy
HBS faculty members and students visited Lamborghini’s headquarters in Bologna during the immersion to learn how the company became experts in electric car technology. Photo courtesy Lamborghini IMMERSIVE FIELD COURSES OFFERED AS ELECTIVES IN 2023 Denmark and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Like-Minded
Yumiko Murakami (MBA 1994), Miwa Seki (MBA 1993), and Kathy Matsui share the same month and year of birth, so the friends started an annual birthday get-together to reflect on the year ahead. Work was always a hot topic of discussion.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2024
top Gerald W. Schwartz (MBA 1970) Founder and Chairman, Onex Corporation In the blood: “My father was a through-and-through entrepreneur. He had everything from a salvage yard to a machine shop to a retail auto-parts store in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I View Details
- 19 Apr 2023
- News
A Kick Start for Latin American Startups
were seeing the elements of a thriving venture capital system," she says. "A lot of the best talent was flowing to tech, and companies needed funding to support founders in different cycles." She and Lemann believed their hands-on... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987
you can create the right environment for a group to address issues together." ADVICE TO STUDENTS "Never underestimate the importance of the 'softer' management lessons you learn at HBS—the ones that revolve around working with and leading... View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up... View Details
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
1960) joined the Rockefeller family’s investment arm. Nine years later, Crisp continued that work by cofounding Venrock Associates, a venture capital firm that made early investments in Apple, Intel, and... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Nataliia Zhyliak’s world was upended in a matter of days. At the time, Zhyliak, a psychologist in the western Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, was working at an... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Seth Klarman, MBA 1982
about the latter two activities to this day. After studying economics at Cornell, Klarman headed to Wall Street to join Mutual Shares Corporation, where he worked closely with Max Heine and Mike Price, two legendary figures in the area of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
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Case Study: The Home Team
Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details