MBA Class of 2005 - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Jun 2018
Blog Post

The Internship Search: “Is this just a personal interest, or is there a real professional opportunity here?”

Aaron’s networking conversations with a New York-area PE firm specializing in health and wellness, one of the firm’s portfolio companies, Barry’s Boot Camp, came up. Aaron had long been an enthusiast of the... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

29 May 2013
Blog Post

Gaining Career Traction

with a fabulous career coach at HBS, and she has been extremely helpful in generating ideas of connections at particular districts and charter management organizations. I still have a long way to go in my career search, but I do feel as... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

June 2021
Case

Linda Oubré at Whittier College

By: Debora L. Spar and Haley P. Brown

The case follows President Linda Oubré (HBS MBA Class of 1984) as she seeks to move Whittier College towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus.
In 2020, the student body of Whittier, a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles County,... View Details

Keywords: Race And Ethnicity; Women And Leadership; Education; Higher Education; Diversity; Race; Leadership; Change Management; United States; California; Los Angeles

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25 May 2018
Blog Post

9 Reasons to Look Forward to Your HBS Commencement

On May 24, the Class of 2018 took their last steps as MBA students and crossed over the Commencement stage into the role of an HBS alum. This... View Details

15 May 2015
Blog Post

Tips for Applying to Business School

There’s no doubt that applying to business school can be a stressful process. Researching MBA programs, taking the GMAT, writing essays, chasing after recommenders (often while also trying to balance a full time job) can be downright... View Details

25 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

Kristin S. Rhyne, MBA '99, would have loved to have the problems of reconciling employee priorities and juggling financial plans. Late last May, a year after incorporating Polished, she was still struggling... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

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Reunions - Alumni

viewing and purchase on a private, secure website. Find a reunion Choose a degree MBA Executive Education PHD & DBA Choose Class Year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012... View Details

24 Jan 2018
Blog Post

10 Reasons Why HBS Peek Weekend was worth the trip across the pond - a british perspective

and the MBA so brilliant. Here, we will recall some of the many notable memories from our Peek Weekend experience. But the best way to truly understand the impact of Peek is to... View Details

11 Sep 2017
Blog Post

7 Lessons from My Time at HBS

How many times have you missed an opportunity because you were shy? It happened to me many times both at work and in my personal life. During a sales class at HBS, a Professor pushed us to "just ask" in order to overcome our... View Details

30 Aug 2019
Blog Post

3 Growing Pains from my First Year at HBS: Academic, Social, and Career

Miho Sakuma (MBA '20) is from Tokyo, Japan and graduated with a major in history at Williams College. At the Class of 2020 welcoming reception last year, Dean Nohria told us that HBS will transform us in... View Details

14 Feb 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

like an engineer but was never interested in making a long-term career out of it. The North Star that has guided my career decisions has always been entrepreneurship. I decided to pursue an MBA to build upon... View Details

05 Sep 2014
Blog Post

CPD on the Road in Manila

I recently visited Manila to meet with organizations regarding recruitment of MBA students and alumni. The Philippines is a vibrant market for business professionals and youth is a key part View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Consumer Products / Retail

07 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Attending Peek Weekend

the Peek experience. Participants were divided into one of three cohorts: STEM, Family Business, and Women’s Colleges. The diversity among Peek participants led to deep, meaningful discussion that resembled the View Details

18 Nov 2016
Blog Post

CPD Global Market Update: Singapore

As a global financial hub, one of the largest ports in the world and the gateway to Southeast Asia, opportunities are abundant for MBAs in Singapore. On a recent trip there, I found a vibrant start-up scene... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

26 Jul 2022
Blog Post

Driving Change in Education-to-Employment

The HBS Summer Fellows Program enables students to apply their classroom training as they explore career opportunities in roles or regions where compensation is generally lower than the traditional MBA level. This summer, we are... View Details

20 Dec 2022
Blog Post

Thinking About an MBA? Think About Your Purpose

success. Ranjay Gulati is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and the... View Details

02 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Uncovering the Virtual Advantage at Humana

recruiting from schools on the east or west coasts it may not be the most desirable location. Now we can focus on talking about the people, opportunities, and culture at Humana instead of focusing on location.” The results View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health-Related Services

16 Nov 2016
Blog Post

My HBS Journey

heartbroken, as I will miss so much everyone I connected with here, but I am completely certain that choosing to pursue an MBA at HBS has been one of the best decisions I ever made. The HBS experience is... View Details

John A. Quelch

John A. Quelch is Executive Vice Chancellor and Distinguished Professor of Social Science at Duke Kunshan University. He is also John DeButts Professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Between 2017 and 2023 he was the Leonard M. Miller University... View Details

Keywords: advertising; broadcasting; consumer products; e-commerce industry; fashion; fast food; federal government; financial services; food; food processing; health care; high technology; marketing industry; media

16 Dec 2013
Blog Post

A first semester reflection

without seeing the people I’ve grown accustomed to seeing in class every day. Once recruiting kicked into high gear towards the end of October and into November, the already too-rare blank spaces on my... View Details

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