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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Our Students for a Changing World
Harvard Innovation Labs Students at the i-lab facilities in Batten Hall (photo by Rose Lincoln) The Harvard Innovation Labs are an ecosystem that bring entrepreneurial ventures to life. Successful ventures like RapidSOS—a startup that has raised more than $30 million... View Details
- 22 Mar 2022
- News
Clubs Mark a Milestone and the Lunar New Year
Clubs News Clubs News Houston Alumni celebrate 75 Years of Connection, Learning and Service The HBS Club of Houston marked its 75th anniversary on February 26 with a cocktail party at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston. More than 65... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
Minds," a venture fund launched by two HBS grads, as well as a case written by Roberts about a medical devices company. Of the cases they identify, CRC staff plan to write about ten each year, but much of... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
pilot program in the 1990s, built the organization around what Owusu-Kesse calls a “whatever-it-takes ethos,” which can be seen throughout the 2,000-employee organization today. For Owusu-Kesse, this culture means that, on any given day, he might find himself analyzing... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Making Eco Easy
consumption, but found that everything from shampoo to toothpaste to glass cleaner came packaged in single-use plastic. Gina Pak (MBA 2015) during her presentation at the 2019 HBS New Venture Competition (photo by Susan Young) Gina Pak... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues It was no doubt the first time in HBS history that those who gathered for a community event at Burden Auditorium were provided with lifesaving medical supplies. As they filed... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
provide on-going support for two full scholarships annually. This year, the club sought and received support from HBS to help fund two of the four scholarships. “We usually send two, but they were all so... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Jun 2019
- News
Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Africa
100 jobs. Many of them, specifically in Senegal, have been able to raise funding both from the public sector and also from private investors, angel investors, and VC investors. “Now, when you look at the private sector on the continent,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
William K.L. Fung
told my father that I didn't want to be in a family company," says Fung with a chuckle. The elder Fung challenged his son to use his HBS skills to breathe new life into the trading company, founded by Fung's grandfather in Canton, China,... View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Taking Care of Business
Winners the HBS New Venture Competition don’t rest on their laurels for long—the ink is hardly dry on those prizewinning checks before it’s time to shift to a higher gear. (This year’s cash prizes in the alumni competition totaled more... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
health-care system is in critical condition: The cost of U.S. health care not only hampers its citizens’ well-being and the country’s ability to compete globally, but it also draws funding away from other sectors, such as education, where... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)
widely accepted and utilized in much of the rest of the world, remain virtually unknown in North America. “I suspect it boils down to the following: Too cheap + too simple = minimal profit. Not my idea of responsible capitalism,” he says. After View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
Congress in 2004, currently with an annual budget of about $900 million, the MCC (whose first CEO was Paul Applegarth [MBA 1972]) requires that partner countries qualify for funding by meeting a majority of 20 economic, governance,... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges
fellows at Year Up in Washington, DC. Siddharth Yog (MBA 2004), who teaches business administration at HBS, was one of the organization’s earliest supporters, along with 20 other HBS classmates who donate annually. The View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
September 11: A Community Reflects
remarks underscoring the importance of community during times of national tragedy. "These types of circumstances, as horrific as they may be, serve to remind us of how blessed we are to be members of this wonderful HBS community," Cash... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 02 Jan 2018
- News
Reconsidering Retirement
friends were in the minority among their HBS classmates, many of whom aspired to join Wall Street. As it turned out, “entrepreneurial resourcefulness,” as Puritz calls it, has served them well throughout their careers and in the launch of... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
growing pains. " A native of White Plains, New York, Robinson says he came to finance by wending his way from liberal arts to economics as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin. He attended HBS immediately after college. "I... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Where Conservation Means Business
reputed to be one of the richest men of his era, donated $5 million to Harvard University in 1924 to fund the construction of the new HBS campus. Among the artifacts is a finely crafted cherry wood... View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
- 30 May 2025
- News
Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte
largest HBS alumni club. Funds raised from HBS Club of New York Annual Leadership Dinner support the Community Partners Program, the Skills Gap Initiative, Scholarships and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Doing It Your Way
will fail," Sahlman warns, "which causes people to withdraw funding from the sector. So, we can expect to see a downturn in available capital over the next five years." Hot - Or Not? It is just such cyclical realities that cause View Details